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An HbA1c cut-point of 5.7% is a suitable value for predicting future diabetes. It is reasonable to consider an HbA1c range of 5.7-6.4% as a category of increased risk for diabetes, similar to an IFG or IGT.…
Read More »Increasing Protein and Reducing Carbohydrates Can Maintain Prior Weight Loss
High-protein and low-glycemic diets (reducing carbohydrates) improve dietary compliance and maintenance of weight loss in overweight adults who have lost weight on a low-calorie diet.…
Read More »Factors that Predict Glycemic Control in Children Diagnosed with Type 1 before 6.5 Years of Age
The results suggest that in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnosed during the preschool-age, mean HbA1c level in the first year is a strong predictor of achieving target HbA1c level in the subsequent years, regardless of the type of insulin regimen.…
Read More »Start Obesity Screening as Early as Age 2
Screening children as young as 2 years for obesity may be more successful in weight control and preventing metabolic abnormalities than waiting until they are older….
Read More »Yoga Works for Diabetes
Gentle yoga classes may help people with type 2 diabetes take off a small amount of weight and steady their blood sugar control.…
Read More »Rare Surgery Shows More Effective Weight Loss with More Risks
A less common form of obesity surgery may spur more weight loss than its far more popular cousin, gastric bypass, but at the price of greater long-term risks, researchers reported.…
Read More »Diabetes Control: New Approach Contradicts Current Views
In a new study that challenges how diabetes is controlled, researchers found boosting the activity of proteins activated by inflammation might be beneficial, contradicting current views. Inflammation brought about by obesity is blamed as a major contributor to type 2 diabetes.…
Read More »Just One Low Calorie Meal a Day Pays Off
Some dieters say that eating less at one meal is ineffective, because people compensate by eating more at other meals. Not so, say the results of a new study.…
Read More »Weight Loss through Cutting Calories Results Less than Expected
Common rules of thumb exaggerate how much weight people will lose from a given dietary calorie reduction, leading to unrealistic expectations and disappointment, researchers said.…
Read More »More Research Showing Chocolate Good for the Heart and Brain
British investigators are reporting that individuals who ate the most chocolate had a 37% lower risk of cardiovascular disease and a 29% lower risk of stroke compared with individuals who ate the least amount of chocolate….
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