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DASH Diet for Diabetes With Low Sodium Reduces BP in Those With Diabetes

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WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension for Diabetes (DASH4D) diet with lower sodium is tied to clinically meaningful blood pressure reduction in people with diabetes, according to a study published online June 9 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Pilla, M.D., Pilla, M.D.,

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ADA: Weight Loss, Type 2 Diabetes Remission Up With Replacing Diet Drinks With Water

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WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For adult women with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D), replacing diet beverages (DBs) with water is associated with greater weight loss and T2D remission, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association, held from June 20 to 23 in Chicago.

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ADA: Orforglipron Reduces Glycated Hemoglobin in Early Type 2 Diabetes

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from the Velocity Clinical Research Center at Medical City Dallas, and colleagues conducted a phase 3 trial involving participants with type 2 diabetes treated only with diet and exercise, an HbA1c level of ≥7.0 The post ADA: Orforglipron Reduces Glycated Hemoglobin in Early Type 2 Diabetes first appeared on Physician's Weekly.

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FDA Approves Polypill Widaplik for Hypertension

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Widaplik is not to be coadministered with aliskiren in patients with diabetes, and a boxed warning indicates discontinuation of Widaplik during pregnancy. Additionally, Widaplik is contraindicated in patients with anuria or known hypersensitivity to other sulfonamide-derived drugs.

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Degree of Weight Loss Affects Tirzepatide-Linked Cardiometabolic Risk Improvement

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Bruno Linetzky, M.D., The researchers found that participants who lost at least 35 percent of their body weight from baseline to week 72 had mean changes of up to –14.2 mm Hg for systolic and diastolic blood pressure, respectively, –32.4 cm for waist circumference, –59.7 percentage point for hemoglobin A1c.

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Intermittent Fasting Reduces Body Weight Versus Ad Libitum Diet

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MONDAY, June 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Intermittent-fasting strategies yield small reductions in body weight compared with an ad libitum diet, according to a study published online June 18 in The BMJ. Zhila Semnani-Azad, Ph.D., from the Harvard T.H.

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Nestle, Other Food Companies Vow to Ban Artificial Colors

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We have a new epidemic of childhood diabetes, obesity, depression, and ADHD,” Makary said in a statement. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary announced that the FDA is asking food companies to eliminate synthetic dyes by the end of next year and substitute petrochemical dyes with natural ingredients. “We