Report: Nearly every state has updated its telehealth legislation since last year
As telehealth becomes more prevalent among US healthcare institutions, states are rolling out or modifying their laws to better define regulatory frameworks specifically affecting remote delivery of care. Source: Report: Nearly every state has updated its telehealth legislation since last year | Read more
Insulin Glargine/Breast Cancer Link Seen Again in Type 2 Diabetes
A study in more than 22,000 women reports a weak signal of breast-cancer risk with insulin glargine vs NPH insulin, but the researchers caution that this should not change clinical practice. Source: Insulin Glargine/Breast Cancer Link Seen Again in Type 2 Read more
Intermittent fasting may help fight obesity – UPI.com
Researchers have determined that up to 16 weeks of intermittent fasting without calorie counting can help fight obesity and metabolic diseases. Source: Intermittent fasting may help fight obesity – Read more
Gestational diabetes often leads to poor metabolic health in offspring
Children of mothers who had gestational diabetes are more likely to have increased adiposity, an adverse cardiometabolic profile and early onset of puberty in girls compared with children whose mothers did not have gestational diabetes, study data from Denmark show. Louise G. Grunnet, PhD, MSc, of the department of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at Rigshospitalet... Read more Read more
ADA: Lifestyle management key to treating patients with diabetes
In this year’s Standards of Medical Care, the American Diabetes Association emphasizes that lifestyle management is the key to treating patients with diabetes, according to a review article published in Osteopathic Family Physician.“The cornerstone of treatment of patients with diabetes is lifestyle management. In the vast landscape of advice on diet and exercise, it is... Read more Read more
Intestinal Glucose Stimulation Has Anti-Incretin Effect Insulin sensitivity lower during oral versus IV glucose administration; difference amplified in obese
Intestinal Glucose Stimulation Has Anti-Incretin EffectInsulin sensitivity lower during oral versus IV glucose administration; difference amplified in obese Source: Health News Articles | News for Physicians & Medical Read more
Overweight & Obesity Statistics | NIDDK
Describes the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adults in the United States by providing statistics. Source: Overweight & Obesity Statistics | Read more
High magnesium intake helps reduce type 2 diabetes risk in quality of carbs study
Eating a diet rich in magnesium can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to new research. Scientists from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that high magnesium intake intake was also strongly associated with reduced type 2 diabetes risk which persisted to an extent even when participants were consuming a... Read more Read more
Metformin Reduces Dementia Risk
Study found patients taking metformin were 20 percent less likely to develop dementia Source: Diabetes Drug May Protect the Brain – Read more
SIBO and Bloating
If you regularly feel bloated after eating, functional medicine practitioner and women’s health expert Amy Myers, M.D. says it could be caused by SIBO—small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, i.e. an excess of (good) bacteria in the small intestine. (It goes without saying that there are other causes of bloating, from the benign, like a junk food... Read more Read more
Who’s Funding the Research on Dark Chocolate
The Mars company has sponsored hundreds of scientific studies to show cocoa is good for you. Source: Dark chocolate is now a health food. Here’s how that happened. – Read more
IFIC Foundation  another Idea Factory for Articles
The International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation is dedicated to the mission of effectively communicating science-based information on health, nutrition and food safety for the Read more
Nutrition Action Healthletter Subscription
Nutrition Action is one of the best resources for keeping up with nutrition news.: Nutrition Action Healthletter Read more
Nutrition.gov – Inspiration for 10000 Articles We Could Have Written Better
There’s just something so generic about nutrition advice that comes from the government.  Still, if you are looking for thoughts on what you might want to write, this can be a Read more
How to Get An ISBN
Connect to your audience, enhance your publication’s visibility and discoverability, and ultimately boost sales with Bowker. Source: www.bowker.com – Read more