New lipid targets of 78mg/dl (2.0 mmol/L)set out by the Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) reflect more recent evidence from clinical trials and will affect the rates of cardiovascular disease in diabetic patients

Excess mortality, common among Medicare-age diabetics, is greatest for women who use insulin to control their diabetes, according to an analysis of data from the Cardiovascular Health Study.

Consuming nuts, especially tree nuts, showed a powerful dose-response protective effect against coronary heart disease mortality in the largest-ever prospective cohort study focusing on the relationship between diet, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.

One-hour OGTT glucose concentrations rise significantly with age even in subjects with NGT.

Every kilogram of weight loss resulted in 16% reduction of diabetes risk.

October 2006 – The concept of whetting the appetite by serving hors d’oeuvres before a meal may have a solid scientific basis, according to a new report in the October issue of the journal Cell Metabolism, published by Cell Press. In a study of rats trained to a strict feeding …

October 2006 – Leptin, a hormone critical for normal food intake and metabolism, exerts a strong effect on appetite by acting in the mid-brain region as well as in the hypothalamus, according to a Yale School of Medicine study in Neuron.

October 2006 – Researchers from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University and colleagues have found another link among genes, heart disease and diet. The study, published in Circulation, examined apolipoprotein A5 (APOA5), a gene that codes for a protein, which in turn plays …

FDA Issues Nationwide Alert on Counterfeit One Touch Basic/Profile and One Touch Ultra Blood Glucose Test Strips The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting the public to counterfeit blood glucose test strips being sold in the United States for use with various models of LifeScan, Inc., One Touch …

Dr Emilio Ros, Hospital Clínico, Barcelona, Spain, explains “When we eat a fatty meal, inflammatory molecules are increased that prevent the endothelium from producing nitric oxide, which thus leads to endothelial dysfunction. In our study, eating a handful of walnuts prevented the increase in the inflammatory substances and the endothelial …