Diabetes UK is funding new research to determine if fermentable carbohydrates found in foods like asparagus, garlic, chicory and Jerusalem artichokes could be used to help weight loss and prevent Type 2 diabetes. The charity is funding dietitian Nicola Guess at Imperial College, London, to investigate the role fermentable carbohydrates could play in Type 2 diabetes prevention…

Drinking too much soda could have health consequences ranging from weight gain to osteoporosis to kidney problems, according to the August issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource. Soda was once considered an occasional treat, but consumption has steadily increased over the last three decades. Many Americans drink soda every day…

Bariatric surgery appears to be associated with reduced use of medications and lower health care costs among patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals…

Emodin, a natural product that can be extracted from various Chinese herbs including Rheum palmatum and Polygonum cuspidatum, shows promise as an agent that could reduce the impact of type 2 diabetes…

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) — Bariatric weight-loss surgery
in obese people with type 2 diabetes can have an unexpected, yet positive
side effect — nearly 3 out of 4 patients in one study were able to stop
taking their insulin and other diabetes medications within six months of
surgery.

Type 2 diabetes patients who underwent bariatric surgery appear to require significantly less medication and incur considerably lower health costs, says a report published in this month’s issue of Archives of Surgery, a JAMA/Archives journal…

A study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have found that obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes have diminished cognitive performance and subtle abnormalities in the brain as detected by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)…

In a joint study, scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at Harvard University have uncovered a novel mechanism that dramatically increases insulin sensitivity and reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. These findings offer a potent new target in the continuing search for new and improved anti-diabetic treatments…

Cellular changes in fat tissue - not the immune system - lead to the “hyperinflammation” characteristic of obesity-related glucose intolerance and type 2 diabetes, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC)…

Healthier cafeteria choices, longer and more intense periods of physical activity and robust in-school education programs can lower rates of obesity and other risk factors for type 2 diabetes, according to a national study called HEALTHY. The findings were presented at the American Diabetes Association’s 70th Scientific Sessions event in Orlando, Fla…

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