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SLEEP health is increasingly recognised as a cornerstone of metabolic wellbeing, and new evidence suggests that blood sugar status and dietary composition play an important role in shaping how long and how well people sleep. An analysis of data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) spanning more than a decade provides new insight into the complex…

When 36-year-old Karan (name changed) walked into a clinic recently, he was carrying a thick folder of reports and a very specific concern. His fasting blood glucose was 111 mg/dL (normal is below 99 mg/dL) and HbA1c was 6.2 per cent (normal is below 5.7 per cent), placing him in the borderline diabetes or prediabetes…

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Sugar has a bittersweet reputation when it comes to health. Sugar occurs naturally in all foods that contain carbohydrates, such as fruits, vegetables, grains, and dairy. Consuming whole foods that contain natural sugar is okay; for example, plant foods also have high amounts of fiber, essential minerals, and antioxidants, and dairy foods contain protein and…