Diabetes
Could acupuncture help ward off diabetes?
It's been used for thousands of years to treat a variety of illnesses—and now acupuncture could also help fight one of the 21st century's biggest health challenges.
Aug 2, 2022
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Cardiology
Taste buds can adapt to low salt diet
A taste adaptation intervention lowers salt intake and increases enjoyment of a sodium restricted diet in patients with hypertension, according to a small study presented at ACNAP-EuroHeartCare Congress 2022, a scientific ...
May 23, 2022
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Diabetes
Lifestyle changes, meds effective to prevent or delay Type 2 diabetes; no change in CVD
A lifestyle intervention program of increased physical activity, healthy eating and aiming for weight loss of 7% or more, or taking the medication metformin were effective long-term to delay or prevent Type 2 diabetes in ...
May 23, 2022
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Diabetes
New expert consensus statement published on achieving remission of type 2 diabetes using diet as a primary intervention
The American College of Lifestyle Medicine has released an expert consensus statement to assist clinicians in achieving remission of type 2 diabetes in adults using diet as a primary intervention. The expert consensus statement ...
May 18, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Reducing sedentary time mitigates the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases
A new study published in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport suggests that reducing daily sedentary time can have a positive effect on the risk factors of lifestyle diseases already in three months. Spending just ...
May 2, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Weight loss and lifestyle program cuts severity of sleep apnea
An interdisciplinary weight loss and lifestyle intervention is associated with clinically meaningful and sustainable improvements in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity and health-related quality of life, according to ...
Apr 28, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New study suggests best chance for battling menopausal weight gain is during perimenopause
Most women going through menopause complain about the added weight. Menopause is often accompanied by accelerated adverse changes in body composition, hot flashes, and an increased risk of such chronic diseases as osteoporosis ...
Mar 2, 2022
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Health
Introducing lifestyle interventions in preschool lowers heart disease risk
Implementing school-based programs aimed at teaching healthy cardiovascular health habits as early as preschool can achieve lasting lifestyle changes in children, according to a review published today in the Journal of the ...
Jan 17, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Online coaching improves choices of women experiencing pregnancy difficulties
Personalised coaching through a smartphone platform can help women improve their lifestyle behaviours in the period before and shortly after they become pregnant, a new study has shown. The biggest reduction in behaviours ...
Jun 17, 2021
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Health
Stress reduction as a path to eating less fast food
Overweight low-income mothers of young kids ate fewer fast-food meals and high-fat snacks after participating in a study—not because researchers told them what not to eat, but because the lifestyle intervention being evaluated ...
Mar 11, 2021
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