The Diet Diary

Neither. At least not when it comes to controlling type two diabetes.
Some studies have shown that low-fat diets are better for controlling diabetes; other find low-carb diets are better. The results keep flip-flopping.
But one factor is known to be relevant: weight loss itself results in decreased insulin resistance in patients with type […]

Let’s add this to the lists of things we can blame on Mom! Recently, Dr. Mary Beth Terry and her team of researchers found that large maternal weight gain is predictive of their daughters obesity at the age of 20 years. So, if you are a fat young woman…. maybe you can blame your […]

Deep belly fat is widely reported to be associated with increased risk of diabetes and heart disease. Consequently, researchers are trying to develop practical ways to identify which high BMI patients carry lots of deep belly fat, and which store there fat directly under their skin (or which are simply muscular.)
A variety of methods […]

Dr. Nanette K. Wegner and colleauges from Emory University School of Medicine recently competed a study that suggested that high doses of atorvastatin (a statin) reduced coronary events more than low doses. The study involved over 10,000 patients over 65 who had coronary disease.

During the study, patients receiving higher doses of atorvastatin […]

After the age of 80, carrying a few extra pounds may not subtract years from your lifespan, a new study from Japan shows.
Well, I’ll tell you this. If I make it to 80, I’m not going to keep dieting! I do hope I’m spry like my father-in-law. He’s 90 and still playing golf […]

A new study shows obese patients injected with pramlintide ate nearly 1,000 fewer calories per day when they injected pramlintide.
Pramllintide, a synthetic version of the human hormone amylin seems to induce satiety– or a feeling of fullness– after eating. The drug is already approved for the treatment of insulin-dependent diabetes. […]