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Red, processed meat consumption associated with higher type 2 diabetes risk, study alerts

Meat consumption, particularly consumption of processed meat and unprocessed red meat, is associated with a higher type 2 diabetes risk, an analysis of data from almost two million partic ...

UN health agency issues alert on falsified medicines used for diabetes treatment, weight loss

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday issued a medical product alert on the release of three batches of falsified semaglutides – the type of medicines primarily used to tr ...

Scientists warn working on night shifts can raise obesity, diabetes chances

Just a few days on a night shift schedule throws off protein rhythms related to blood glucose regulation, energy metabolism and inflammation, processes that can influence the development ...

CDC says more than one in three Americans are at increased risk for Type 2 diabetes: CDC

Prediabetes is reversible, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Ad Council want to make sure people know they can change the outcome.

WHO says type 2 diabetes risk may be reduced by 30-40 percent by quitting to smoke

A new brief, jointly developed by WHO, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the University of Newcastle, unveils that quitting smoking can lower the risk of developing type 2 d ...

Is there a link between type 2 diabetes and red meat consumption? Find out

People who eat just two servings of red meat per week may have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to people who eat fewer servings, and the risk increases with great ...

Loneliness linked with elevated risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes: Study

Sophia Antipolis: Loneliness is a bigger risk factor for heart disease in patients with diabetes than diet, exercise, smoking and depression, according to research published today in Euro ...

Study shows 1 in 3 adults with Type 2 diabetes may have undetected cardiovascular disease

Dallas: 1 in 3 adults with Type 2 diabetes may have undetected cardiovascular disease.

WHO advises against use of artificial sweeteners

New York: New guidelines from the UN health agency released on Monday have advised against using non-sugar sweeteners (NSS).