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How much can exercise lower your long-term risk of diabetes?

Exercise can curb your risk of type 2 diabetes over the long run.

Physical ActivityMarch 20, 2023
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Could alternate-day fasting help you lose liver fat?

Two out of three adults with obesity have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which boosts the risk of type 2 diabetes. Scientists randomly assigned 80 adults with NAFLD to alternate-day fasting (eating only 600 calories on their fast days), aerobic exercise (five one-hour sessions per week), both, or no intervention (control).

Preventing DiseaseFebruary 23, 2023
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How to reverse prediabetes & type 2 diabetes

Fifteen percent of U.S. adults have diabetes. Another 38 percent have prediabetes (and 8 out of 10 of them don’t know it). Together, that comes to one in two adults with harmful blood sugar levels. The good news: Many cases can be prevented and, in some people, even reversed. Here's what to know about prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.

Preventing DiseaseNovember 16, 2022Bonnie Liebman, MS
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Diabetes 101

Insulin acts as a key that allows blood sugar (glucose) to enter the body’s cells, where it can be burned for fuel or stored. But in some people, the key can’t open the lock.

Preventing DiseaseNovember 16, 2022
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Two new studies link exercise to a lower risk of early death

Why exercise? The reasons keep on coming.

Physical ActivityOctober 14, 2022
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Diet & exercise for diabetes at any age

Few trials have tested lifestyle interventions on older people with type 2 diabetes...until now.

Weight and HealthSeptember 22, 2022
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Are these new drugs game changers for weight loss?

In May, the Food and Drug Administration approved tirzepatide—which patients inject under their skin weekly—to treat type 2 diabetes, because in clinical trials it cut hemoglobin A1c levels (a long-term measure of blood sugar) even more than taking insulin. The FDA has not yet approved tirzepatide for weight loss. But that may soon happen.

Weight and HealthAugust 25, 2022Bonnie Liebman, MS
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Could new drugs be an obesity breakthrough?

Roughly 40 percent of U.S. adults have obesity. Another 30 percent have overweight. Extra pounds raise the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, several cancers, and more. Here’s the latest on what’s driving weight gain and two new medications that may revolutionize its treatment.

Weight and HealthAugust 25, 2022Bonnie Liebman, MS
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Testing the best diet for prediabetes or type 2 diabetes

What’s the best diet if you have prediabetes or type 2 diabetes? Researchers assigned 33 people with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes to eat a “Well-Formulated Keto Diet” or a “Mediterranean-Plus Diet” for 12 weeks each, in random order.

Preventing DiseaseJuly 21, 2022Bonnie Liebman, MS
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Does a healthy diet curb your risk of type 2 diabetes, even if your genetic risk is high?

In a recent study, researchers analyzed DNA to create genetic risk scores for type 2 diabetes in 35,759 nurses and health professionals, then calculated each person's diet score over time.

Preventing DiseaseMay 29, 2022Bonnie Liebman, MS
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