Press Release :  10 October 2011

Harvard University Professor Says New Research Shows That Drinking Water Helps Reduce Risk Of Diabetes And Reduce Weight Gain.

At the recent concluded “Sustaining the Blue Planet : Global Water Education Conference, held in Bozeman, Montana, USA, 13 -16 September 2011”, Professor Frank Hu from the Harvard School of Public Health Harvard University presented new evidence which shows replacing sugar-sweetened drinks with water can lead to weight loss and help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by 7%.

Click here for the press release.

Comment:

This is indeed very good news as the research is done by a top most prestigious university in the world.

In Malaysia, increasing numbers of younger Malaysians are afflicted by type 2 diabetes.  The Metabolic Syndrome Study of Malaysia (MSSM) that was conducted in 2008, had uncovered startling facts : 22% (or 1 in 5) of those surveyed above the age of 18 are suffering from type 2 diabetes.  Even more alarming is the fact that half of these people were unaware that they even have the condition.  The rise in the occurrence of type 2 diabetes has been linked to the increase in obesity amongst the population.  Bad diets such as regular consumption of junk food and lack of exercise, smoking etc. are the main causes.

We have always stressed the importance of consumption of about 2 litres of Spritzer Natural Mineral Water for your hydration need.  As Spritzer Natural Mineral Water is also naturally enriched with therapeutic amount of OSA (Orthosilicic Acid) of Bioactive Silicon, a very important trace mineral for connective tissues as endorsed by two renown universities from UK. Recently, researchers from Japan has also attributed OSA to have anti-hypertensive and anti-diabetic properties.  Click here for more.