Diet & Nutrition

A new study tested the use of low carbohydrate medical nutrition for the initial treatment of gestational diabetes compared to a control diet…. 

Much of the focus ensuring health for pregnant women has to be on diet. However, it is always challenging to get anyone to change their diet. But Lynne Raphael, RD, CDE, and Cathy Wielgus, RN, CDE, see an added opportunity for change because women want their children to be healthy …

Mediterranean diet may delay the onset of symptoms of dementia….

In patients with type 2 diabetes, insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function improved similarly with a very-low-calorie diet compared to bariatric surgery….

Decreasing carbs and increasing protein reduced insulin levels and postprandial glucose….

People who tackle diet and exercise at the same time do better at making healthy changes….

Myo-inositol reduces fetal macrosomia to 0% in patients at risk for GDM…. 

Type 2 diabetes patients who follow the identical diet as post-bariatric surgery patients see similar reduction in blood glucose levels as those who undergo the surgery…. 

Reduced calories before and after surgery improves diabetes in type 2 patients but not the actual surgery….

A diet high in nuts or extra virgin olive oil can reduce cardiovascular events in high risk patients by 30%….