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Overweight and obese type 2 patients show improvements with structured nutrition therapy
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Obesity • Jun 22 16
Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have announced the results of a study that may change how nutrition therapy is delivered to overweight and obese…
Global study shows diabetes and heart disease can be a deadly combination
• Diabetes • • Heart • Jun 11 16
The combination of type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease can be deadly.
New research from a global study led by a physician from…
A boost in microRNA may protect against obesity and diabetes
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Mar 16 16
Obesity, which is associated with low-grade inflammation, is an important contributor in the development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. While the role of several…
Nut consumption associated with reduced risk of some types of cancer
• Cancer • • Diabetes • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 16 15
Cancer and type 2 diabetes are two of the most significant public health burdens facing the world today, and currently available data suggests their…
Obesity and weight loss change splicing pattern of obesity and type 2 diabetes genes
• Diabetes • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • May 22 15
Alternative splicing of obesity and type 2 diabetes related genes may contribute to the pathophysiology of obesity, according to research from the University of…
Faster heart rate linked to diabetes risk
• Diabetes • • Heart • May 22 15
An association between resting heart rate and diabetes suggests that heart rate measures could identify individuals with a higher future risk of diabetes, according…
Healthcare spending for privately insured children with diabetes rises sharply, 2011-2013
• Diabetes • • Public Health • May 07 15
Per capita health care spending for children with diabetes covered by employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) grew faster than for any other age group with…
Is diet or exercise the best way to reduce diabetes risk?
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Physical activity -exercise • May 06 15
In a paper recently published in Diabetes Care, Saint Louis University associate professor of nutrition and dietetics Edward Weiss, Ph.D, and colleagues found that,…
Intrauterine exposure to maternal gestational diabetes linked with risk of autism
• Diabetes • • Pregnancy • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 14 15
Among a group of more than 320,000 children, intrauterine exposure to gestational diabetes mellitus diagnosed by 26 weeks’ gestation was associated with risk of…
Eating eggs reduces risk of type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 02 15
Egg consumption may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland. The findings were published…
A breakfast of champions for diabetics
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 16 15
Our modern epidemic of obesity has led to an alarming rise in the incidence of diabetes. More than 382 million people on the planet…
Onion extract may improve high blood sugar and cholesterol
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Mar 06 15
The extract of onion bulb, Allium cepa, strongly lowered high blood glucose (sugar) and total cholesterol levels in diabetic rats when given with the…
Flame retardants found to cause metabolic, liver problems
• Diabetes • • Eye / Vision Problems • Feb 19 15
Chemicals used as synthetic flame retardants that are found in common household items such as couches, carpet padding, and electronics have been found to…
Amyloid formation may link Alzheimer disease and type 2 diabetes
• Brain • • Diabetes • • Neurology • Feb 17 15
The pathological process amyloidosis, in which misfolded proteins (amyloids) form insoluble fibril deposits, occurs in many diseases, including Alzheimer disease (AD) and type 2…
Bariatric surgery may reduce life expectancy for super obese diabetic patients
• Diabetes • • Surgery • • Weight Loss • Feb 04 15
Bariatric surgery improves life expectancy for many obese diabetic patients, but it may cut life expectancy for patients who are super obese with very…
Michigan autoworkers fare worse when it comes to the heart
• Diabetes • • Heart • Jan 19 15
A Michigan State University study is the first to indicate that the state’s autoworkers are at a higher risk of heart disease compared to…
Diabetes patients report better outcomes with improved physician accessibility
• Diabetes • • Public Health • Oct 27 14
A new model of delivering primary care studied by Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) researchers has the potential to improve…
Viral Infection May Trigger Childhood Diabetes in Utero
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Infections • Oct 05 14
The incidence of type 1 childhood diabetes has been increasing rapidly worldwide. If blood sugar levels aren’t well-controlled, juvenile diabetes can affect nearly every…
What you eat and not just the number of calories, is a significant factor in diabetes risk
• Diabetes • • Dieting • Sep 02 14
If you think losing weight is enough to prevent Type 2 diabetes, don’t get your hopes up. A new research report in September 2014…
Losing weight lowers health care costs for adults with type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes • • Weight Loss • Aug 23 14
Overweight individuals with diabetes who lose weight by dieting and increasing their physical activity can reduce their health care costs by an average of…
Low birth weight linked to higher incidence of type 2 diabetes in African American women
• Childbirth • • Diabetes • Aug 21 14
African American women born at a low or very low birth weight may be at a higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes. The…
Pistachios may lower vascular response to stress in Type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes • • Food & Nutrition • Aug 02 14
Eating pistachios may reduce your body’s response to the stresses of everyday life, according to a Penn State study conducted by principal investigator Sheila…
Manipulating key protein in the brain holds potential against obesity and diabetes
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Jul 27 14
A protein that controls when genes are switched on or off plays a key role in specific areas of the brain to regulate metabolism,…
Combining aerobic, resistance exercise may be best for diabetes
• Diabetes • • Physical activity -exercise • Jul 10 14
Exercise programs that combine aerobic exercise and resistance training may be better at helping people with diabetes control their blood sugar than either type…
Antidepressant use during pregnancy may lead to childhood obesity and diabetes
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Obesity • Jun 21 14
Women who take antidepressants during pregnancy may be unknowingly predisposing their infants to type 2 diabetes and obesity later in life, according to new…