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The Surprising Health Benefits of Cashews
Delicious, buttery-flavored cashews are the most popular nut in America. Besides being so tasty and versatile, they also pack a nutritional punch. Despite the popular myth that cashews cause weight gain, the truth is snacking on cashews or adding them to salads and other...
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Beating America's Deadly Sugar Addiction
A spoonful of sugar may make the medicine go down, but healthcare experts warn that America's addiction to sugar and sweeteners has reached epidemic levels. In fact, it has become the root cause of many chronic illnesses. Sugar is the most popular ingredient added to...
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Expert Panel Lowers Routine Screening Age for Diabetes to 35
The recommended age to start screening overweight and obese people for diabetes will be lowered by five years from 40 to 35, the nation's leading panel of preventive health experts has announced. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has decided an earlier five...
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Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk
Take a work break: A small, new study suggests that getting out of your chair every half hour may help improve your blood sugar levels and your overall health. Every hour spent sitting or lying down increases the risk for metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes, the study...
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10 Proven Health Benefits of Garlic
Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician who is often referred to as the father of Western medicine, prescribed garlic for a variety of medical conditions. His famous quote, "Let food by thy medicine and medicine be thy food," is still sage advice today. Garlic has been long...
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Diet Key to Better Health in People With Diabetes
A diet rich in fresh veggies, fruit, and fiber has meaningful benefits for people with diabetes, a new research review confirms. Doctors have long recommended this kind of "low-glycemic" eating regimen...
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Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk
Older adults who take certain diabetes drugs may see a slower decline in their memory and thinking skills, a new study suggests. Researchers in South Korea found that among older people...
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8 Delicious Ways to Boost Your Immune System
Now is the time to boost your immune system. As the Delta variant spreads and experts say there is an uptick of colds and other viruses, building a strong defense against invading pathogens has never been more important. By giving your body the right nutrients to keep your...
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Diabetes Patients With High-Deductible Plans More Likely to Skip Meds
As many Americans know, today's health insurance plans often come with high deductibles. Those out-of-pocket costs could cause harm: New research shows that 20% of people who have diabetes and high-deductible health plans regularly skip their medications. Not keeping up with...
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Want to Avoid Dementia? Add Some Color to Your Plate
Something as simple as having a glass of orange juice in the morning or an apple at lunch could be one of the keys to protecting your brain health. People who consumed just a half serving a day of foods high in a naturally occurring compound called flavonoids had a 20% lower...
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FDA Allows Automatic 'Generic' Swap for Brand-Name Insulin
U.S. regulators took action Wednesday that will make it easier to get a cheaper, near-copy of a brand-name insulin at the drugstore. Doctors now have to specifically prescribe what's called a biosimilar or OK substituting it for a more expensive brand-name...
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Take Care of Your Aging Feet
Foot problems are especially common in older people, for a variety of reasons. Feet lose cushioning as they age, and the skin and nails can grow dry and brittle. Many seniors have poor circulation, and this can slow the healing of foot sores. Finding comfortable shoes that...
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Mangoes: Enjoy The Health Benefits in Peak Season
The magnificent mango often dubbed "the king of fruits" is now in peak season. This tasty fruit is a member of a family of flowering plants that bear fruit known as drupes, or stone fruit, which contain a pit in the middle. In a mango, the seed is inside the pit. Mangoes...
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Pandemic Tied to Spike in Diabetes in Children
Hospitalization rates for children with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes rose sharply during the pandemic, two hospitals reported at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions, held virtually this year. At Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital in Baton Rouge,...
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New Weekly Injection Found Effective Against Diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes face heightened risks for heart attack and stroke, as well as progressive kidney disease. But a new once-a-week injected drug called efpeglenatide could greatly reduce their odds for those outcomes, new research shows. The clinical trial was...
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Poorly Controlled Diabetes Increases Risk for More Severe COVID
Hospitalized patients with diabetes who hadn't been taking their medication had more severe cases of COVID-19, a new study shows. "Our results highlight the importance of assessing, monitoring and controlling blood glucose [sugar] in hospitalized COVID-19 patients from the...
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Older Adults Still Taking Daily Aspirin Despite New Guidelines
Many older adults are still taking a daily baby aspirin to ward off first-time heart problems - despite guidelines that now discourage it, a new study finds. Researchers found that one-half to 62% of U.S. adults aged 70 and up were using low-dose aspirin to cut their risk of...
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What Your Eye Color Reveals About Your Health
When it comes to assessing our risks for certain diseases, we rarely think of eye color. But researchers have determined that your eye color says a lot about your risks for developing certain conditions. For example, according to Everyday Health, those enchanting green eyes...
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8 Best Superfoods for People Over 50
As we get older, our bodies go through some major physiological changes, says nutritional expert Tara Collingwood, co-author of Flat Belly Cookbook for Dummies. "Men and women alike are susceptible to bone loss, muscle loss, hormonal changes, and the dreaded middle age...
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How to Switch to a Plant-Based Diet
A wide range of new scientific research is proving the health benefits of a plant-based diet. But adopting a plant-based diet in order to harness these benefits can be challenging. A recent study found that eating a diet based primarily on plant foods such as...
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There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
There is no such thing as healthy obesity, a Scottish study reports. A normal metabolic profile doesn't mean an obese person is actually healthy, because he or she still has an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke and respiratory illness, University of Glasgow...
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Just Two Daily Fruit Servings Lowers Diabetes Risk
Want to lower your risk of diabetes? Eat plenty of fruit. An Australian study suggests that two servings a day could lower the odds of developing type 2 diabetes by 36%. "A healthy diet and lifestyle, which includes the consumption of whole fruits, is a great strategy to...
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New Blood Sugar Test Uses Sweat, Not Blood
A new quick and painless sensor that measures blood sugar in human sweat may mean far fewer finger pricks for the millions of people who live with diabetes. Monitoring blood sugar to make sure it remains in the target range is the cornerstone of diabetes management, but the...
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Weight Loss Reverses Diabetes, and May Negate Need for Blood Pressure Meds
An aggressive weight-loss program not only achieves remission of type 2 diabetes, but may also end the need for blood pressure medications, new research shows. "Our study shows that, in addition to possible remission...
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Some Diabetes Drugs Alleviate Asthma Too
Researchers have discovered that when patients who have type 2 diabetes and asthma take a certain class of medication to control their blood sugar, their asthma symptoms also improved. Not only could this help diabetes patients...