Dr. Nilsson introduces himself, and talks about his research on hypertension and diabetes, and the complexity and difficulty of identifying an “ideal” blood pressure level for patients with varying degrees of cardiovascular risk, and different diseases. He also discusses the current guidelines and explains that much research still needs to …

Last week in a class, three of my patients informed me that using artificial sweeteners actually caused weight gain and higher glucose levels and that it was better to use real sugar if you have diabetes. When I asked them why, I got a variety of answers that I am …

TV Time Affects Quality of Life See this week’s Item #10, Sitting Less Adds Years to Life.  

Slimming Spectacles  Japanese inventors have designed a hi-tech device that claims to help people lose weight involving a pair of ‘slimming spectacles’ that trick the brain into thinking that food is 50% bigger than it really is. The virtual tasting headgear screens a larger-looking image of the food in front …

Researchers found that a food portion cut into multiple, bite-sized pieces looks larger and elicits greater satiation than the same portion presented as a single, large piece, even if the two have the same caloric value. They gave 301 college students a bagel uncut or cut into quarters. Twenty minutes …

Scientists have found a significant association between polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) exposure and risk of diabetes, in a highly exposed community in the US. The researchers studied 774 individuals living in Anniston, Alabama, an area with PCB contamination from manufacturing. They measured PCB levels in the blood and compared this to …

Within 2 years, more than 75% of newly hired physicians will be hospital employees, according to projections in a new report of physician recruiting incentives while fewer doctors will go into private practice. The demand for primary care physicians remains strong. For the seventh consecutive year, family physicians and general …

Patients admitted to hospital with pneumonia and elevated blood glucose levels were more likely to die than those with normal glucose levels…. 

A vaccine has been developed that could reset the body’s metabolism and prompt weight loss even with a modest change in calories taken in or burned up in exercise…. 

It is assumed that obese people are at a higher risk of mortality but a new study has found that obesity does not increase mortality risk….