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Obese adolescents with Type 2 diabetes have diminished cognitive performance and subtle abnormalities in the brain, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center found…  

Drinking lots of coffee and tea every day — even decaf — might keep diabetes away, new research shows.   Each additional cup of coffee consumed in a day was associated with a 7% reduction in the excess risk of diabetes….

A group that promotes education and awareness around diabetes is calling on the government and private insurers to use diabetes education as a cost-saving strategy….

Treating people with normal low-density lipoprotein cholesterol but elevated levels of C-reactive protein with statins would be cost-effective, researchers said, but they suggested that the practice could strain healthcare resources….

A program of counseling with extended follow-up in conjunction with self-monitoring and goal-setting is the best approach to affecting sustainable lifestyle changes to reduce cardiovascular risk, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA)….

Obese patients lost similar amounts of weight over two years with either a low-fat or low-carbohydrate diet, but the latter had a more favorable effect on HDL cholesterol, data from a randomized trial showed….

A new study suggests that disparities in cardiovascular disease risk in the US are due less to race or ethnicity than to socioeconomic status…

A group of elite long-distance runners had less body fat, better lipid profiles, and better heart rates than people being tested for cardiac disease, but, paradoxically, the runners had more calcified plaque in their heart arteries, according to a new study…

With over 30% of U.S. adults obese, the significant adverse health effects of obesity (including heart disease and diabetes) are widespread throughout the country. Two published studies shed light on behaviors regarding food choices and good nutrition and report on how nutritional labeling and point-of-purchase signs are influencing healthy food …

Millions of Americans in the early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at an increased risk of having atrial fibrillation (AF) — a major risk factor for stroke — according to new research…