When consumed with starchy foods such as white wheat bread, strawberries, bilberries, lingonberries, and chokeberries significantly reduce the postprandial insulin response, among healthy women.

Generational shifts in metabolic risk factors suggest that today’s adults are less healthy than their predecessors.

Higher levels of mercury exposure – such as that which may occur from consumption of fish and shellfish in a person’s 20s and 30s – may increase the risks for type 2 diabetes later in life by 65%.

The extent of a person’s energy expenditure is a key determinant in risk reductions for hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, and coronary heart disease.

Daily consumption of flaxseed may decrease insulin resistance and help reduce the risk of developing type-2 diabetes, among pre-diabetic men and women.

Women who consume walnuts regularly may reduce their risks of type-2 diabetes by as much as 24%.

Extended light exposure due to lack of sleep can impair the body’s internal clock and adversely affect metabolism.

From Australia to Great Britain, researcher teams confirm that the more a person sits, the greater the risk of chronic diseases.

Among first-born children, New Zealand researchers report reduced insulin effectiveness and higher blood pressure.

Swedish team proposes link between permanent stress and the risk of developing type-2 diabetes, among men.