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100 years of insulin
An endocrinologist discusses the history of the life saving drug and its importance in diabetes management.
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Michigan Answers: Questions About Weight Loss
Endocrinologist Amy Rothberg, M.D. joins us to talk about weight loss and the most commonly searched questions about weight management.
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Dr. Rothberg’s Michigan Answer: Reversing Type 2 diabetes
What do you do when you know a disease is reversible, even curable, and yet each year millions of people still suffer from it? For Amy Rothberg, M.D., you find a whole new way to help people not only lose weight, but in some cases even reverse a diabetes diagnosis.
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Poll: How did COVID impact kids’ fast food habits?
1 in 5 parents say their children ate fast food more often since the pandemic shutdowns and 1 in 6 say their child eats fast food at least twice a week.
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Kids gained excess weight during the pandemic
A study of a large cohort of children and adolescents suggests that childhood obesity rates have spiked during the COVID-19 era.
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New Potential Therapy for Fatty Liver Disease
A research team from Michigan Medicine has developed a new potential treatment for fatty liver disease in patients with partial lipodystrophy and/or NASH.
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Reversing Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease with Food
We know the Mediterranean diet is recommended for heart health and can help control inflammation, but coupled with exercise, it can also reverse NAFLD.
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How a Low Calorie Diet Can Help Arthritis Symptoms
Managing arthritis symptoms may start in the kitchen, experts say. A rheumatologist provides tips and an easy recipe to help those with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis diagnoses.
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Does Bariatric Surgery Help or Harm Patients with ESKD?
Research shows bariatric surgery is not only safe for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), but may aid in their ability to qualify for a kidney transplant.
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Study: Children May Not Always Grow Out of Being Picky Eaters
While encouraging a varied diet is recommended, being too restrictive with food may not be the best approach to helping children form healthy eating habits.
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BMI Over Time Beats Genetics in Predicting Future Obesity
Genetic testing as a determinant of future obesity is not as effective as tracking a patient’s BMI over time, a new study finds.
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How to Boost Your Mood with Food
Your diet can play a significant role in how you feel emotionally, but can food improve your mood? Two U-M dieticians weigh in.
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“Fat Shaming” Won’t Solve Obesity. Science Might.
Fat shaming won’t solve obesity, but science could help. Michigan Medicine rounds up research papers and articles to show why treatment can’t adopt the “one size fits all” approach.
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Chronic Short Sleep Associated With Adolescent Obesity
Latest findings in the ongoing debate about catch-up sleep show it could be protective against obesity for older children and teens.
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Full, but Still Feasting: How the Urge to Eat Overpowers the Signal to Stop
Two tiny groups of brain cells, right next to each other, play a key role in driving feeding – and stopping. The brain’s own opioid system also gets involved
