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Restaurant Calorie Counts Not Always Accurate

Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2011

About 20% of meals tested by scientists pack at least 100 more calories than indicated on the menu, a study finds. Some foods are off by as much as 225 calories.

Doubt Cast on New Salt Guidelines for Diabetes Patients

Posted: Sunday, February 27, 2011

Researchers are challenging guidelines that urge diabetes patients to cut back on salt in their diet.

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.

Eating Processed Meats Can Raise Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, May 30, 2010

Eating bacon, sausage, hot dogs and other processed meats can raise the risk of heart disease and diabetes, U.S. researchers said in a study that identifies the real culprits at the meat counter.

IOM Recommends FDA Set New Standards for Salt in Foods

Posted: Tuesday, May 04, 2010

As widely expected, the US Institute of Medicine (IOM) is advising the FDA that it should set stricter federal standards for the amount of salt that food manufacturers, restaurants, and food-service companies can add to their products.

New Data Prompt Renewed Calls for Public Health Initiative to Cut Salt in US Diet

Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010

New statistical projections suggest that slashing salt in the US diet by 3 g per day would have huge benefits, reducing the annual number of new cases of coronary heart disease, strokes, and MI's and potentially saving up to 90,000 lives a year.

Diabetic Eye Disease More Severe in African-Americans Who Consume More Calories, Sodium

Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010

High intakes of calories and sodium appear to be associated with the progression of retinal disease among African American patients with diabetes.

What You Drink Is More Important than What You Eat

Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Researchers examined the relationship between beverage consumption among adults and weight change and found that weight loss was positively associated with a reduction in liquid calorie consumption and liquid calorie intake had a stronger impact on weight than solid calorie intake.

Sodium Channel Connects Epilepsy, Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, March 17, 2009

A tiny pore or channel that governs the flow of sodium ions in and out of a brain cell where it can trigger nervous impulses and seizures also plays a pivotal role in the release of insulin and glucagon (hormones involved in maintaining levels of glucose in the blood) by islet cells in the pancreas, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine.

Metabolic Syndrome Increases Salt Sensitivity

Posted: Wednesday, March 04, 2009

The blood pressure of patients with metabolic syndrome showed significantly greater sensitivity to high- and low-sodium diets compared with a control group, researchers found.