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Milk Helps to Lose Belly Fat

Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2005

The dairy industry is touting studies that suggest including three daily servings of low-fat milk, yogurt or cheese in your diet may not only help you lose weight but also help you target and burn belly fat, which has been shown to increase the risk for diabetes and heart disease

Whey Supplement Helpful for Diabetics

Posted: Monday, August 08, 2005

For people with type 2 diabetes, adding whey to high-carbohydrate meals stimulates insulin release and reduces spikes in blood glucose levels after meals

Dark Chocolate May Sweeten the Way to Health

Posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Daily dose lowered blood pressure, improved insulin sensitivity, study showed.

New Diabetes Vision Treatment

Posted: Saturday, July 23, 2005

The initial results of the Phase III clinical trial demonstrated 32 milligrams daily of ruboxistaurin (RBX) might reduce the risk of moderate vision loss, especially in patients with diabetic macular edema.

Lifestyle Biggest Risk Factor for Diabetes

Posted: Friday, July 22, 2005

Adult lifestyle has more influence on your chances of developing diabetes than childhood experience, according to new research whose findings contradict previously-held beliefs

Aggressive Diabetes Education Program Makes Positive Impact

Posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2005

On Health of Medicaid Patients. The program is projected to reduce diabetes-related mortality by 9 percent and microvascular disease events by 15 percent among those who completed the program

Internet Program Launched to Prevent Blindness in Diabetic Patients

Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2005

New High Tech Study to determine if early screening using a special camera and images transmitted over the Internet can prevent blindness in Medicaid patients with diabetes

Computer Predicts Effects Of Diabetes Treatments

Posted: Monday, May 02, 2005

For each treatment, the model can predict the rate of survival and death, amputations avoided, quality of life, costs, and cost per quality-adjusted life year

Step Counting Increases Exercise More Than Timed Walking

Posted: Thursday, April 21, 2005

Instructing sedentary women to walk 10,000 steps per day is more effective at increasing exercise per day than is asking them to walk 30 minutes on most days of the week.

Battle of the Bulge: Dietary Challenges after Obesity Surgery

Posted: Wednesday, April 20, 2005

If you're morbidly obese and you've made the decision to have obesity surgery, your journey is far from over. While this may be a step towards a much healthier life, the lifestyle changes that you will have to make after surgery must be considered or you'll be in even worse shape than when you began