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Back to SearchHow does time restricted eating compare to a healthy diet? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Is there any benefit at all to time restricted eating, or TRE, for losing weight when compared to a usual eating pattern? That’s the question addressed in a recent Johns Hopkins study headed by Nisa …
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
How can time restricted eating be fairly studied for weight loss? Elizabeth Tracey reports
If you’re thinking of using time restricted eating, where you only consume food for a shortened part of your waking hours, for weight loss, results of a new study from Johns Hopkins may inform. Nisa …
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Would eating most of your daily intake before 1pm help you lose weight? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Time restricted eating, or TRE, seems like it might help people lose weight, many studies in animal models suggested. So Nisa Maruthur, an internal medicine expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues de…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
What does a new study on time restricted eating tell us? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Will restricting how many hours while you’re awake you allow yourself to eat help you lose weight? So called time restricted eating looked promising based on some studies, so Nisa Maruthur, an intern…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Several diabetes medicines are being eyed for use outside of this condition, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Metformin is a older medication used for type 2 diabetes that’s now being evaluated for improving longevity. Another diabetes medicine called a GLP-1 agonist is being used to treat obesity. Diabetes …
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Will everyone soon be taking a medicine first developed to manage type 2 diabetes? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Yet another study has come out recommending the class of medicines called GLP-1 agonists for type 2 diabetes. These medicines are already in the news to treat obesity, both in those with diabetes and…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Are certain diabetes medicines best for specific people? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Diabetes medicine known as GLP-1 agonists and SGLT-2 inhibitors are recommended for people with type 2 diabetes in a recent large study that aggregated data from other studies. Rita Kalyani, a diabet…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
When are newer diabetes medicines best? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Let’s say you’ve just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, but outside of that condition you have no other health issues. Should you take a newer class of diabetes medicine or will one of the older o…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
What are the best medicines to manage diabetes? Elizabeth Tracey reports
If you have type 2 diabetes, what are the best medicines to manage it? A new meta-analysis looks at aggregated data from a number of studies and comes out in favor of the newer classes of drugs. Rita…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
A range of tests should accompany evaluation for esophagus cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Cancer of the esophagus can be challenging to treat, and when it’s diagnosed a number of studies are appropriate to fully evaluate the disease. That’s according to Richard Battafarano, director of th…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago