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Kids who swap out regular dairy products for low-fat varieties consume less saturated fat but don’t seem to lose weight.…

Female heart attack patients are less likely to receive surgical intervention and there is a 30% higher death rate among those who do.…

Obesity types in vitamin D-deficient children vary with race, according to the results of a reported study.…

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.…

Perceived stress and stressful life events predict the development of impaired glucose metabolism (IGM) over 5 years in previously normoglycemic individuals, according to results from the Australian Diabetes, Obesity, and Lifestyle study (AusDiab).…

Staying up late at night can lead to an additional two pounds a month weight gain.…

Researchers have determined why a certain class of diabetes drugs leads to weight gain and have found that the molecular system involved (PPAR-gamma found in the brain) is also triggered by consumption of high-fat foods.…

New research adds clarity to the connection that saturated fatty acids but not the unsaturated type can activate immune cells to produce an inflammatory protein, called interleukin-1beta.…

A new prescription medication Tradjenta (linagliptin) has gained FDA approval for the treatment of adult Type 2 diabetes. Tradjenta will compete with two other drugs in the same family, Onglyza and Januvia.…

Researchers from UCLA’s Larry L. Hillblom Islet Research Center have discovered the underlying mechanism that could convert other cells in the body into insulin-making cells, which could provide a potential cure for diabetes.…