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Type 2 Diabetes Is Tougher to Treat in Kids and Teens

Type 2 diabetes, the kind linked with obesity, progresses much faster and is harder to treat in children than in adults, according to the disappointing results of a new study that sought to determine the best treatment for the disease in obese teens.

Study: Does Eating White Rice Raise Your Risk of Diabetes?

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When it comes to your risk of diabetes, a new study by Harvard researchers suggests that eating less white rice could make a difference.

Gains in Muscle Mass, Not Just Weight Loss, May Help Lower Diabetes Risk

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Lose weight. That’s often the first advice from doctors to their pre-diabetic patients. But while losing excess fat can help reverse Type 2 diabetes risk factors like insulin resistance and high blood-sugar levels, a new study finds that increasing muscle mass may also help lower risk of the metabolic disease.

Prescription for Type 2 Diabetes: Cardio Plus Weights

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Diet and exercise is the mantra for good health in any population, not least in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Study: The Link Between Diabetes and Depression Goes Both Ways

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Two common conditions — depression and diabetes — frequently appear together, and a new study by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health suggests that each illness may be both a consequence and a contributor to the other.

Which Low-Carb Diet Is Healthiest?

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While the extreme version of the low-carb diet — the controversial high-protein, high-fat Atkins Nutritional Approach — has fallen mostly out of favor since its peak in the 1990s, it did get one thing right: cutting out refined carbohydrates is good for our waistline.

Coffee and tea may lower diabetes risk

People who drink three or four cups of coffee per day have an approximately 25% lower risk for developing type 2 diabetes compared with those who drink two cups or fewer, according to an analysis of previous research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers analyzed data from 18 different studies involving more than [...]