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First Lady, Agriculture Secretary Launch MyPlate Icon as a New Reminder to Help Consumers to Make Healthier Food Choices
Posted: Thursday, June 02, 2011
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First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today unveiled the federal government’s new food icon, MyPlate, to serve as a reminder to help consumers make healthier food choices.
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Low-Dose Aspirin Helps Heart Only in Some Diabetes Patients
Posted: Monday, May 30, 2011
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Low-dose aspirin is predominantly of value in reducing atherosclerotic events in patients with less advanced diabetes.
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Gastric Bypass Increases Risk for Alcohol Abuse
Posted: Monday, May 23, 2011
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Patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery are at greater risk for alcohol abuse than similar obese patients undergoing restrictive procedures.
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Naltrexone/Bupropion Combo Increases Women's Weight Loss
Posted: Monday, May 23, 2011
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Two phase 3 studies have found that a combination of naltrexone SR/bupropion SR can produce significant weight loss in overweight and obese women, regardless of menopausal status.
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Weight Loss Surgery May Benefit Older Adults
Posted: Monday, May 23, 2011
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Age does not appear to significantly increase the risks associated with having weight loss surgery.
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Americans Not Working Hard Enough
Posted: Monday, May 23, 2011
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Despite repeated calls over the years by public health officials for people to increase exercise and physical activity, Americans are walking and cycling only a little more now than they were a decade ago.
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Structured Exercise Controls Blood Sugar
Posted: Saturday, May 14, 2011
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Structured exercise programs comprising aerobics, resistance training or both helps people with Type 2 diabetes control blood sugar levels, and although physical exercise advice by itself does not appear to make any difference, when combined with dietary advice it does.
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Diabetic? Eat Almonds
Posted: Saturday, May 14, 2011
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Consuming a few almonds daily can help combat the lifestyle disease.
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Treating Diabetes Can Lower Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
Posted: Sunday, May 01, 2011
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Treating high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and other vascular risk factors may help lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease in people who already show signs of declining thinking skills or memory problems.
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A1c of 5.8 Percent in Children a Better Diagnostic Target to Diagnose Diabetes
Posted: Sunday, May 01, 2011
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Utility of A1c of 6.5% for diagnosing pre-diabetes and diabetes in obese, questioned.
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