Probiotic research for diabetes prevention

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Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project (Canada-Research-based)

Type 2 diabetes has become increasing prevalent among Canada’s Native communities, particularly among Native youth, who have a higher incidence of obesity and diabetes than non-Native youth. The Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project is a program for elementary school children designed to give early intervention and education for diabetes prevention in a Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) community...

The Effect of Training Diabetes Prevention Behaviors on Promotion of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Students for Prevention of Diabetes in Mashhad City

Introduction: Diabetes is a complex metabolic disease that not only inheritance, but also lifestyle and knowledge of individuals about the disease have an important role in the prevalence of it. The current study was carried out with purpose of determining the effect of training on doing diabetes prevention behaviors among students in Mashhad. Methods: In this semi- empirical study, 102 student...

What's Next for Diabetes Prevention?

R ecent estimates of the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes underscore that no community is being spared from this ever-advancing, non-communicable disease (1). Given that many individuals with these conditions are going to experience the long-term, ravaging outcomes of hyperglycemia, there is a continued and pressing need to develop approaches that will prevent the development and progress...

Translating the diabetes prevention program for Northern Plains Indian youth through community-based participatory research methods.

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to use a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach to translate the original Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) to be age and culturally specific for American Indian (AI) youth. METHODS Tribally enrolled members on 2 Montana Indian reservations conducted focus groups and interviews to discuss community members' perspectives of factors that enc...