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Low Fat Intake Sweetens Dieters' Mood

Posted: Monday, November 23, 2009

Restricting fat rather than carbohydrate intake may make dieting easier on the mood, researchers found.

Increasing Fiber Decreases Belly Fat

Posted: Monday, November 09, 2009

Eating just a little bit more fiber could have a big impact in trimming the waistlines of America's young people, new research shows.

Diabetes on the Rise in the U.S.

Posted: Monday, November 09, 2009

Diabetes cases are rising rapidly in the U.S., with the disease afflicting 11.3% of American adults as of the third quarter of 2009, according to a new Gallup survey. That's an increase from 10.4% measured in the first quarter of last year.

Vegetables Protect Unborn Child Against Diabetes

Posted: Monday, November 09, 2009

New evidence is emerging for how important it is for pregnant women to eat good, nutritious food. Expecting mothers who eat vegetables every day seem to have children who are less likely to develop Type 1 diabetes, according to a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Healthy Lifestyle Works for Those with Diabetes

Posted: Monday, November 02, 2009

Research presented at the 20th World Diabetes Congress in Montreal provides further evidence that healthy behaviors reduce mortality in people with and without diabetes.

Shellfish Can Raise Diabetes Risk

Posted: Monday, November 02, 2009

A new U.K. study showed that eating white and oily fish regularly may provide protection against Type 2 diabetes but eating shellfish may have the opposite effect.

Neighborhoods Can Increase the Risk for Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Individuals living in neighborhoods conducive to physical activity and providing access to healthy foods may have a lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 38% in a five-year period, according to a report.

New Definition of Metabolic Syndrome

Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009

A new joint statement from a number of professional organizations has identified specific criteria for the clinical diagnosis of metabolic syndrome, tightening up the definition, which previously differed from one organization to the next.

High-Fat Diet Impairs Muscle Health before Diagnosis of Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Skeletal muscle plays a critical role in regulating blood sugar levels in the body. But few studies have comprehensively examined how obesity caused by a high-fat diet affects the health of muscle in adolescents who are pre-diabetic.

Weight Loss Independently Predicts Normalization of Glucose Regulation

Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2009

True diabetes prevention lies not in maintaining a pre-diabetes state but rather in moving from prediabetes to normal glucose regulation, Dr. Leigh Perreault from the University of Colorado in Aurora and colleagues say.