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Data from a Pew Research Center survey showed only 51% of Hispanics monitor their weight, diet and exercise, compared with 60% of the general U.S. population. Researchers also found 34% of Hispanics reported having diabetes or other chronic diseases, while 47% of non-Hispanic whites did so. Pew Survey Jan 2013 

According to the results of a study, communication and scheduled meal times play key roles in children’s weight. Children who eat with their families for at least 20 minutes four times a week have lower body weight than those who stay at the table for only 15 to 17 minutes. …

Middle-aged and older adults who were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes through office screening had a worse baseline risk profile than those whose type 2 diabetes was diagnosed based on clinical signs and symptoms, a study indicated. Researchers found that the risks of stroke, heart attack or cardiovascular death at …

In a small sample of healthy participants who were not currently participating in an exercise program, a low-intensity exercise combination of walking and light resistance exercises suppressed the elevation of post-meal triglyceride concentration after eating a high-fat meal. This effect was noted in VLDL, LDL, and HDL fractions. Findings indicate …

Americans have shorter average life expectancy than people in other wealthy nations and are more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors such as consuming high-fat, high-calorie diets, according to a report. The U.S. fared poorly on metrics such as obesity and diabetes, infant mortality and teen pregnancy when compared with …

Novo Nordisk announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health has approved Ryzodeg® (insulin degludec/insulin aspart) for the treatment of diabetes. Ryzodeg is a soluble formulation of Tresiba (insulin degludec), a once-daily new generation basal insulin analogue with an ultra-long duration of action, and NovoRapid® (insulin aspart which in the US …

Prediabetic and diabetic men may have increased risk of sudden cardiac death. Results from recent research showed that men with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes had a higher risk of sudden cardiac death (death from heart-related causes soon after symptoms start), compared to men with normal blood sugar levels. As …

Through a 16-week, double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial of chromium picolinate therapy conducted on 31 non-obese subjects with normal blood sugar, there was no significant change in insulin sensitivity between groups. Paradoxically, subjects who had the highest chromium levels in their blood had a decline in insulin sensitivity. Over 10 million …

Self-reports on medication adherence correlated with lower A1C levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS) bottle caps were given to patients with clinically significant depression and A1c less than 7%. The researchers found that adherence self-reports correlated significantly with lower A1c. However, researchers found that …

A new study found that obese women who consumed three meals a day had lower fat in their blood than women who consumed the same calories spread over six small meals. University of Missouri researchers say eating fewer but bigger meals is better metabolically and could lower the risk of …