Health-Care Stocks for 2023
Investing

Health-Care Stocks for 2023

April 15, 2023

...work and live. It accelerated existing long-term trends including the obesity and diabetes epidemics…and has given rise to new ones such as scientific breakthroughs in vaccines and health-care services in...

The Cardiovascular Risks of Psoriasis
Diseases & Conditions

The Cardiovascular Risks of Psoriasis

Nehal N. Mehta, MD, MSCE | May 3, 2023

...cardiovascular risk over time. TNF inhibitors may also improve insulin sensitivity and lower your diabetes risk. Phototherapy has also been shown to improve good cholesterol levels. Get screened for CVD...

Medicare is Changing
Money Savers

Medicare is Changing

Danielle K. Roberts | May 17, 2023

...news for people who have diabetes—but there are a few caveats. The $35 cap will not apply to an insulin that’s not listed in the beneficiary’s Part D plan’s “formulary”...

Best Ways to Invest in Obesity-Drug Stocks
Stocks

Best Ways to Invest in Obesity-Drug Stocks

Damien Conover, CFA | October 15, 2023

The diabetes drug Ozempic became a viral sensation this year, touted by celebrities, CEOs and Real Housewives for its off-label use to quickly shed excess weight. Top health-care stock analyst...

Secret Superfoods
Food

Secret Superfoods

Sharon Palmer, RDN | October 19, 2023

...slow-and-steady release of glucose into the bloodstream that is linked to lower rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and other health problems. A recent study by researchers at...

Should You Treat High Triglycerides?
High Cholesterol

Should You Treat High Triglycerides?

Sadiya Khan, MD | November 3, 2023

...could represent obesity, uncontrolled diabetes, or lifestyle factors like excessive alcohol consumption and a high-calorie diet. Triglycerides, often overshadowed by cholesterol, can serve as early warning signs. Last year, the...

Healthy Ingredients from the Japanese Diet
Food

Healthy Ingredients from the Japanese Diet

Asako Miyashita, RDN, CDN | November 11, 2023

...rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. But avoiding unhealthful foods is only half of the advantage—the other half is consuming healthful foods, including some that are uncommon in the...

The Sunshine Vitamin
Nutrition

The Sunshine Vitamin

Ouliana Ziouzenkova, PhD | November 18, 2023

...see whether the benefits will continue to go up.   Vitamin D reduces risk for type 2 diabetes complications. The deadly complications of type 2 diabetes, notably heart disease, often...

Your Kidneys Are Fragile
Diseases & Conditions

Your Kidneys Are Fragile

Joseph Vassalotti, MD | February 19, 2024

...cause problems from muscle weakness to heart trouble. Also limit alcohol intake…avoid ultra-processed foods…and lose unwanted pounds. If you have diabetes, a certified diabetes educator (CDE) can help you with...

US Tax Court Wins and Losses
Taxes

US Tax Court Wins and Losses

Edward Mendlowitz, CPA, ABV, PFS, and Maryann T. Reyes, CPA, PFS | April 18, 2024

...Robert Lucas was a California software engineer who had diabetes, which he managed effectively with insulin injections and other medications. Partway through 2017, he was laid off from his job....

Why Am I Losing Weight?
Exercise & Fitness

Why Am I Losing Weight?

Derek Burnett | September 30, 2024

...Other symptoms of hyperthyroidism include hand tremors and irregular heartbeat. Undiagnosed diabetes. Because so many people associate diabetes with obesity, they don’t consider that sudden effortless weight loss could possibly...

Skip the High-Fat Fad
Nutrition

Skip the High-Fat Fad

Neal D. Barnard, MD, FACC | February 18, 2025

...moves blood sugar out of the bloodstream and blood sugar levels rise—is a risk factor for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. The low-fat group had a significant drop in insulin...

March 7, 2025

Lisa Foster-McNulty, RN, CDE, a registered nurse, certified diabetes educator and the director of patient care and education at Integrated Diabetes Services in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, IntegratedDiabetes.com. She serves as cochair...

Are You Getting Too Much Iron?
Nutrition

Are You Getting Too Much Iron?

June 26, 2024

...a cluster of disorders that increases your risk for type 2 diabetes, heart attack, stroke, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (itself a risk factor for cirrhosis and liver cancer), and chronic...

The Protein Cure for Obesity and Diabetes

The Protein Cure for Obesity and Diabetes

Chris Iliades, MD | December 13, 2022

...and type 2 diabetes. Researchers continue to actively study a variety of possible causes. Evidence has been mounting for one theory called the protein leverage hypothesis. A new study from...