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Medicare will pick up the tab for obesity screening and intensive behavioral counseling, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid announced this week.…

Four months of a restricted-calorie diet produced lasting reductions in pericardial fat and improvements in left ventricular diastolic function in a study of obese adults with type 2 diabetes….

Older women who have high levels of serum glucose are at increased risk for colorectal cancer.…

People with an excessive blood level of vitamin D from overdosing with supplements had a 2.5-fold increased incidence of atrial fibrillation….

More weight gain than expected from 48 months to adulthood is tied to impaired fasting glucose, diabetes….

In patients with diabetes and CKD, HbA1c targets that fall between 7% and 9% may be associated with decreased risk for adverse outcomes, whereas levels either above or below this range may increase this risk.…

The rate of obesity and chronic diseases varies substantially across different racial and ethnic groups, but the underlying causes of those disparities remain obscure. In a new study, low socioeconomic status (SES) appears to account for more of that disparity than does lack of knowledge of healthy eating habits and …

Middle aged women who consume large amounts of refined carbohydrates might offset their risk of type II diabetes by drinking a moderate amount of alcohol.…

People who live in areas with high levels of traffic-related air pollution may face a slightly increased risk of developing diabetes.…

A collaborative patient-centered approach might improve metabolic control in patients with type 2 diabetes who have a history of poor glycemic control.…