Diabetes

How to avoid bisphenol-A, the compound used in consumer food storage plastics now linked to obesity and diabetes. Authors of "The ONE Diet" reveal their top tips for minimizing your exposure to BPA

A recent report published in PLoS ONE on February 8th 2012 shows bisphenol-A (BPA) widely used in food grade plastics and food-can linings stimulates the body to store excess fat and puts us at greater risk of becoming obese and developing diabetes.

This month Kate Arnold looks at diagnostic testing, not only available from many therapists, but also what's on the high street and whether it's any good.

Jacob Teitelbaum with Chrystle Fiedler
ISBN: 978-1-5923-3415-5
RRP: £14.99

Most people I see in my clinic have Type 2 diabetes and are on Metformin. Often, with a strict diet regime, some patients can get off Metformin and get their diabetes under control with diet and exercise.

For many years, obesity was considered an 'American' problem, and - to a certain extent - it was. But not any more.

Probably from the supermarket, but do you know the journey and process before it gets there? Do you know what the list of ingredients are and where they originate? Do you know how the crops are grown, how the animals are reared and how the employees are treated to get your dinner on the plate? Do you know if the food you are eating is nutritious or whether it contains as much nutrition as the plastic wrapper it came in? Do you just trust the information on the packaging as proof of origin?