diabetes

'Alarming' rise in diabetes globally by 2050 - study

Some countries and regions are particularly badly hit. For example, prevalence rates are expected to reach 16.8% in North Africa and the Middle East.

By REUTERS
23/06/2023

Children born underweight are at higher risk for Type 2 Diabetes

The study found that for every additional kilo at birth, there is a connection to a 40% decrease in the risk to develop the disease, a trend that continues to the highest birth weights.

By WALLA! HEALTH
17/06/2023

Drugs are not a shortcut to weight loss - opinion

Ultimately, all of these drugs were withdrawn from the market because although they were effective for weight loss, they also harmed and killed people.

By ALAN FREISHTAT
13/06/2023

Regular aerobic exercise can help prevent type-2 diabetes - study

Even if you are at high risk for metabolic disease. The exercise should make you sweat and be out of breath.

Ozempic, Wegovy and Saxenda: How do these weight loss drugs really work?

As a new weight loss drug prepares to enter the market, find out how the existing ones work, and what the difference is between all of them.

By DR. LIORA BERZAG PERU/WALLA!
03/06/2023

How to approach a prediabetes diagnosis

Prediabetes is not quite diabetes, and can ultimately be eliminated. One expert weighs in with immediate health changes to make to avoid the disease.

By WALLA! HEALTH
16/05/2023

Weight loss injections can do this scary thing to your face

The drug Ozempic, originally intended to treat diabetes and became a weight loss drug, can do something horrible to your face as a side effect.

By WALLA! HEALTH
15/05/2023

Is ice cream healthy? The strangest finding in nutrition science

On the one hand, studies have found health benefits for ice cream, on the other hand, scientists don't really understand how. So, is ice cream healthy or not?

By WALLA! HEALTH
14/05/2023
A blood glucose test is done to check sugar levels in a Type 2 Diabetes patient

Trauma in childhood could lead to type 2 diabetes in adulthood - study

Researchers suggest that interventions to reduce the impact of childhood adversity could also prevent the development of type 2 diabetes in some cases.

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Weight loss drugs: Everyone wants them, but are they even safe?

Experts have been warning for a long time that weight loss injections aren't for everyone, but a recent study found a disturbing side effect: Increased risk of thyroid cancer.

By WALLA! HEALTH
24/04/2023
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