Diabetes is linked to a higher risk of specific cancers in both men and women, according to results from a large, long-term study. The NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study, which followed more than 500,000 patients ages 50 to 71, found that having diabetes increased the risk of colon, rectal, and liver cancers in both men and women. The risk of pancreatic and bladder cancer was higher in men with diabetes, and the risk of stomach, anal, and endometrial cancers was higher in women with diabetes. However, diabetes is associated with a lower risk of prostate cancer in men, which experts believe is due to lower levels of testosterone found with the disease.

Onions can do much more for your health than make your eyes water, according to new research from Australia. Scientists at the University of Southern Queensland found that rutin derived from onions improved heart and liver functioning and reduced abdominal fat in rats previously fed a high-carb, high-fat diet. The rats had all developed signs of metabolic syndrome, a precursor to type 2 diabetes. Rutin is found in other foods as well, such as apples and red wine. Professor Lindsay Brown, the lead investigator, says that rutin may help reverse the anti-inflammatory response caused by an unhealthy diet: "What we have found in our rats tells us that rutin could improve the quality and quantity of life in people, with no known side effects." The study will be published in next month's Journal of Nutrition. University of Southern Queensland

AsianScientist (Mar. 19, 2012) – The risk of type 2 diabetes is significantly increased if white rice is eaten regularly, says a study published last Friday in the journal BMJ.

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