Diet & Nutrition

This study discusses how restricting carbohydrates can reverse and prevent the metabolic syndrome.

Regular lifestyle counseling can have positive long term clinical outcomes in patients with diabetes. 

Last week I saw a patient who seemed to be losing control of her blood glucose levels. She had been doing well and her A1c had been around 6.0 - 6.3 for the past couple of years. She was doing this while only on metformin 1000 twice a day. She was referred to me by her physician because of high after-meal readings ranging up to 350 mg/dl. I went over her medical history and medications looking for a possible problem and found nothing.

A new study looks at the growing use of non-nutritive sweeteners and if they may cause, or help prevent, type 2 diabetes.

Can Vitamin D be the key to unlocking a healthier life?

How effective is medical nutrition therapy in improving diabetes and prediabetes outcomes?

by Sheri R. Colberg, PhD
Adequate fluid intake is essential to living well at any age, and being dehydrated can impact your health and your athletic endeavors. While it is harder to stay hydrated when exercising in the heat, you can dehydrate under other conditions—even during exercise in cold temperatures if you wear lots of clothing and sweat underneath it. As people grow older, they also begin to lose some of their normal thirst sensations, thereby increasing the risk for dehydration unless they make a conscious effort to drink more.

Changes in hormones to help control normal blood glucose levels can lead to weight gain and possible heart disease in peoplw who skip breakfast.

There's growing popularity of the “fad” ketogenic diet for patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes, but is it backed by evidence?

How is it that meal timing, regardless of calorie intake, can promote weight loss?