Higher doses of semaglutide aid weight loss in Indians too: Lancet study

Semaglutide for diabetes and weight loss: FIT speaks to study researchers to learn more. Published: July 05, 2023, 7:00 am IST Semaglutide for weight loss: Lancet study researcher talks to FIT |) Semaglutide for weight loss: Lancet study researcher talks to FIT ” src=”https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2023-07%2F2dc4391c-721d-4e54-b426-386cf3b1c1a9%2Fdiabetes_hero2.jpg” srcset=”https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2023 -07%2F2dc4391c-721d-4e54-b426-386cf3b1c1a9%2Fdiabetes_hero2.jpg?w=480 480w, https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2023-07%2F2dc4391c-721d-4e54-b426-386cf3b 1c1a9%2Fdiabetes_hero2. jpg?w=960 960w, https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2023-07%2F2dc4391c-721d-4e54-b426-386cf3b1c1a9%2Fdiabetes_hero2.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://images.thequint. com/thequint%2F2023-07%2F2dc4391c-721d-4e54-b426-386cf3b1c1a9%2Fdiabetes_hero2.jpg?w=2048 … Read more

New study: vegetarian diets vs. non-vegetarians in the battle against cardiometabolic diseases

Study: A Comprehensive Review of the Health Effects of Vegetarian Diets.  Image Credit: Elena.Katkova/Shutterstock.com

In a recent study published in Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases Journal, researchers conducted a comprehensive review to compare the impacts of vegetarian and non-vegetarian diets on the outcomes of major cardiometabolic and other noncommunicable diseases. Study: A comprehensive review of the health effects of vegetarian diets. Image Credit: Elena.Katkova/Shutterstock.com Background Opinions on the association … Read more

FDA approves first cell therapy to treat patients with type 1 diabetes

FDA approves first cell therapy to treat patients with type 1 diabetes

SILVER SPRING, Md., June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the United States Food and Drug Administration approved Lantidra, the first allogeneic (donor) pancreatic islet cell therapy made from deceased donor pancreatic cells for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. the treatment of adults with type 1 diabetes who are unable to reach target glycated hemoglobin … Read more

21 Mediterranean diet lunches suitable for diabetes for the summer

21 Mediterranean diet lunches suitable for diabetes for the summer

Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, MS, RD The Mediterranean diet is one of the healthiest ways to eat, with research showing it can help prevent cancer, obesity and heart disease. These lunch recipes not only follow the principles of the Mediterranean diet, but also focus on complex carbohydrates and lower amounts of saturated fat and … Read more

Berries on bananas: Dietitians’ simple swaps to help prevent type 2 diabetes

Replace the cheese sauce with guacamole.  Photo: Luis Cortes and Tessa Rampersad on Unsplash

The number of people with type 2 diabetes will rise from 529 million in 2021 to over 1.3 billion in 2050, according to two recent scientific papers. Results published in The Lancet AND The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology newspapers on Thursday revealed the rising figures. The increase, say the researchers, comes from a rise in … Read more