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A new study linking BPA to childhood and teenage obesity didn’t prove that the chemical caused obesity per se but does add to the evidence against ingesting BPA. According to researchers, some level of BPA, found in the linings of aluminum cans, in plastic bottles, and even in dental sealants …

In obese patients with diabetes, a high intake of fructose is associated with impairment in cellular energy balance that may play a role in liver disease, researchers said. A small pilot study also suggested that elevated uric acid levels in response to a fructose challenge might be a marker for …

Countless seniors rely on diabetic testing supplies (DTS) from their pharmacists in order to live with and manage their disease. Unfortunately, an expansion of Medicare’s Competitive Bidding Program could disrupt that relationship and make it harder for seniors to obtain their DTS. Many seniors choose to obtain their diabetes testing …

People who don’t know they have type 1 diabetes may account for a surprising number of deaths from ketoacidosis, a new study says. Nearly a third of people who died over a six-year period from diabetic ketoacidosis, had no known history of diabetes, the study of autopsy results found. Researchers …

Consuming a large amount of dried beans, peas and lentils might stave off metabolic syndrome. Data on overweight and obese participants show that those who underwent a dried-bean diet of five cups of pulses including yellow peas, chickpeas, navy beans and lentils attained reduction in markers of metabolic syndrome similar …

An estimated 35.8 million U.S. adults with hypertension have uncontrolled blood pressure levels, even though the vast majority have regular access to healthcare and insurance coverage, the CDC reported last week. 

Simone A. French, PhD, from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, conducted a randomized intervention trial in which 153 adults and 72 adolescents from the same households were assigned to a home-based obesity prevention intervention or to no intervention (control group) for a one-year period. TV viewing hours, diet, and …

Hypertension is highly prevalent in all communities worldwide, according to new data from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study. Other findings show that awareness is very low and that once patients are aware, most are treated, but control is very poor. The study aimed to assess the prevalence, awareness, …

EndoBarrier device wins FDA approval to begin a pivotal clinical trial to treat type 2 diabetes. 

Rats born to mothers fed high-fat diets but who get normal levels of fat in their diets right after birth avoid obesity and its related disorders as adults, according to new Johns Hopkins research. Meanwhile, rat babies exposed to a normal-fat diet in the womb but nursed by rat mothers …