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Eating Low Glycemic Index Foods at Breakfast Can Control Blood Sugar throughout the Day

Posted: Monday, April 23, 2012

Eating foods at breakfast that have a low glycemic index may help prevent a spike in blood sugar throughout the morning and after the next meal of the day....

Electronic Daily Diaries Boost Adherence to Diet, Exercise Goals

Posted: Saturday, April 21, 2012

In a prospective, randomized trial, people who used a personal digital assistant (PDA) to itemize their food intake were significantly more likely….

Exercise with Weight Loss Improves Mobility in Diabetes

Posted: Monday, April 09, 2012

People with diabetes are twice as likely to have mobility problems as other people their age, and losing weight and improving fitness may ward off some of the mobility problems that older overweight people with type 2 diabetes often face....

Walking Switches Off 'Obesity Genes' and TV-Watching Ramps Them Up

Posted: Sunday, April 08, 2012

Walking briskly for an hour every day can cut the effect of genetic tendencies toward obesity in half....

Diabetes Advocacy Alliance Applauds Funding for CDC Program to Prevent Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012

The Diabetes Advocacy Alliance™ (DAA) today applauded the Department of Health and Human Services for approving $10 million in funding for the CDC's National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP), an initiative that provides local communities with lifestyle change programs for preventing type 2 diabetes.

Intermittent Exercise Improves Glucose for People with Diabetes

Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012

New study finds exercise in low oxygen environment may result in improved insulin sensitivity.

New Report Rates 25 Diet Plans

Posted: Sunday, January 08, 2012

Experts examine 25 diet plans and rate them in different ways.

Obesity: It's ALL About Calories

Posted: Saturday, January 07, 2012

Excess calories, not mix of protein, fat, or carbohydrate, key in causing obesity.

Weight Loss Improves Beta Cell Function in Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Beta cell function can improve after just 12 weeks of weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Low Carbs for Just Two Days a Week Spurs Weight Loss

Posted: Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Adhering to a strict, low-carbohydrate diet two days per week led to greater reductions in weight and insulin levels when compared with standard daily dieting.