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US consumers are skipping fewer meals, have mixed feelings about “fresh” products and are less concerned about sodium intake. These and other insights comes from the NPD Group’s 26th annual report on Eating Patterns in America, which includes a list of the foods and beverages we ate more of last …

It may not be the burger that packs on the pounds, but the speed at which you eat it. New research from Otago University has revealed eating speed is linked to weight gain. Department of Human Nutrition researchers analyzed the relationship between self-reported speed of eating and BMI in over …

John Thyfault, an assistant professor at the University of Missouri, studied the relationship between low levels of physical activity and elevated levels of postprandial glucose. While monitoring activity levels and diets of healthy and moderately active young adults Thyfault found that those people that reduced their physical activity by about …

Children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus showed sustained improvements in parent-reported behavior, but not in self reports of behavior or in metabolic control 2 years after commencement of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion. Children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (n=27, 8-18years old) who had been assessed previously prior to commencing continuous …

Researchers said they have confirmed a link between Type 2 diabetes and pesticides known as persistent organic pollutants. The study is not the first to show a link between the disease and the pollutants, also known as POPs, but it found that patients with the highest exposure to such chemicals …

Lead researcher Dr. Joshua I. Barzilay stated, “Despite any possible benefits for hypertension, blocking the renin angiotensin system with telmisartan (Micardis) did not have the added benefit of improving glucose control and preventing diabetes or ameliorating abnormal glucose metabolism.” Barzilay noted that meta-analyses of hypertension studies have suggested that ARBs …

Most people struggle to stick to the standard guideline of 30 minutes a day of exercise, five days a week, and experts hope that by identifying a lower dose, more people will be motivated to get off the couch. Lead researcher Chi Pang Wen said dedicating 15 minutes a day …

A daily serving of processed meats, such as bacon, lunch meats and sausage catapults the risk of type 2 diabetes by 51% according to research from the Harvard School of Public Health. The data for the study came from questionnaire responses from more than 204,000 people, tracked between 14 and …

The FDA is expected to make a decision Jan. 28 on the once-weekly diabetes drug Bydureon by Eli Lilly and Amylin. Amylin and its partners Eli Lilly and Co., and Alkermes, Inc., said the FDA has accepted their approval resubmission and set an action date of Jan. 28 for the …

A third of food eaten now is cooked outside the home according to a study. The obesity epidemic is being fueled still further by a growing trend among kids to eat out and bring take-out food home. Such foods are high in sugar and calories, and their increasing popularity means …