Chain restaurants, vending machines, and convenience stores would all have to prominently display the calorie counts of their foods under two proposed rules released by the FDA Friday. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandated that vending machines and food establishments with 20 or more locations — which include fast-food restaurants, …

People with diabetes may have a slightly increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease….

Strong link between nicotine and diabetes complications….

A new study positions walnuts in the No. 1 slot among a family of foods that lay claim to being among the most nearly perfect, packaged foods and it only takes 7 walnuts a day to get the benefits.…

Bariatric surgery should be considered much earlier in the treatment of eligible patients to help stem the serious complications that can result from diabetes according to an IDF position statement….

Supplementation with 8 g safflower (SAF) oil daily improved glycemia, inflammation, and blood lipids in obese, postmenopausal women with Type 2 diabetes….

Some people who have survived diabetes for many decades exhibit remarkably few complications, a discovery that points toward the presence of protective factors that guard against the disease’s effects….

People on a high-dose regimen of the cholesterol drug Lipitor may have a slightly increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes — particularly if they have several of the classic diabetes risk factors….

Researchers suggested that, switching to duloxetine (Cymbalta) or pregabalin (Lyrica) can produce pain relief for patients with diabetic neuropathy who stop responding to gabapentin (Neurontin)….

Reducing dietary energy density has proven to be an effective strategy to reduce energy intakes and promote weight control. This effect appears most robust when a low energy dense preload is consumed before meals….