Two-thirds of severely obese children already have at least one heart disease risk factor, Dutch researchers found. Of the 255 children between the ages of 2 and 18 whose cardiovascular risk factors were available, 56% had hypertension, 14% had high blood glucose, and 54% had low HDL cholesterol, according to …

Most of those soda drinkers average 2.6 glasses/day with 28% of drinkers consuming one glass and 20% drinking two or more glasses. According to the Gallup consumption poll, soda drinkers not only consume more sugar, they also tend to list themselves as overweight but the study found almost no weight …

A research team believes it has found the answer in fossilized feces. The prehistoric diet of people living in the Southwest appears to have led to the development of genes that store fat, called "thrifty genes." The new study suggests these genes developed in Native Americans because of what they …

Should you recommend vitamin D to your patients with diabetes?…

We can now add sexual activity in women with diabetes to the list of bodily functions affected by diabetes….

Two-thirds of severely obese children already have at least one heart disease risk factor as early as age 2….

The legislation will establish a commission comprised of private and public sector members which will evaluate all of the government’s current approaches to diabetes care and provide recommendations on improvements, integration and on new approaches to this public health epidemic.

What are the results after adding a GLP-1 receptor agonist to the treatment of type 2 patients after 30+ weeks of treatment?… During recent years, two strategies of incretin-based therapy [glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonism and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibition] have entered the market for pharmacological management of type 2 …

The newest reason for doing everything possible to reduce childhood obesity names certain cancers as risks associated with a high BMI….

Cheese lovers can reduce their chances of developing type 2 diabetes by 12%….