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Free radicals: link to diabetes - Free radicals the "sparks" that are set off in your body when oxygen burns off food and foreign chemicals look like being the cause of diabetes. ...

Too much sugar produces free radicals - A new clinical study has shown that glucose ingestion can lead to increased production of free radicals in the body. ...

Cholesterol tests - If you must have the test - Insist that total blood fats (total cholesterol, HDL, LDL and triglycerides) be checked and compared, as now recommended by the US National Cholestero...

Reflux syndrome: antioxidants better than antacids - Free radicals from gastric acids may be more important that the acid itself in reflux oesophagitis (inflammation of the oesophagus due to acids backin...

Atherosclerosis: scurvy in disguise - For more than 50 years, medicine has claimed that a diet high in cholesterol and fat is responsible for coronary artery disease. However, growing evid...

Alternatives: tips for a healthy old age - Increase antioxidants - Free radicals are constantly attacking body proteins, carbohydrates, fats and DNA, causing potentially serious damage if left unchecked. ...

Cholesterol: Too high or too low and it can lead to cancer in diabetics - Low – and high - levels of LDL cholesterol may cause cancer in diabetics, a new study has found.

Cholesterol tests - During a general check-up, most doctors recommend that you undergo a cholesterol test to determine whether you are at risk of heart disease. The test...