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Concurrent counseling with a dietitian and a physician in an outpatient setting is effective in achieving and maintaining weight loss, according to a new study.

Results from two studies indicate that elevated nonfasting triglyceride levels are associated with cardiovascular events such as a heart attack, with one study finding that triglyceride levels measured after fasting does not show this association.

Adoption of 4 healthy lifestyle habits in middle age is associated with a 40% reduction in all-cause mortality and 35% reduction in CVD events within 4 years.

Patients with diabetes, especially women, who take thiazolidinediones (TZDs) may have a 59% increased risk of developing cancer, according to a new report.

Though the FDA has yet to advise on the cardiovascular safety of GlaxoSmithKline’s Avandia type 2 diabetes drug, some physicians are taking matters into their own hands.

In a poster presentation at the ADA 67th Scientific Sessions, Type 2 diabetic patients switched from insulin to a combination of pioglitazone and glimepiride achieved blood glucose control and showed improvement in cardiovascular risk.

The safety of the controversial diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone) was attacked in a new analysis by German researchers, who found little evidence that the drug improved the quality or length of life and concluded it could actually worsen complications of the disease.

Orange juice, despite its high caloric load of sugars, appears to be a healthy food for diabetics due to its mother lode of flavonoids, a study by endocrinologists.

Taking a break in the middle of your workout may metabolize more fat than exercising without stopping, according to a recent study in Japan.

Results from a new study shows that an extract from pumpkin (Cucurbita ficifolia) may improve blood glucose levels in diabetics, exert antioxidant effects and prevent the progressive destruction of pancreatic betacells.