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The treatment of type 2 diabetes with liraglutide didn’t lead to a greater rate of acute pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer compared with other anti-diabetic drugs in an interim analysis. The incidence rate for acute pancreatitis among patients receiving the GLP-1 analog was 187.5 per 100,000 person-years compared with 154.4 per …

A study by researchers at Linköping University in Sweden suggests that a single meal based on a Mediterranean diet is associated with better health outcomes than low-fat and low-carb diets split over three meals. Researchers quantified the effects of certain diets on blood glucose, blood lipids, and other hormones in …

Researchers followed 48 men and 100 women for the six weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. Half reported being serious, regular exercisers while the other half copped to being couch potatoes.People who were obese at the start of the study had the biggest increases in weight as well as …

Type 2 diabetes patients who were less active had a 70% to 110% increased odds of coronary and cardiovascular disease and mortality compared with those who exercised at least three times a week. Researchers also found low-activity patients were 25% more likely than their more active counterparts to suffer coronary …

An analysis of 13,008 cancer patients with concurrent type 2 diabetes showed that those who took metformin attained better overall survival compared with those who took other diabetes medications. However, it is still unclear whether metformin may help modulate results in such patients, researchers wrote. First published online November 20, …

Adolescents with severe obesity and various comorbidities presented favorable safety outcomes after bariatric surgery, according to initial data from the Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery Study. After 30 days, 19 patients (7.9%) displayed 20 major complications, and 36 patients (14.9%) displayed 47 minor complications. However, there were no deaths reported. …

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Cardiovascular disease risk in early adulthood differs according to the pattern of change in body mass index (BMI) during the transition from adolescence to adulthood, according to a recent study. The highest risk for diabetes among women at age 29 was for those whose BMI had been elevated since age …

A managed care intervention that increased benefits and lowered out-of-pocket expenses for participation in a weight loss program was associated with high rates of participation, improvements in cardiovascular risk factors, and lower increases in direct medical costs. Healthy Blue Living (HBL) is a commercial insurance product that provides strong incentives …

Pistachios are rich in protein, monounsaturated fatty acids, and polyunsaturated fatty acids. They are also relatively low in saturated fatty acids and contain no trans fatty acids or cholesterol. And they contain resveratrol and phytochemicals, compounds that are associated with reduced risk of CVD and a few other chronic health …