Evan Sisson talks about how the foundation of his approach to treating hyperlipidemia with statins is actually lifestyle modification. He notes, however, that patients “can figure out how to out-eat any statin we can give them,” so the best programs are those that involve a team approach. That way, the …

As we try to address the burgeoning problem of diabetes worldwide, studies dealing with food choices or physical activity always catch our attention. We want to take advantage of the results and apply them to patients regardless of whether the study participants even have diabetes. Even if the trial has only …

A recent study published online in October 2012 in the British Journal of Nutrition (and reported on in Diabetes In Control) attempted to address the issue of how timing of exercise relative to meal ingestion influences substrate balance and metabolic responses1. In that study, ten sedentary, overweight men with a …

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As many as 371 million people worldwide are living with diabetes and the disease is expected to affect 552 million by 2030, according to the International Diabetes Federation. The group estimates that 187 million people are unaware that they have diabetes. 

Research reveals TV viewers are more likely to eat fatty, sugary foods when watching a cooking show. Psychologists recruited 80 adults and put them into 2 groups. Half were told to watch a cookery show and the other half a nature program. Each person was given three bowls containing chocolate …

New research showed children don’t need a lot of intense physical activity to get the health benefits of exercise – just seven minutes — but the seven minutes had to be intense to prevent weight gain, obesity and its adverse health consequences. "This research tells us that a brisk walk …

In a breakthrough that signifies a move toward a cure for type 1 diabetes, Australian researchers have identified stem cells in the pancreas that can be turned into insulin-producing cells….

Within a year, patients with type 2 diabetes who were obese or of normal weight demonstrated an increased risk for all-cause mortality compared with patients whose BMI was in the overweight range….