Diabetes

Study Maps How City Neighborhoods Affect Diabetes Risk

Nov 25, 2014 AM EST

As the linked epidemics of obesity and diabetes continue to escalate, a staggering one in five U.S. adults is projected to have diabetes by 2050.

Most People Blind to Obesity

Nov 12, 2014 PM EST

Most people, including doctors and nurses, can't identify obesity, according to a new study.

Study finds significant increase in type 1 diabetes rates among non-Hispanic white youth

Oct 23, 2014 PM EDT

The rate of non-Hispanic white youth diagnosed with type 1 diabetes increased significantly from 2002 to 2009 in all but the youngest age group of children, according to a new study published today in the journal Diabetes.

Eating Breakfast Increases Brain Chemical Involved in Regulating Food Intake and Cravings, MU Researchers Find

Oct 15, 2014 PM EDT

Breakfast-skippers have lower dopamine levels, which can lead to overeating and eventual weight gain

In Joslin Trial, Asian Americans Lower Insulin Resistance on Traditional Diet

Sep 17, 2014 PM EDT

Why are Asian Americans at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than Caucasian Americans, and prone to develop the disease at lower body weights? One part of this puzzle may lie in the transition from traditional high-fiber, low-fat Asian diets ..

American Potbelly Gradually Expanding

Sep 17, 2014 PM EDT

The average American potbelly is getting bigger, according to a new study.

Mice and men share a diabetes gene

Sep 11, 2014 PM EDT

An EPFL, ETH Zurich and CHUV multilayered study provides unprecedented insights into mechanistic regulation of complex biological systems, and can eventually lead to improve diagnosis and treatment of human metabolic disease

Eating habits, body fat related to differences in brain chemistry

Sep 09, 2014 PM EDT

NIH study ties eating in response to food cues to habit-forming region in obese adults

Coffee increases prediabetes risk in susceptible young adults

Sep 02, 2014 PM EDT

Coffee increases the risk of prediabetes in young adults with hypertension who are slow caffeine metabolisers, according to results from the HARVEST study presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Lucio Mos from Italy. People who drank more than three cu..

Early antibiotic exposure leads to lifelong metabolic disturbances in mice

Aug 14, 2014 PM EDT

New study suggests bacteria help program metabolic development

Workplace Pressure and Restraint Rocket Diabetes Risk

Aug 08, 2014 PM EDT

Feeling stressed at work? Relax for your health.

Study shows type 2 diabetics can live longer than people without the disease

Aug 08, 2014 PM EDT

A commonly prescribed diabetes drug could offer surprising health benefits to non-diabetics

Healthy Palates Develop The First 16 Months of Life

Aug 06, 2014 PM EDT

Healthy palates are developed early in life, according to researchers.

Children in immigrant families more likely to be sedentary

Aug 04, 2014 PM EDT

Immigrant children from all racial and ethnic backgrounds are more likely to be sedentary than U.S.-born white children, according to a new study by sociologists at Rice University. The researchers said their findings should remind pediatricians and ..

Pesticide DDT linked to slow metabolism, obesity and diabetes

Jul 31, 2014 PM EDT

Exposure of pregnant mice to the pesticide DDT is linked to an increased risk of obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol and related conditions in female offspring later in life, according to a study led by the University of California, Davis.