…study of 855 patients with coronary artery disease found that fit but overweight patients had a significantly lower risk of dying compared to normal weight patients whose fitness level was…
Taking cholesterol-lowering statins have been associated with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. A recent large-scale study found that older women taking statins have a 48 percent increased…
Exercise can change gene expression and may help to stave off the onset of diabetes, shows new research. Metabolic genes involved in glucose transport and mitochondrial regulation are lower in…
Transplants of brown fat tissue reverses diabetes in mice, according to Vanderbilt University research. Brown adipose (fat) burns white fat to help warm the body when exposed to cold. Both…
Overweight, diabetic patients who underwent bariatric surgery achieved significant improvement or remission of their diabetes, according to new research from Cleveland Clinic….
People with diabetes who get treatment for gum disease may have lower medical costs and hospitalizations, according to University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine research. In a three-year study,…
People tend to take smaller bites of strong smelling food, according to a recent Wageningen University and Research Centre study. Participants in the study ate custard from a special device…
It may be possible to re-engineer fat cells to burn calories, suggests new University of California, San Francisco research. A protein called PRDM16, which is found in both humans and…
People eat more when presented with a variety of foods, according to Cornell University research. In the study, 20 college students were allowed to eat their fill from a buffet…
The chemical compounds, di-isononyl (DINP) and di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP), are used in things such as plastic wrap, soap, cosmetics, and processed food containers; basically almost anything we put our food…
…with its main use being for people with tuberculosis or bladder cancer. The research between type 1 diabetes and BCG started when Denise Faustman, MD, PhD, director of the Massachusetts…
…compared to traditional white rice, which can help combat the rising global rates of diabetes. The researchers used genetic screening and selective breeding to create this new rice variety, which…
Curcumin, derived from turmeric, combined with extracts from black pepper and onion skins, may some day help people lose weight, as well as lower their blood sugar, triglycerides, cholesterol, and…
…develop therapies that target this enzyme. In January, scientists showed that the hormone irisin, released during exercise, also helps convert white fat to brown fat, as does exposure to cold….
Decisions, decisions. When it comes to making the proper food choices, there are so many things to consider. If only there was an app that not only counts calories for…
