Fall Much? You Need to Exercise More, Not Less, to Prevent Falls
Letter from the Editor #622: Exercise, Sleep, and Eat Your Breakfast!
Have you ever noticed that when patients get older they become more scared of falling? Many times they will stop their physical activities because of this fear, which is not a good idea for our diabetes patients. Sheri R. Colberg, PhD...
Test Your Knowledge #622: Which costs more to society, obesity or smoking?
Which costs more to society, obesity or smoking?
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UCTV Prime: The Skinny on Obesity (video)
Is sugar a toxin that's fueling the global obesity epidemic? That's the argument UCSF's Dr. Robert Lustig made ...
UCTV Prime: The Skinny on Obesity
UCTV Prime: The Skinny on Obesity
Is sugar a toxin that's fueling the global obesity epidemic? That's the...
One Million More American Adults Slipped into a Sedentary Lifestyle in 2011
The number of inactive persons in the U.S. increased to 68.2 million in 2011 from 67.2 million in 2010, according to a new report from the Physical Activity Council. To combat this, Utah and other states have begun programs to increase activity...
Fasting Lowers Diabetes Risk
A new study tested whether routine periodic fasting is associated with diabetes and showed more evidence for modest benefits derived from intermittent fasting. "Previously we discovered that routine periodic fasting was associated with a lower...
Next Generation of U.S. Doctors Sees Gloomy Future
A majority of young doctors feel pessimistic about the future of the U.S. healthcare system, with the new healthcare law cited as the main reason. Nearly half of the 500 doctors surveyed think the Affordable Care Act, President Obama's policy...
The Challenges for the Self-Management of Diabetes
People with diabetes invest a lot of time and effort managing their condition including not only monitoring the level of sugar in their blood, organizing their medication and following a restrictive diet, but also social challenges ...
Eating Low Glycemic Index Foods at Breakfast Can Control Blood Sugar throughout the Day
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....
Chemicals in Cosmetics Linked to Diabetes
Serum levels of phthalate metabolites are linked with the development of type 2 diabetes in the elderly....
Metformin May Not Be the Golden Pill After All for Treating Type 2 Diabetes
According to Catherine Cornu, MD, of the Clinical Investigation Centre in Lyon, France, and colleagues, a meta-analysis showed that the glucose-lowering agent had no effect on all-cause or cardiovascular mortality in people with...
Higher HbA1c Levels Provide Better Outcomes in Heart Failure with Diabetes
Patients with advanced heart failure who were also diabetic had better two-year survival if their baseline HbA1c levels were more than 7.3%....
Shift Work with Less Sleep Sets Stage for Diabetes
Short sleep on a disrupted schedule -- common in shift work -- significantly increases blood sugar, setting the stage for obesity and diabetes....
GLP-1 a Good Choice for Glycemic Control?
The top three drugs for the reduction of A1c levels are biphasic insulin, glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analogs, and….
New Path for Diabetes Treatment
Suppressing the hormone glucagon might lower blood sugar, insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes....
Gestational Diabetes to Rise 50 Percent in Australian Women
The number of Australian women diagnosed with gestational diabetes is set to rise by 50% with the implementation of the new guidelines....
Eat Less Fat, Exercise More for Weight Loss
What doesn't work if you want to lose weight….
Vitamin D's Brain Benefits Only Emerge at Adulthood
Higher serum vitamin D levels do not boost academic performance in childhood....
Electronic Daily Diaries Boost Adherence to Diet, Exercise Goals
In a prospective, randomized trial, people who used a personal digital assistant (PDA) to itemize their food intake were significantly more likely….
