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Clinical Trial Confirms Effectiveness of Drinking Water to Control Appetite Posted: Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Scientists report a new clinical trial confirming that just two 8-ounce glasses of water, taken before meals, enables people to shed pounds.

Children Who Eat Vended Foods Face Health Problems, Poor Diet Posted: Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Vended foods and beverages linked to obesity, diabetes and coronary artery disease.

Diabetes Epidemic in California Posted: Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Obesity among California adolescents is more than twice as high as the national target of 5.0 percent, while the rate of diabetes among California adults is more than three times the federal goal of 2.5 percent of the population.

Fat Distribution Role in Weight Loss Success in Patients at Risk of Diabetes Posted: Tuesday, September 14, 2010

German researchers say MRI and magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy can provide the answer and help predict who will benefit from lifestyle changes.

Intensive Glucose Lowering Therapy -- Weighing the Evidence Posted: Tuesday, September 07, 2010

A review of two intensive therapies to lower blood glucose levels in newly diagnosed Type 2 patients.

New Nutritional Scoring System: NuVal Rating Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010

Consumers' growing demand for nutritional guidance spurred the creation of NuVal. NuVal's labeling system evaluates foods based upon more than 30 nutritional attributes, including positive ones such as fiber and negative ones such as saturated fat. It uses a mathematical formula to assign products a score on a scale of 1 to 100.

Teens with Type 2 Diabetes Have Brain Abnormalities Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Obese adolescents with Type 2 diabetes have diminished cognitive performance and subtle abnormalities in the brain, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center found.

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.

Why Fad Diets Work Well for Some but Not Others Posted: Monday, August 09, 2010

According to published research, genes are interacting with diet, rather than diet alone and are the main causes of variation in metabolic traits, such as body weight.

Why Some Obese People Go On to Become Diabetic While Others Do Not Posted: Monday, August 09, 2010

It is common to find obese people (even morbidly obese people) who are healthier than their condition would normally allow.

 

 

 

 

 

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