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Doctors fail to cut cholesterol enough (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Only half of patients at high risk of heart disease are given the right targets for cutting their cholesterol and millions may suffer heart attack or stroke due to doctors' poor advice, scientists said on Thursday.

Kathy Freston: A High Protein Diet Won't Make You Lose Weight Long Term: In Fact, It May Make You Fatter (The Huffington Post)

It's resoundingly clear in that a plant-based diet is both preventative and healing, whereas a diet high in animal protein is destructive to our health. High protein diets not only makes us sick, but also fat.

Kaiser study urges early usage of diabetes drug (The Columbian)

When some people learn they have diabetes, their first treatment response involves willpower instead of medication. That’s a bad idea for people living with type 2 diabetes, say Kaiser Permanente researchers.

Gluten-free a necessity, not diet choice (The Columbia Chronicle)

Five years ago, few people knew the term gluten-free. Many still don’t understand how prevalent this protein is and the damage it can cause to millions of people around the world. Gluten-free products, which are becoming more available in markets, aren’t part of a fad diet or any form of diet at all. For people with [...]

Vermont adults with Type 1 diabetes serve as mentors to youths with the disease (The Burlington Free Press)

When Sarah Bouvier of South Burlington was 5 years old, she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, catapulting her into a regimen of insulin injections and strict eating routines.

Docs: Smith learned to control (not reverse) his diabetes (Chicago Sun-Times)

Art Smith is justifiably proud of his recent 90-pound weight-loss and healthy new regimen that includes one hour of daily exercise.But local endocrinologists, who specialize in treating Type 2 diabetes, disagree with the assertion on the Feb. 4 " Oprah Winfrey " program dedicated to raising awareness of the disease, that he has "reversed" his Type 2 diabetes through diet and exercise alone."He ...

Insulin resistance in Hepatitis C patients: Mostly in muscle and not in liver (News-Medical-Net)

We have known for several years that Hepatitis C, a common cause of liver cirrhosis and cancer, also makes people three to four times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes.

Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca commence SAVOR-TIMI 53 trial of ONGLYZA for type 2 diabetes (News-Medical-Net)

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and AstraZeneca today announced the commencement of the “Saxagliptin Assessment of Vascular Outcomes Recorded in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus” trial, a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 4 study, to evaluate treatment with ONGLYZA™ (saxagliptin), a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor, in adult type 2 diabetes patients with cardiovascular ...

Tailored diet may slow DNA damage (CBC.ca)

Mounting evidence on the effect of micronutrients on DNA damage calls for a re-evaluation of recommended dietary intake values, say researchers.

Mediterranean Diet: A Heart-Healthy Eating Approach (ThirdAge)

Quick quiz: Where is heart disease less common ... in the U.S. or in Greece? Yes, it's true. Unfortunately (for us, at least), in countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, heart disease is less common than in the United States.