Fast-Food Restaurant Calorie Listings May Meet Labeling Requirements But They Don’t do a Good...
Calorie listings on fast-food chain restaurant menus might meet federal labeling requirements but don't do a good job of helping consumers trying to make healthy meal choices.
Popular Diabetes Drugs May Protect Against Parkinson’s Disease
Study by The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research looked at more than 160,000 diabetes patients and found a reduction in incidence of...
Second Study Shows Link Between Cushing’s Syndrome and Obesity
Specific genetic markers may influence whether a person develops metabolic syndromes, collection of health risks that increase the chance of developing heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
Researchers Discover Blood Stem Cells
New discovery marks an important step in the quest to master diabetes, cancer, heart disease, sight-robbing retinal disorders and a multitude of other medical conditions.
Statin Guidelines Missing Middle-Age Patients, Over Targeting Seniors
The new guidelines for cholesterol-lowering statins in people with heart disease risk excludes middle-aged adults who could benefit most, and leads to over-prescribing seniors...
Study: Gastric Bypass Surgery Improves Diabetes in Most Patients
97 percent of patients who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en Y gastric bypass surgery for obesity had resolution or improvement of their type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Heart Disease Will Shorten Lives of Today’s Teens
A new study that takes a complete snapshot of adolescent cardiovascular health in the United States reveals a dismal picture of teens who are likely to die of heart disease at a younger age than adults do today.
Nicotinamide Riboside Effective in Relieving Peripheral Neuropathy Induced by a Common Anticancer Agent
Findings of a recent study published in PAIN demonstrated what may lead to reductions in the neuropathic pain experienced by millions of patients suffering...
Survey: Some People Would Give Life or Limb Not To Be Fat
Nearly half of the people responding to an online survey about obesity said they would give up a year of their life rather than be fat.
Obesity Linked to Hyperparathyroidism in Chronic Kidney Disease
For patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), the risk of elevated levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH), or hyperparathyroidism increases along with body weight.
Obesity Has Effect On Disability, Not Life Expectancy, For Adults 70+
New research shows that obese adults who reach the age of 70 are at no greater risk of dying than their non-obese counterparts, but they do have a much greater probability of spending their remaining years disabled.
Drinking Sugar-Sweetened Drinks Every Day Linked to Fatty Liver Disease
A daily sugar-sweetened beverage habit may increase the risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Find out which drinks they tested and what they found...
Darkness Unveils Vital Metabolic Fuel Switch Between Sugar And Fat, Provides New Research Target...
While their findings could provide new insight into mammalian hibernation, researchers note that the pivotal metabolic signal that emerged from the dark also presents a new target for obesity and type 2 diabetes research.
Waist Circumference and Body Mass Index Predict Body Fat and Disease Risk
Overweight and obesity, particularly in the abdominal area, are associated with a variety of health risks, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
Partial Remission from Diabetes Linked to Intensive Weight-Loss Intervention
Participation in an intensive lifestyle intervention was associated with a greater likelihood of partial remission of type 2 diabetes.
Later Timing of Meals Linked to Increased Body Fat and BMI
Researchers have found that later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body mass index and body fat, but how late is too late?
