Diabetes is a long-term (chronic) illness that affects how your body converts food into energy. Your body converts most of the food you consume into sugar (glucose), which then releases into your bloodstream. Your pancreas releases insulin when your blood sugar levels rise. Insulin is essential for enabling blood sugar to enter your body’s cells […]
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12 Possible Health Benefits of Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting (IF), one of the most talked-about diets right now, is a way of eating that designates periods of time for eating and for fasting. And no signs suggest interest is waning. “IF, in its different forms, is holding a steady pace,” says Kimberley Rose-Francis, RDN, CDE, a nutritionist based in Sebring, Florida. “Recently, actress Jennifer Aniston was quoted […]