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Is a spoon full of sugar toxic? Written by The behalal team for Health Home

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16/5/11 http://www.globalnews.ca

By Laura Casey, Contra Costa Times: Published 13/5/11

Supporting the thesis that sugar is nothing short of "poison," Dr. Robert Lustig has clearly has hit a nerve. 

Supporting the thesis that sugar is nothing short of “poison,” Dr. Robert Lustig has clearly has hit a nerve.
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UK: Diabetes UK releases interactive CD for the South Asian community Written by The behalal team for Diabetes Health Home

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26/2/11 www.diabetes.org.uk

Diabetes UK has released a free interactive CD-ROM about Type 2 diabetes tailored towards the South Asian community, to help people better manage their diabetes and ultimately improve their quality of life.

There are more than two million South Asian people living in the UK today (of Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi descent), which represents around four per cent of the total population. South Asian people who live in the UK are up to six times more likely to have diabetes than the White population.

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