Diet: diabetes news
News about food and diabetes: nutritional guidelines, dietary patterns and their relationship with glucose and body weight control.
Specialists call for treating obesity as a chronic disease to help prevent diabetes
At a scientific congress in Punta Cana attended by more than 250 specialists, experts argued for moving away from treating obesity as a habits problem and instead managing it as a chronic disease, given its close ties to type 2 diabetes and hypertension.
Read more →ADA's 2026 standards reinforce 5-7% weight loss and the Mediterranean diet against prediabetes
The American Diabetes Association's update reaffirms structured follow-up for prediabetes, giving more weight to weight-loss programs, the Mediterranean diet and telemedicine.
Read more →Plant-based dietary patterns gain ground in diabetes guidelines
Available evidence links high-fiber, low-saturated-fat diets with a lower expression of cardiovascular risk factors.
Read more →Losing 5% to 10% of body weight improves metabolic control
A healthy eating plan combined with regular exercise can have a meaningful impact on glucose, blood pressure and lipid profile.
Read more →The 2026 NICE guideline calls for individualized nutritional counseling
The British update on type 2 diabetes stresses person-centered care in nutrition too.
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