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Adrian Cameron from Deakin University, study co-author, stated that, “We knew that higher hip circumference was protective against metabolic diseases such as diabetes as well as death…. However, we did not know that taking waist and hip circumference into account separately (as opposed to using the waist-to-hip ratio) would reveal …

Scientists are offering a new solution to that long-standing mystery as to why heavy coffee drinkers have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Ling Zheng, Kun Huang and colleagues explain that previous studies show that coffee drinkers are at a lower risk for developing type 2 diabetes, which …

Researchers at Harvard University and the University of Toronto surveyed 92,106 women and found those who had a D-cup or larger at the age of 20 were at around three times higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those with an A-cup. Harvard professor Joel Ray believes the correlation …

Obese patients with or without diabetes who took a minimum dosage of the appetite-suppressing glucagon-like peptide-1 hormone for at least 20 weeks lost more weight than people in control groups from a review of 25 studies in the British Medical Journal. Researchers also noted improvements in blood pressure and total …

The New York City health department launched a subway advertising campaign to warn people about the health risks of eating supersize portions. The restaurant industry said it is being unfairly attacked, but the department’s Gretchen Van Wye said at-home portions and even plates are larger than they were in decades …

A new study claims that people who drink at least three cups of black tea each day could be lowering their risk of developing conditions such as diabetes and heart attacks. It is already believed that regularly drinking tea helps to prevent the blood from clotting and manages blood pressure. …

A new study showed that babies born in southwestern Ohio after 1970 were an estimated 1 pound heavier and more than half an inch longer compared with babies born in earlier decades. Researchers found that modern babies and counterparts in previous generations were about the same size by age 1. …

As many as 85% of people with diabetes identified fatigue as one of their leading daily challenges, according to a recent survey of 8,000 diabetes patients. Only 6% of survey respondents noted that they use energy drinks. “Chronic fatigue may be symptomatic of [diabetes] and can make it difficult for …

A new study conducted by the Institute for Alternative Futures and funded by Novo Nordisk highlighted the top 10 U.S. states that are labeled as “diabetes hot spots” and are projected to carry the brunt of the epidemic over the next 15 years. The IAF diabetes model projected that the …

Men are three times more likely than women to struggle in telling their partner they need to lose weight, research has suggested. Almost a third of men (31%) do not want to confront their partner about shedding pounds, compared with 10% of women who would not be happy to tell …