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Is eating fewer carbs better for prediabetes?

Does a low-carb diet help people with prediabetes?

Healthy EatingJanuary 26, 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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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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Low-carb diets: No magic bullet

People lose little or no more weight on low-carb diets than on weight-loss diets with more carbs, according to a rigorous review of 61 clinical trials on 6,925 people. Only 14 of the trials tested very-lowcarb diets, but they yielded no better results. What to do: Pick any weight-loss diet—low-carb or not—that’s healthy and cuts calories.

Healthy EatingMay 3, 2022
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The science of why we overeat

Two years ago, a study by researcher Kevin Hall made headlines when it reported that ultra-processed foods led people to overeat and gain weight. Hall and others are still trying to figure out what makes us overdo it. Here’s the latest.

Healthy EatingMarch 23, 2021Bonnie Liebman, MS
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How news can confuse: What's behind some recent headlines

Everyone eats. So news outlets know that the latest food study is likely to grab eyeballs. But sometimes the media doesn’t get it quite right. Sometimes they neglect to mention that the headline shocker comes from a study in test tubes or from a study that can’t prove cause and effect. Sometimes the study itself is at fault. Often, the media simply repeats a press release’s mistakes. Here are a few “Oops!” stories that confused many.

Fact vs. FictionNovember 19, 2020Bonnie Liebman, MS
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Prediabetes & Diabetes: Can we reverse the epidemic?

One in eight adults have diabetes (mostly type 2). Another one in three have prediabetes. Among those 65 or older, a quarter have diabetes and half have prediabetes. We now know that, at least in some people, both prediabetes and type 2 diabetes can be reversed.

Preventing DiseaseNovember 23, 2019Bonnie Liebman, MS
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6 controversies that won't quit

What gives some controversies such staying power? Sometimes it’s the food or supplement industry that stands to profit from a claim. Sometimes it’s rumors on social media or simply an ongoing debate among researchers. Here are six issues that may be less controversial than they seem.

Preventing DiseaseApril 29, 2019Bonnie Liebman, MS

To lose weight, should you cut carbs, fat, or protein?

When you’re trying to lose weight, what matters more: cutting fat, cutting protein, or cutting carbs? Pounds Lost—which began in 2004—wasn’t the first or the last study to explore that question. But it was one of the largest.

Weight and HealthFebruary 11, 2019Bonnie Liebman, MS

Do calories matter?

“The Key to Weight Loss Is Diet Quality, Not Quantity, a New Study Finds,” reported the New York Times online in 2018. Here’s what the study actually found.

Weight and HealthJanuary 25, 2019Caitlin Dow, PhD
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