Prediabetes is easy to imagine as a problem of middle age: the consequence of decades of weight gain, inactivity or gradually worsening metabolic health.

For most people, ordering a meal at a restaurant is a fairly simple decision. You read the menu, choose what sounds good and eat. For someone with celiac disease, the process can involve considerably more uncertainty. Was the food prepared on a shared surface? Did the sauce contain an ingredient that was not disclosed? Was the supposedly gluten-free dish actually kept separate from foods containing wheat? Did someone use the same utensil, fryer or preparation area? And perhaps the most frustrating question of all: Is this food really gluten-free?

A small study of adults with impaired glucose regulation suggests that fasting glucose may tell us more about the previous evening than we once thought.

Type 2 diabetes (T2D), once considered an adult-onset disease, is increasing at alarming rates in children and adolescents. Before the mid-1990s, just 1% to 2% of youth with diabetes had T2D. Today, that number has skyrocketed to between 24% and 45%, with the average age of diagnosis hovering around 13 years old.

Running may help burn calories, but when it comes to preventing diabetes and obesity, pumping iron might have the edge, according to preclinical findings from Virginia Tech scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.

For decades, obesity has been unfairly portrayed as a failure of discipline or motivation. Yet leading surgeons from the American College of Surgeons are reframing the narrative: obesity is not a lack of willpower—it’s a complex, treatable medical condition.

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ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a genetic test that can help predict how people will respond to weight loss medications such as GLP-1s. The test estimates an individual's calories to satiation (CTS) — how much food it takes for a person to feel full — and links this biological trait to treatment success. The findings, published in Cell Metabolism, represent a promising step toward more personalized and effective treatments for people living with obesity.

Major depressive disorder is one of the most common mental health challenges among young adults, particularly college students. Academic pressure, social transitions, and the demands of independence often converge at this stage of life, leading to emotional difficulties that affect both academic performance and overall well-being. While traditional treatments—medication and psychotherapy—remain central, researchers are increasingly exploring complementary strategies that could enhance outcomes. Nutrition has emerged as a promising field of study.

In the endless search for tools to fight obesity and type 2 diabetes, turmeric has moved from the spice rack to the spotlight of medical research. Known for centuries in traditional Asian medicine, its active compound, curcumin, has been studied for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. Now, a new systematic review and meta-analysis published in Nature’s Nutrition & Diabetes journal suggests that curcumin supplementation might also help reduce body fat in people with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.

A new study published in Nature Medicine reveals that not all calories behave the same when it comes to weight loss. Researchers from London’s Centre for Obesity Research found that people who followed a diet based on minimally processed foods lost up to twice as much weight as those eating ultra-processed products, even when total calories were the same.

Aging does not have to mean giving up strength, mobility, or independence. More and more research confirms that the way we eat after the age of 50 can make the difference between an active, fulfilling later life or one filled with limitations. The body changes over the years: muscle mass decreases, bone density drops, and metabolism slows down. These factors increase the risk of falls, fractures, and chronic disease. The good news is that the right diet can counteract much of this process.