Lifestyle modification plus medication more effective than medication alone
...tive when they are combined with a reduced calorie diet and increased physical activity," says Thomas A. W...quire skills to successfully make changes in their diet and physical activity." A total of 224 obese adults aged 18 to 65 years participated in the one-yea...New data shows ACTOS reduced heart attacks by 28 percent in people with type 2 diabetes
...levels. ACTOS is taken once daily as an adjunct to diet and exercise, and is approved for use in type 2 diabetes as monotherapy to lower blood glucose and in combination therapy with insulin, sulfonylureas or metformin....Drug may fight lupus and atherosclerosis simultaneously
... created to be prone to atherosclerosis when fed a diet high in cholesterol and with 10 percent of calorie..., the researchers fed a high-fat, high-cholesterol diet to two groups of the atherosclerosis-prone mice. One group got injections of TSA from the time they ...Drinking decaffeinated coffee may be harmful to heart health
...is important for the public to appreciate that one diet or one drug is not the optimal treatment for every patient." Coffee drinkers in the United States consume an average of 3.1 cups each day. However, "if you only drink one cup each day, the results of our study probably have little relevance because ...High-sugar diet pushing some Latino kids toward type 2 diabetes
...opulation. "If left untreated, overweight and poor diet among these children could have disastrous consequences for minority health and the health-care costs for future generations," says Michael I. Goran, Ph.D., professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School, associate director of the USC Institute ...Thanksgiving gluttony misaligned with 'intuitive eating' approach examined in new study
...ers. "What makes intuitive eating different from a diet is that all diets work against human biology, wher...ay to yourself, 'I will not base my food intake on diet plans, food-based rules, good and bad foods, all of that kind of thing.' For people who are deep int...Higher dose formulation of FOSRENOL approved to reduce serum phosphorus in esrd patients
...Hyperphosphatemia is managed with a combination of diet restriction and phosphorus-binding agents, since diet alone generally cannot adequately control phosphorus levels. Such binders "soak up" phosphorus in t...JCI table of contents: December 1, 2005
... male ghrelin-deficient mice exposed to a high-fat diet shortly after weaning are resistant to diet-induce...e age at which the animal is exposed to a high-fat diet plays a factor in the development of obesity; and (iii) the existence of a gender difference in body...Pain and its impact on the treatment of rheumatic disease
...receiving supplementation with an omega-3 enriched diet for 12 months. This dietary change reduced the need for antirheumatic medication. Topical applications. Used for centuries as home remedies, healing ointments have shown clinical promise for the care of rheuma...Modified Atkins diet effectively treats childhood seizures
...ed version of a popular low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet is nearly as effective at controlling seizures as ...ods that alter the body's chemistry. The ketogenic diet mimics some of the effects of starvation, in which the body first uses up glucose and glycogen befor...Teen weight control behavior may reflect mothers' attitudes on weight
... and shape. Studies show that girls whose mothers diet and are concerned with their weight and shape are ...ntly about wanting to be thinner and to frequently diet than their peers who accurately perceived that their weight was not important to their mother," the ...Sunflower seeds, pistachios among top nuts for lowering cholesterol
...er compounds may also play a role. A well-balanced diet and frequent exercise are important keys to good health, they stress. The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization, chartered by the U.S. Congress, with a multidisciplinary membership of more than 158,000 chemists and chemical engineers....Digestive problems may impede overweight people from exercising
...at associations between gastrointestinal symptoms, diet and exercise may have implications for the treatment of both obesity and gastrointestinal problems. The physiological mechanisms linking gastrointestinal symptoms, obesity and exercise still need to be determined, said psychologist Rona Levy, lead a...Moms' employment affects kids' food sources
...moms or part-timers didn't necessarily have better diet quality than kids whose mothers worked full-time. Dr. Sibylle Kranz, assistant professor of nutritional sciences who led the study, says, "We found that, when the female head of household was employed, the youngest children, the 2-to-5 year olds, c...Doctors pioneer new area of cruelty free product development
...cal trial examining the effects of a low-fat vegan diet on diabetes. The only insulin test kits on the market at the time used two cruelly derived animal ingredients--fetal calf serum, a slaughterhouse byproduct that can harbor bacteria and viruses, and cells incubated in the abdomens of live mice, a pain...New study finds that older Americans may improve memory by exercising their brains and bodies
...rofessorship on Aging. "We've known for years that diet and exercise can help people maintain their physic...mory exercises and stress reduction with a healthy diet and exercise to improve memory. In the 14-day study, subjects with normal baseline memory performan...News briefs from the journal Chest, December 2005
OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS CAN IMPROVE LUNG FUNCTION A diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids, such as those found i...2 patients with COPD on an omega-3 fatty acid-rich diet (treatment group) and 32 patients with COPD on a non-omega-3 fatty acid-rich diet (nontreatment grou...High intake of dietary fiber not associated with reduced risk of colorectal cancer
...a major effect on the risk of colorectal cancer, a diet high in dietary fiber from whole plant foods can be advised because this has been related to lower risks of other chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes," the researchers write....Insulin levels and resistance linked to risk of pancreatic cancer
...eight reduction, increasing physical activity, and diet such as decreasing saturated fat intake, and identification of other modifiable factors that may contribute to higher glucose and insulin concentrations could possibly impact pancreatic cancer development, as well as other cancer and chronic disease,......of 25 and 45 to determine if a low-fat, high-fiber diet affects breast cancer risk. According to Lovell Jo...ious studies have shown that a high-fiber, low-fat diet can reduce estrogen levels in women and that women with lower estrogen levels have a lower risk of b...