USDA’s Online Tool to Track Your Diet, Weight, and Exercise  Facebook isn’t the only online phenomenon to reach more than one million users in less than a year of launching. The USDA’s SuperTracker, which launched only eleven months ago, is an interactive, online tool that currently helps 1.5 million consumers …

People who skip breakfast may end up eating more and making less healthy food choices throughout the day, according to a new study. Eating breakfast, on the other hand, helps people avoid overeating and cravings for high-calorie foods. The study showed that people who skipped breakfast had a variation in …

Experimental once-weekly diabetes drug dulaglutide proved superior in late-stage clinical trials to three other widely used medicines that are dosed more frequently according to Eli Lilly. Dulaglutide lowered HbA1c levels more than twice-daily injections of exenatide given for six months, oral metformin taken for 26 weeks and once-daily oral sitagliptin …

Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) – found in the crispy borders of meats prepared at very high temperatures — are associated with plaque formation seen in CVD. In a study, scientists compared the 10-day food intake of 65 participants in two ethnic groups: Mexicans (who have higher rates of diabetes …

A diet high in carbohydrates and sugar may raise the risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in the elderly, whereas a diet high in fat and protein may reduce this risk…. 

Patients who had suboptimal glycemic control and reduced their HbA1c value by slightly less than 1% were 50% less likely to die within 5 years than were patients whose HbA1c did not improve…. 

A woman’s health before pregnancy is reflected in her child’s health for life….

Four risk factors for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) account for the vast majority of cases….

According to a new consensus statement from the American Diabetes Association and the American Geriatrics Society, treatment goals for older adults with type 2 diabetes should take into account life expectancy and the presence of comorbidities…. 

Novo Nordisk’s ultra-long-acting insulin Tresiba has been recommended for approval by the European Medicines Agency in an important boost for the Danish drugmaker’s key new product….