Obalon Balloon System for Weight Loss, FDA Approves Marketing
The Obalon Balloon System, a weight-loss system that uses gastric balloons to occupy space in the stomach, has been approved by the FDA for...
Rare Sugar Sweeteners Helped Control Blood Glucose in Study
According to a recent study, low-calorie, natural rare sugars could help regulate glucose levels, which would make them a good option as a sweetener...
Review Suggests Artificial Sweeteners Contribute to Weight Gain, Type 2 Diabetes
Here's a bitter pill to swallow: Artificial sweeteners may be doing more harm than good according to a newly published review.
Vibration Plate Machines May Aid Weight Loss and Trim Abdominal Fat
Vibration plate exercise machines may help you lose weight and trim the particularly harmful belly fat between the organs.
New Way to Spot Adolescent Obesity Better Than BMI
The body mass index calculations that physicians have been relying on for decades may not be accurate for assessing body fat in adolescents between...
Implant Invented to Lower Blood Sugar Levels and Weight
A spongy implant into fat tissue reduced weight gain and blood-sugar levels with no adverse affects - a development that can benefit people with diabetes or prediabetes.
Alert Issued to Users of CPAP or Bi-Level PAP Therapy Masks
Philips Respironics is alerting users of certain CPAP or Bi-Level PAP therapy masks that these devices should not be used by or near certain people...
Sex and BMI Used to Avoid Harmful Type 2 Diabetes Side Effects
By using sex and BMI, doctors can help people with type 2 diabetes improve control of blood sugar and help avoid damaging side-effects.
Study Finds Simple Fix to Curb Unhealthy Eating Caused by Stress
Stress during the workday can lead to overeating and unhealthy food choices at dinnertime, but there could be a buffer to this harmful pattern.
Periods of Fasting Protects Against Obesity and Diabetes, Nurture Health
Can fasting for a specific period of time each day help prevent obesity, diabetes and other health conditions? Researchers detail their findings from a recent study.
Nischarin May Treat or Prevent Diabetes and Obesity
Researchers discovered the ability of Nischarin to treat or prevent metabolic diseases including obesity and diabetes.
China Faces Epidemic of Heart Disease and Stroke
Cardiovascular problems propelled by increases in high blood pressure and obesity are hitting the Chinese population, according to a new study. Is Western...
Liraglutide Helps Patients with Diabetes Lose Weight
For people with type 2 diabetes, liraglutide resulted in significantly greater weight loss when compared to a placebo. Moderate weight loss can improve glycemic...
Fermentable Carbohydrate May Protect Against Obesity
Researchers tested a high-fat diet that contained fermentable carbohydrate and found that it protected against obesity, but relied on a speficif receptor. The team of...
Citrus Fruits May Help Prevent Obesity-Related Diabetes, Heart and Liver Disease
Being obese increases the risk of developing heart disease, liver disease and diabetes, but researchers report that citrus fruit may help prevent the effect...
Discovery Details How Obesity Causes Disease – and 2 Ways to Stop It
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine explains why obesity causes harmful inflammation that can lead to diabetes, clogged...
