Type 2 Diabetes

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Calif. lawmaker plans hearings on soda-obesity link

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News 67 days ago

Sen. Alex Padilla, who led a campaign requiring big restaurant chains to disclose calories in meals, said on Thursday he planned to hold hearings in November on the link between soda consumption and obesity. The announcement from Padilla -- who chairs the ...

California lawmaker plans hearings on soda-obesity link

Reuters US Online Report Top News 67 days ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The California lawmaker who spearheaded a high-profile anti-obesity effort across the country's most populous state is now training his sights on sugar-sweetened drinks. Sen. Alex Padilla, who led a campaign requiring big restaurant chains to disclose calories in ...

Basic Facts About Diabetes

Inform 68 days ago

Diabetes is a serious, lifelong disease that 23.6 million Americans cope with every day. Most cases are diagnosed through a Fasting Plasma Glucose Test or an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test. There are two main types of diabetes. Type one diabetes, which in ...

Most diabetics falling short on healthy eating

Reuters US Online Report Health News 75 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most Americans with diabetes are eating too much fat and sodium, and not enough fruits, vegetables, grains and low-fat dairy, a new study suggests. The results, say researchers, indicate that many people with diabetes may need more ...

Texas doctors bust myths about insulin

Reuters US Online Report Health News 83 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes often resist taking insulin because they fear gaining weight, developing low blood sugar, and seeing their quality of life decline. Doctors also may be reluctant to start insulin right off ...

Goal setting helps cut type 2 diabetes risk

Reuters US Online Report Health News 101 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults may be able to reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes as they age simply by setting diet and exercise goals and sticking to those goals, study findings hint. Older men and women who self-monitored ...

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