According to an editorial published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, even though physical activity is important for health, a healthy diet is essential for weight loss, and regular exercise will not make up for a poor diet… Many public health messages encourage the belief that obesity is entirely …

An abridged version of the 2015 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes has been produced for primary care physicians… Researchers from the American Diabetes Association (ADA), together with the ADA Primary Care Advisory Group (PCAG), produced an abridged version of the 2015 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, specifically focusing …

Food quality as important as counting calories….

Ancillary study conducted using ACCORD data…

According to a study, children whose mothers were severely obese before their pregnancy were at a twofold increased likelihood of developing emotional and psychosocial problems at age 6 compared with those whose mothers were of normal weight. These children were more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and …

A high-potassium diet may help protect teens against high blood pressure later in life better than restricting sodium.The study, which included 2,185 girls ages 9 and 10 and followed them up to 10 years, found sodium intake did not affect blood pressure, but those who ate a high-potassium diet had …

According to new research, type 2 diabetes patients who quit smoking are likely to see a temporary deterioration in their glycemic control which could last up to three years. They examined the primary care records of 10,692 adult smokers with T2DM over six years to investigate whether or not quitting …