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Taking whey protein isolate or whey protein concentrates may help treat type 2 diabetes mellitus and prevent obesity…. 

Drinking green tea or taking green tea extract supplements may help reduce risk of type 2 diabetes…. 

Three new studies published in the U.S. reaffirm a link between sweet soda and fruit drinks to an epidemic of obesity….

Amanda Zell, PharmD Candidate, Mercer University College of Pharmacy Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is part of a family of peptide hormones known as incretins. Incretins, such as GLP-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP), are secreted by entero-endocrine cells of the gastrointestinal tract to stimulate glucose-dependent insulin secretion and beta-cell proliferation. GLP-1 receptor …

Preservation of beta-cell function is more closely related to long-term prevention of diabetes than is insulin sensitivity….

Having excess visceral fat and insulin resistance — but not being obese in and of itself — appears to put heavier patients at risk for prediabetes and diabetes…. 

Women with gestational diabetes (GDM) can greatly reduce the risk of progressing to diabetes with diet, but which diet?…

For young children, structural differences correlate with glycated hemoglobin values….

Patients who underwent a duodenal switch procedure lost more weight and gained better control of diabetes and hypertension compared with those who had gastric bypass surgery….

A study in Agricultural Economics found that people who read food labels, especially women, tend to weigh less than those who don’t….