Food Industry Failing to Improve Quality of Foods Advertised to Children
According to new study, food industry self-regulation has been unsuccessful and has achieved only baby steps in improving nutritional quality of foods advertised to...
Evidence that Sugar has a Direct Effect on Risk Factors for Heart Disease and...
Researchers have uncovered evidence that sugar has a direct effect on risk factors for heart disease, and is likely to impact on blood pressure, independent of weight gain.
Declining Physical Activity Levels Are Associated With Increasing Obesity
The recent worldwide increase in obesity has been attributed to environmental factors such as more sedentary lifestyles and excessive food intake.
Diabetes and Heart Patients Often Treated with Diabetes Medications Considered Unsafe
More than a quarter of diabetic patients hospitalized with heart failure are treated with diabetes medications not considered safe by the FDA.
Give the Foie Gras a Miss: Stressed Foodstuffs Associated with Type 2 Diabetes and...
Harmful proteins fragments known as amyloid fibrils associated with damage to brain cells in Alzheimer's disease and to pancreatic cells in Type II diabetes can be present in the meat of poultry and mammals.
Action of Nitroglycerin For Chest Pain May Place Some Patients at Risk
Nitroglycerin relaxes blood vessels to boost blood flow, yet the mechanism by which the drug works has remained a matter of scientific controversy.
Common Blood Pressure Medicine an Effective Type 1 Diabetes Therapy, Clinical Trial Reveals
Safe and effective therapy discovered to reduce insulin requirements and hypoglycemic episodes in certain Type 1 diabetics using a common blood pressure drug.
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.
The Making Of A Fat Cell
A new study reveals critical molecular events in the origin of fat cells. The findings are central to understanding chronic diseases, such as obesity and diabetes, as fat cells produce hormones critical for metabolic control, the researchers said.
Diabetic Retinopathy Occurs in Pre-Diabetes
Diabetic retinopathy has been found in nearly 8 percent of pre-diabetic study participants. It was also seen in 12 percent of participants with type 2 diabetes who developed diabetes during the program.
Eating Peanuts and Nuts Reduces Diabetes Mortality Rate
People who eat at least 10 grams of nuts or peanuts per day had a reduced mortality rate from diabetes, as well as other...
Consumption of Sugar Substitutes Assists in Long-Term Weight Control
A new study published in the International Journal of Obesity reports that consumption of sugar-free beverages sweetened with low-calorie sweeteners increases dietary restraint, a key aspect of successful weight maintenance.
No Good Evidence That Cholesterol Drugs Lower Melanoma Risk
No clear evidence exists that some widely-prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs can decrease the risk of melanoma, a deadly and malignant skin cancer, according to a new review of recent studies.
Study: Low-Protein, Low-Calorie Dieters Have Reduced Levels of Hormone Linked to Cancer
Preliminary findings suggest that eating less protein may help protect against certain cancers that are not directly associated with obesity.
Most Parents Don’t Realize Their 4- or 5-Year-Olds are Overweight or Obese
Half of the mothers who took part in a study thought that their obese four or five year-old was normal weight, as did 39 per cent of the fathers.
Parents’ High Blood Pressure Associated with Men’s Risk of Hypertension
Individuals who have one or two parents with hypertension appear to have a significantly increased risk of developing elevated blood pressure throughout their adult lives, according to a report.
