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Nutritional Labeling and Point-of-Purchase Signs Work to Make Better Choices

Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2010

With over 30% of U.S. adults obese, the significant adverse health effects of obesity (including heart disease and diabetes) are widespread throughout the country. Two published studies shed light on behaviors regarding food choices and good nutrition and report on how nutritional labeling and point-of-purchase signs are influencing healthy food choices.

AADE: Diabetes Training Programs Trims Healthcare Costs

Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2010

A group that promotes education and awareness around diabetes is calling on the government and private insurers to use diabetes education as a cost-saving strategy.

Lifestyle Change Wins Over Weight Loss Programs

Posted: Sunday, July 25, 2010

Obese adults prefer noncommercial, nonstigmatizing interventions designed to help them improve their lifestyles over programs that just promote weight loss, according to a new study.

Monitoring Steps to Lose Weight Works!

Posted: Sunday, July 25, 2010

Women achieved modest changes in their BMI and waist-to-hip measurements with no other lifestyle interventions.

Disrupted Sleep Patterns Adds to Risk of Obesity, Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, July 25, 2010

Disrupted sleep patterns seem to contribute to the risk of obesity and diabetes, according to numerous studies. Scientists have theorized that disrupted circadian rhythms throw off various hormonal processes in the body that contribute to disease.

Body Fat Linked to Diabetes Risk in Older People

Posted: Sunday, June 27, 2010

To avoid Type 2 diabetes, seniors may need to watch their weight just as closely as younger individuals do, a prospective cohort study showed.

Milk after Exercise Promotes Weight Loss

Posted: Sunday, June 13, 2010

A new study suggests that women who want to lose weight should drink fat-free milk and not sugar-based energy drinks.

Earlier Screening for Diabetes Worthwhile

Posted: Sunday, June 06, 2010

It's currently recommended that people be screened for Type 2 diabetes starting at age 45, particularly if they are overweight. But a new study suggests that it would be worthwhile to start Type 2 diabetes screening earlier -- between the ages of 30 and 45.

Diabetes Costs More than $218 Billion and Expected to Rise

Posted: Sunday, May 30, 2010

According to Timothy M. Dall of the Lewin Group in Falls Church, Va., the annual average cost per patient was $9,975 for diagnosed diabetes and $2,864 for undiagnosed disease, "The burden of diabetes to society is even higher when one considers intangible costs from reduced quality of life," the researchers wrote online in Health Affairs.

People with Type 2 Genes Overeat and Gain More Weight

Posted: Sunday, May 23, 2010

In the first study of its type, Australian researchers have shown that healthy people with a genetic predisposition to Type 2 diabetes gain more weight overeating over the short term than their non-genetically-prone counterparts, when eating the exact same foods.