Eat This to Crack Down on Diabetes

By Kelley Herring

Nutritionists have long praised nuts as a superfood, thanks to their healthy fats, high protein content, and mineral riches. And a new study published in Diabetes Care shows they're helpful for diabetics, too.

In the study, diabetic patients were assigned to one of three different diets - a low-fat diet, a modified low-fat diet, or a modified low-fat diet that included an ounce of walnuts per day. After six months, the participants on the walnut diet had a greater increase in their HDL-to-total cholesterol ratio than the other groups, as well as a 10 percent reduction in their LDL cholesterol.

Because having diabetes greatly increases the risk for heart disease and stroke, keeping cholesterol levels in check is particularly important for diabetics.

To get the benefits, enjoy an ounce of walnuts a day (about 10 halves). Try walnuts chopped and added to salads, mixed into your morning cereal, or right out of the shell.

[Ed. Note: Kelley Herring is the founder and CEO of Healing Gourmet, a multimedia company that educates the public on how foods promote health and protect against disease, and is editor-in-chief of the Healing Gourmet book series, including Eat to Fight Cancer.]

It's Fun to Know: The Origin of the Peace Symbol

One of the most widely recognized symbols in the world is the peace symbol. It was created by professional designer Gerald Holtom for a British march against nuclear weapons in 1958. He originally wanted to put a circle around a cross, but church leaders involved in the march didn't like that idea, so he altered the design. The resulting shape was based on the military's semaphore flag signaling system, using the codes for N and D (which stood for nuclear disarmament). It later became a worldwide symbol for peace, although in Britain it retains its anti-nuclear meaning as well.

(Source: Design Boom)

Word to the Wise: Animadversion

"Animadversion" (an-uh-mad-VUR-zhun) - from the Latin for "to turn the mind toward" - is harsh criticism or disapproval.

Example (as used by Robert Schwarz in an article in World Literature Today): "This is neither a compliment nor an animadversion - just a conclusion."

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