Yearly Archives: 2003

Young people are unaware that cigarette use has been linked to insulin resistance and insulin-dependent glucose metabolism.

Researchers report that the rigorously high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet known as the ketogenic diet significantly raised children's cholesterol and levels of lipids and lipoproteins in the blood.

Perplexing disconnect between France's rich cuisine and slender population can be explained in part by portions that are significantly smaller than those in America.

A new book warns that today's children might be the first generation in modern history to live shorter lives than their parents because of poor diet.

Study demonstrates procedure to lengthen the Achilles tendons of diabetics reduces risk of ulcer recurrence.

researchers have identified a potential model system for elucidating the stages of normal pancreatic development, as well as for developing a much-needed source of insulin-producing cells.

Drivers with type-1 diabetes reported higher numbers of driving mishaps according to a multi-center study.

An ambitious and exhaustive genetic study has pinpointed a group of genes that are involved in type 2 diabetes and shows that the activity of these genes changes even before overt diabetes develops.

Researchers shown that a vegetarian diet composed of specific plant foods can lower cholesterol as effectively as a drug treatment.

Study identifies a new receptor protein present on fat cells that may play a role in fat metabolism and have implications for the many individuals suffering from obesity.

College freshmen beware - the freshman 15, the eating binge long speculated to pile on 15 pounds during the first year of college, could be real according to a new study by a Cornell University professor.

Steroids critical for treating diseases such as asthma, arthritis and pain syndromes, can trigger diabetes and hypertension.

Natural chemicals in the body as a result of chronic inflammation may underpin the failure of healthy diet.

Men with at least 3 metabolic abnormalities are at high risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

including trans fatty acids on food labels should help millions of people.

More than a quarter of diabetic patients hospitalized with heart failure are treated with diabetes medications not considered safe by the FDA.