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America's Waistline Expands and Costs Soar

Posted: Sunday, May 06, 2012

The additional medical spending due to obesity is double previous estimates and exceeds even those of smoking.

Five Ways To Fight Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, October 04, 2011

People can lower their risk of diabetes by doing five things. At the National Institutes of Health, researcher Jared Reis saw that in data on more than 200,000 people. He looked at following a healthy diet, having a healthy weight, being physically active, limiting drinking, and not smoking. He says those five activities paid off.

Multiple Lifestyle Factors Contribute to Diabetes Risk

Posted: Saturday, September 17, 2011

Collectively, lifestyle factors, including not smoking, regular physical activity, healthy diet, moderate alcohol consumption, and normal body weight, are associated with a substantially decreased risk of developing diabetes, according to new research findings.

Combination of Five Lifestyle Factors Linked to Lower Diabetes Risk

Posted: Thursday, September 08, 2011

Research data shows the importance of five lifestyle factors in reducing risk for type 2 diabetes.

Nicotine Can Raise A1c by 34 Percent

Posted: Sunday, April 10, 2011

Strong link between nicotine and diabetes complications.

Diabetes Damage Similar to Lung Impairment Found in Smokers

Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Lung impairment similar to that found in smokers has been found in a study that included 3,182 patients with diabetes and 27,080 control subjects. Researchers found that diabetes can damage the lungs in ways that are similar to smokers.

US Health-Risk Surveillance Results

Posted: Sunday, February 14, 2010

Results from January 2007 to December 2007 from the Behavioral Risk Surveillance System (BRFSS), an ongoing telephone survey of US adults on health-risk behaviors and the use of preventative healthcare services related to the leading causes of death and disability in the United States, were reported last week.

Diabetes, High Blood Pressure and Smoking Can Lead to Dementia

Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Middle-aged people who smoke or have high blood pressure or diabetes are more likely to develop dementia later in life, a new study shows.

A Good Dentist Sees More than Teeth

Posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Troubled teeth and gums aren't always just a dental problem. Sometimes they indicate deeper issues, and dentists are increasingly picking up the clues.

The Impact of Lifestyle Factors on Incidence of Diabetes Later in Life

Posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2009

If only patients knew, just how important lifestyle factors are! With that said, one could easily argue that the laboratory measures are actually proxies for lifestyle factors. Ninety percent of new diabetes cases may be due to lifestyle factors. Just maybe we should spend more effort educating patients on lifestyle change than adding new drugs.