A diabetes tsunami is headed our way, say experts. One in three adults—and nearly one in two men—already have prediabetes. The chief culprits: two-thirds of adults (and one-third of children)…
Category: Diabetes and Diet
Does a diet that’s high in carbs—or high in the wrong carbs—raise your risk of diabetes? The answers are still murky. When two large European studies pitted higher-carb diets against…
“Low T” ads promise men a vibrant, new lease on life with prescription testosterone gels and patches. And dozens of over-the-counter supplements claim to boost or “support” testosterone levels. Testosterone…
The Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) trial randomly assigned 5,145 overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes to an intensive lifestyle intervention or to “usual care” (advice…
Aerobic exercise like walking or running lowers the risk of diabetes. But what about muscle-strengthening exercise like weight lifting or lower-intensity muscle-conditioning exercise like stretching, toning, or yoga? [DD] Scientists…