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Sugar Behind the Rise of Diabetes Worldwide
Posted: Monday, March 11, 2013
Sugar intake linked to high diabetes prevalence, not obesity….

Giving Workers More Say on the Job Reduces Risk for Diabetes
Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Researchers found that giving workers more job control could be an important modifiable risk factor to reduce incidence of diabetes among women.

BPA's Diabetes Link Strengthened by New Study
Posted: Monday, February 27, 2012
Growing evidence suggests that even minuscule amounts of BPA (used in everything from pesticides to water bottles) can scramble hormone signals, and trick fat cells into taking in more fat or mislead the pancreas into secreting excess insulin.

Children Destined to Be Obese and Eventually Diabetic Identified by Age 3.5
Posted: Sunday, October 09, 2011
A prospective analysis of body mass index (BMI) in 1957 children from ages 5 months to 8 years reveals that an "atypically elevated BMI trajectory" that leads to obesity is identifiable by age 3.5 years.

Start Obesity Screening as Early as Age 2
Posted: Sunday, September 11, 2011
Screening children as young as 2 years for obesity may be more successful in weight control and preventing metabolic abnormalities than waiting until they are older.

Insulin Pumps Can Increase or Decrease Insulin Dose when Flying
Posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Changes in cabin pressure during flights may cause insulin pumps to deliver too much or too little of the medication -- possibly putting sensitive diabetes patients at risk, researchers report.

Broccoli Sprouts Have Benefits for Diabetes Patients
Posted: Sunday, June 05, 2011
Broccoli sprouts may boost antioxidant defenses in people with diabetes.

First Lady, Agriculture Secretary Launch MyPlate Icon as a New Reminder to Help Consumers to Make Healthier Food Choices
Posted: Thursday, June 02, 2011
First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today unveiled the federal government’s new food icon, MyPlate, to serve as a reminder to help consumers make healthier food choices.

Americans Not Working Hard Enough
Posted: Monday, May 23, 2011
Despite repeated calls over the years by public health officials for people to increase exercise and physical activity, Americans are walking and cycling only a little more now than they were a decade ago.

Missing Sugar Molecule Raises Diabetes Risk in Humans
Posted: Saturday, March 05, 2011
Findings help refine understanding of why obese humans appear to be particularly vulnerable to Type 2 diabetes.

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