Kraegen Related News
Setting the record straight on weight loss
MEDIA RELEASE:
06 Jan 2010
It’s time to set the record straight. The only reliable way to lose weight is to eat less or exercise more. Preferably both. So why bother to state the obvious? Because a body of scientific literature has arisen over recent years, suggesting that fat oxidation – burning the fats we eat as opposed to the carbohydrates – is enough to promote fat loss. It isn’t.
How coconut oil could help reduce the symptoms of Type 2 diabetes
MEDIA RELEASE:
08 Sep 2009
A new study in animals demonstrates that a diet rich in coconut oil protects against ‘insulin resistance’ in muscle and fat. It also avoids the accumulation of body fat caused by other high fat diets of similar calorie content – although can cause fat build up in the liver. These findings are important because obesity and insulin resistance are major factors leading to the development of Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes treatment may lie in helping muscles to burn fat better
MEDIA RELEASE:
28 Jan 2009
Scientists from Garvan and Melbourne's Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute have made a finding that is likely to be an important milestone in understanding the mechanisms of obesity related insulin resistance, a precursor of Type 2 diabetes.
