Chronic Elevation of Insulin, IGF Levels May Raise Colon Cancer Risk Previous studies have shown that refined carbs, which stimulate a strong insulin response, increase risk of many types of cancer. This may be the mechanism by which this happens. Also of note is the fact that the use of human growth hormone will raise […]
Amino Acids Strongly Enhances Insulin Secretion in Type 2 DM. In patients with diabetes, the pancreas begin to putter out and ultimately produces less and less insulin (as opposed to syndrome X, where hyperinsulinemia is the damaging force). Many diabetic drugs are designed to force the pancreas to produce more insulin. Here we see that […]
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids Prevent the Deleterious Effects of Palmitate and High Glucose on Human Pancreatic Beta-Cell Turnover and Function. This article finds that monounsaturated fatty acids (i.e. olive oil, nuts, avacodos…) not only protected the beta cells of the pancreas (the cells that produce insulin) from damage, but also increased their proliferation. This would make […]
Insulin and gall stones Well, I think with the link to gall stones, that pretty much implicates insulin as a conspiratory in just about all diseases known to man. I remember a “discussion” with a woman representing the American Diabetic Association at a health event. She say no problem eating processed sugars because she could […]
Exogenous hyperinsulinaemia on VLDL composition in normal subjects This study finds that exogenous insulin (from outside the body such as what diabetics inject) will produce unfavourable changes in cholesterol composition. This brings to mind a conversation I had with a diabetic representing the ADA at a health fair. She felt that it was okay to […]
