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AADE Stresses the Treatment of Obesity as a Means of Preventing Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, September 21, 2010

The American Association of Diabetes Educators has issued a formal position statement and set of recommendations urging diabetes educators to proactively address obesity as a means of preventing the onset of Type 2 diabetes, managing complications for those who already have the disease, and creating a savings for the overall health care system.

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.

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.

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.

Lifestyle Change Wins Over Weight Loss Programs

Posted: Sunday, July 25, 2010

Obese adults prefer noncommercial, nonstigmatizing interventions designed to help them improve their lifestyles over programs that just promote weight loss, according to a new study.

Milk after Exercise Promotes Weight Loss

Posted: Sunday, June 13, 2010

A new study suggests that women who want to lose weight should drink fat-free milk and not sugar-based energy drinks.

People with Type 2 Genes Overeat and Gain More Weight

Posted: Sunday, May 23, 2010

In the first study of its type, Australian researchers have shown that healthy people with a genetic predisposition to Type 2 diabetes gain more weight overeating over the short term than their non-genetically-prone counterparts, when eating the exact same foods.