Category: Diabetes Research

Food Additives Might Raise Risk for Type 2 Diabetes, Study Finds

Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/how-everyday-food-additives-may-be-fuelling-t2d-2025a10008xj

Why Scientists Studied Food Additives

Food companies use additives to improve texture, taste, shelf life, and appearance of products. Earlier studies have shown that some additives might be harmful to human health. Most of this research focused … [Read More]

Stress from Diabetes Affects the Body’s Nervous System

Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/diabetes-distress-linked-autonomic-symptoms-adults-2025a100089l

Diabetes Distress and the Autonomic Nervous System 

The goal of the study was to see if diabetes distress (DD)—the stress from managing diabetes—is linked to symptoms in the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which controls automatic body … [Read More]

Comparing Time-Restricted Eating, Caloric Restriction, and Unrestricted Eating

Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/timing-meals-or-cutting-calories-which-better-2025a10004oq

Understanding Different Dieting Methods

This study examined three dietary approaches to losing weight—Time-Restricted Eating (TRE), Caloric Restriction (CR), and Unrestricted Eating (UE)—to determine their effects on weight and metabolism in adults with obesity. TRE limits eating to … [Read More]

Will Redefining Obesity Help People Who Have It?

Original Article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/will-redefining-obesity-help-those-who-have-it-2025a10000we

A New Way to Diagnose Obesity

A global commission of 56 experts recently published a 42-page report suggesting that obesity should be diagnosed using more than just body mass index (BMI). They argue that BMI alone doesn’t … [Read More]

Radon Exposure and Gestational Diabetes Risk: What We Know

Original Article: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2828917?

Introduction: Understanding the Issue

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a condition where an individual has diabetes during pregnancy, affecting about 10% of pregnancies in the U.S. yearly. As well as being associated with adverse outcomes for the … [Read More]

Decline in Bariatric Surgery as GLP-1 Medications Rise  

Original Article: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2825349

GLP-1 Medications Gaining Popularity

New medications called Glucagon Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (known as GLP-1 RAs such as Semaglutide and Liraglutide), have grown increasingly popular for people with type 2 diabetes and/or obesity. These medications are used … [Read More]