Can Exercise Control and Prevent Type 2 Diabetes?
by Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. | Oct 10, 2023 | Blogs, Exercise
— Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. While some risk factors for type 2 diabetes are out of your control — age, genetics, ethnicity — there are some things you can control, such as what you eat, managing stress levels, and getting exercise. Increasing physical activity can be beneficial for managing, slowing the onset, or even preventing type 2 diabetes. Once diagnosed...
How to Maintain Weight Loss
by Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. | Sep 12, 2023 | Blogs, Advocacy, Exercise, Food, Health
— Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. Once you reach your goal weight, try these strategies to prevent gaining it back. You’ve worked hard and built healthy lifestyle habits that have resulted in achieving your weight loss and overall health goals. You feel great because your overall health has improved, and you like your routine of eating healthy and increased physical...
How Can Working Out in Zone 2 Help with Weight Loss and Managing Type 2 Diabetes?
by Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. | Aug 15, 2023 | Weight Management, Exercise
— Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. Working out in Zone 2 can help optimize weight loss by burning more fat, which will can mitigate the risks of type 2 diabetes. Exercise has many goals, namely increasing endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility. Perhaps one of the most popular goals for exercising — if not the most popular goal — is weight loss. Living at a...
How Does Consuming Fast Food, Candy and Sugary Drinks Affect Type 2 Diabetes?
by Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. | Jul 11, 2023 | Blogs, Food, Health
— Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. Reducing ultra-processed foods, such as sweetened cereal, cookies, and sugary drinks, can mitigate dietary risks associated with metabolic disorders. Ultra-processed food has been linked to many diabetic complications, including insulin resistance, unhealthy BMI, and a clinically increased risk of developing type-2 diabetes.1,2 They...
Are Meal Replacements and Low Calorie Diets Better Options than Semaglutide for Sustained Weight Loss?
by Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. | Jun 13, 2023 | Blogs, Weight Management
— Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. Low calorie diets, lifestyle changes, and meal replacements are more reliable for long-term weight loss. Ozempic and Wegovy have garnered much attention because of their efficacy in helping adults with obesity lose weight. Wegovy was developed as a weight loss drug while Ozempic, a drug developed as a diabetes medication, is now...
Can Resistance Training Lead to Weight Loss?
by Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. | May 23, 2023 | Weight Management, Blogs, Exercise, Health
— Dawn M. Sweet, Ph.D. Including resistance training as part of one’s weight loss program offers benefits. There are many factors that contribute to weight loss1 and weight gain.2 Living at an unhealthy weight is not merely a matter of an energy imbalance — taking in more energy than is expended; we now know that weight gain is multifactorial...
