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 | Low-cal sweeteners may cut diabetes risk Using low-calorie sweeteners in place of sugar may help reduce increases in blood glucose levels and help prevent and manage type 2 diabetes, according to a study in the journal U.S. Endocrinology. Researchers said artificial sweeteners may also aid in weight control, as they do not pose negative effects on insulin and hormone levels. Drug Store News (6/10) Vegetable fat intake may curb risk of dying from prostate cancer Prostate cancer patients who consumed the most vegetable fat following their diagnosis were about one-third less likely to die than were those with the least vegetable fat intake, a study found. Getting more daily calories from vegetable fat also was associated with a borderline lower risk of developing lethal cancer, researchers reported in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. Reuters (6/10)  | CSO Insights: 2013 SPO Sales Execution Analysis
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