Children born to mothers who drank caffeine-laden drinks during pregnancy were 89% more likely to be obese… In-utero exposures through adverse fetal programming are emerging as an important contributing factor to the epidemic of childhood obesity. Researchers at the Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California, examined the impact …

Lack of trained staff, equipement and policies complicates diabetes management for children…

Parents diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension found to negatively impact children’s glycemic control… It is common knowledge that childhood obesity has been on a drastic increase for the last 20 years. The TODAY trial (Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth) was a large randomized clinical trial …

Scientists saw dramatic effects on risk factors for colon cancer when American and African volunteers swapped diets for just two weeks… Western diets, high in protein and fat but low in fiber, are thought to raise colon cancer risk compared with African diets high in fiber and low in fat …

GLP-1 drug shows potential to treat both diseases… Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), the most common form of chronic liver disease in America which affects approximately 30% of the population, is known to contribute to prediabetes and diabetes due to the liver’s important role in the regulation of blood sugar …

Extended, multiple, or lifetime regimens of medications may alter gut micobiota… With increased prevalence of antibiotics, researchers are constantly learning new information about the effects of these drugs. It is known that gut microbiota can influence metabolic pathways affecting the pathogenesis of obesity and insulin resistance. According to researchers, patients …

Investigators found that the percentage of adults with triglyceride levels 150 mg/dL or above declined from 33.3% in 2001-2004 to 25.1% in 2009-2012. There was an especially big dip in people aged 60 years and older. Among men aged older than 60 years, those with elevated numbers dropped from 39.9% …

This is a presidential candidate who lost over 100 pounds, wrote a book about weight loss and appeared in infomercials, selling a weird spice, kitchen-cabinet cure for diabetes that consists mostly of dietary supplements and included endorsing the treatment. He has also endorsed a treatment for the cure for cancer …

Italian researchers found that patients with borderline hyperglycemia who took Pycnogenol, a natural plant extract, showed a significant improvement in their endothelial functions and a reduction in oxidative stress and fasting glucose levels. Patients with borderline hypertension also saw their blood pressure normalized and those with borderline hyperlipidemia had reduced …

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