Diabetic Diets

'Light' sodas may hike diabetes risk: study

Artificially sweetened sodas have been linked to a higher risk of Type 2 diabetes for women than sodas sweetened with ordinary sugar, a French study unveiled on Thursday found.
 

Calorie-rich shrimp pasta tops Xtreme Eating list

A plate of crispy battered shrimp, mushrooms, tomato and arugula tossed with spaghettini and a cream sauce took the cake as the most calorie-rich chain restaurant dish in America.
 

Calorie-rich shrimp pasta tops Xtreme Eating list

A plate of crispy battered shrimp, mushrooms, tomato and arugula tossed with spaghettini and a cream sauce took the cake Wednesday as the most calorie-rich chain restaurant dish in America.
 

Second to US in obesity, Mexico wants kids to slim down

Mexico, second in obesity in the world after the United States, wants its children to cut down on the soft drinks and fatty foods that have made them the chubbiest kids in Latin America.
 

Turkey fights back at ballooning weight gain

In Turkey, the land of kebabs and sweet lokum, expanding waistlines are the target of a new anti-obesity campaign by the government to help one million Turks slim down over the next year.
 

Daily diet soda may increase risk of heart attack, stroke: study

(Reuters) - Diet soda may benefit the waistline, but people who drink it every day may have a heightened risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a new U.S. study.
 

Diet soda tied to heart attack, stroke risks: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diet soda may benefit the waistline, but a new study suggests that people who drink it every day have a heightened risk of heart attack and stroke.
 

Group program helps teen girls keep the weight off

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A series of group meetings focused on improving diet, increasing physical activity and addressing mood and body image issues helped prevent heavy teen girls from gaining weight, a new study reports.
 

Want to lose weight? Trade sugary drinks for water

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Swapping your soda for water -- or at least diet soda -- really can help you shed a few pounds, a new clinical trial finds.
 

Sugary soda ups risky fat deposits

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drinking a liter of regular cola every day increases the amount of fat in the liver and in the muscles and surrounding the organs in the belly, according to a new Danish study.
 

Modern Etiquette: No gluten? No fat? Deal gracefully with that

BURLINGTON, Vermont (Reuters) - "If you would like to dine gluten-free, please ask to see our gluten-free menu."
 

Fiber-loving teens have lower heart, diabetes risks

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenagers who eat a lot of fiber-rich foods, such as vegetables and whole grains, are less likely to have risk factors for diabetes and heart disease, a new study shows.
 

Fiber-loving teens have lower heart, diabetes risks

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenagers who eat a lot of fiber-rich foods, such as vegetables and whole grains, are less likely to have risk factors for diabetes and heart disease, a new study shows.
 

Fiber-loving teens have lower heart, diabetes risks

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenagers who eat a lot of fiber-rich foods, such as vegetables and whole grains, are less likely to have risk factors for diabetes and heart disease, a new study shows.
 

In developing world, poor still means thin

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although "first-world" health problems like obesity and heart disease are gaining ground in developing nations, a new study finds they are mostly afflicting the rich and middle class while poor people remain undernourished and underweight.
 

Mediterranean diet tied to better fertility

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who eat a Mediterranean-style diet -- high in fruits, vegetables, fish and whole grains -- are less likely to have trouble getting pregnant, hints a new study from Spain.
 

Report links kidney stones and gallstones

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have had a kidney stone seem to have a heightened risk of gallstones -- and vice versa, according to a new study.
 

Report links kidney stones and gallstones

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have had a kidney stone seem to have a heightened risk of gallstones -- and vice versa, according to a new study.
 

Breast cancer drug tied to diabetes in older women

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women taking the breast cancer drug tamoxifen may have an increased risk of developing diabetes, a new study suggests.
 

Higher testosterone tied to lower heart risks

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Elderly men with naturally higher levels of testosterone may be less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke than those with lower levels of the hormone, a new study finds.