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Vinegar Reduces Postprandial Glycemia

Posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Vinegar, when taken regularly, can help manage diabetes, moderate food cravings and increase the body's absorption of calcium resulting to healthier bones.

Birch Bark Ingredient Has Metabolic Benefits

Posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2011

In mice, a compound known as betulin lowered cholesterol, helped prevent diet-induced obesity and improved insulin sensitivity.

Team-Based Approach Benefits Patients with Depression and Diabetes, Heart Disease

Posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Many people have multiple common chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, complicating healthcare needs.

Appetite Hormones May Predict Weight Regain after Dieting

Posted: Monday, January 10, 2011

Study results may point way to effective weight-loss maintenance.

The Tummy Tube That May Save Millions

Posted: Monday, January 10, 2011

A new treatment for obesity and diabetes could save enough money to have a sizeable impact on the economy, a surgeon claims.

Fitness Consultations in Care of Type 2 Patients Improves Outcomes

Posted: Monday, January 10, 2011

Increasing physical activity is a cornerstone in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes and in general practice it is a challenge to achieve long-term adherence to this lifestyle change.

As Insulin Rises, Sense of Smell Decreases Potentially Affecting Desire to Eat

Posted: Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Acute, short-term insulin spikes increase the olfactory threshold and might be involved in regulation of food intake.

The Thrifty Gene as a Liability

Posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2010

In addition to fast food, desk jobs, and inertia, there is one more thing to blame for unwanted pounds -- our genome, which has apparently not caught up with the fact that we no longer live in the Stone Age.

Diabetes Tied to Poor Impulse Control

Posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Patients with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes were significantly more likely to show poor impulse control in psychological testing than healthy people.

"The United States of Diabetes"

Posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Diabetes will threaten the nation's economy as much as it does the health of individuals and the U.S. will spend $3.35 trillion on diabetes-related care in the next decade.