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New Study Weighs Benefits of Exercise, Diets

Posted: Wednesday, November 22, 2006

While exercise and weight loss are equally effective ways to lose weight, exercising helps to maintain muscles, research finds.

Fruit Yogurt Could Play an Important Role in Diabetes Management

Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006

Scientists screened dairy and soy yogurts for properties that could help keep diabetes and hypertension in check, such as the activity level of enzymes that help moderate blood sugar.

Mars Chocolate Lowers Cholesterol, Study

Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006

Mars' CocoaVia nutritional chocolate bar range has had its healthy image boosted by a new study indicating that the product actively reduces cholesterol levels.

Lifestyle Change Cuts Weight, CVD Risk in Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006

Control group had lost a mean of 8.3% of their body weight. One-year data obtained from a large, federally funded trial have shown that intensive lifestyle intervention can produce significant weight loss and reduce cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Three Years Later, Participants in the Diabetes Prevention Study Still Benefiting

Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006

The effects of lifestyle intervention on diabetes risk do not disappear after active counseling has stopped, a new follow-up of the Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study shows.

Low-Carb Diets Reduce Coronary Disease Risk in Women

Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006

A study suggesting that low-carbohydrate diets do not increase the risk for coronary artery disease in women may help to allay fears that people who eat higher amounts of protein and fat, while cutting back on carbohydrates, are not trading hopes of a slimmer waistline for increased coronary disease risk.

More Treatment Options for Diabetes Means Few Excuses for High Blood Sugar

Posted: Thursday, November 16, 2006

A generation ago, there was just one kind of pill that could help people with diabetes keep their blood sugar levels down. But today, so many new options are available that it's almost dizzying. Advertisements for the new medicines seem to be everywhere, and more new medicines are on the way.

Weight Loss Is The Key to Diabetes Prevention

Posted: Thursday, November 02, 2006

Every kilogram of weight loss resulted in 16% reduction of diabetes risk.

Eating Nuts Tied to Highly Significant Drop in CHD Death Risk

Posted: Thursday, November 02, 2006

Consuming nuts, especially tree nuts, showed a powerful dose-response protective effect against coronary heart disease mortality in the largest-ever prospective cohort study focusing on the relationship between diet, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.

Study: Leptin Has Powerful Effect on Reward Center in the Brain

Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Leptin, a hormone critical for normal food intake and metabolism, exerts a strong effect on appetite by acting in the mid-brain region as well as in the hypothalamus, according to a Yale School of Medicine study in Neuron.