In the U.S., around one-third of adults have metabolic syndrome.1 Could you be one of them?
It’s important to find out if you have metabolic syndrome, given the many health complications it comes with. Here’s what you need to know:
- What exactly is metabolic syndrome?
- What are the...
Almost half of adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure (also called hypertension). But many of them have no idea they have it.1
That’s because high blood pressure rarely causes symptoms on its own. Yet it can damage your major organs even before you realize anything’s wrong....
If you’re like most people, you’ve heard your doctor mention “triglycerides” when discussing your blood work.
But what exactly are triglycerides, and how do they relate to your health?
This article will answer these questions, and more:
- What are triglycerides?
- Relation...
Heart disease is all too common. It’s the top killer disease for men and women across most racial groups in the U.S. In fact, it’s behind 1 in every 5 deaths in the country.1
It puts a huge drain on the economy too. It costs around 250 billion U.S. dollars per year —...
Did you know that the first artificial sweetener was discovered in 1879? Yet as early as 1906, food additives, including artificial sweeteners, were already controversial.1
As more and more people become mindful of their health, the demand for healthier food options, including low-calorie...
When you hear the word “sugar,” a sweet white substance probably comes to mind. But there are actually many different types of sugar, and they’re not all processed the same way by your body.
There’s some debate about whether some types of sugar may be healthier than...
Prescription drugs that lower blood glucose levels are commonly used to treat type-2 diabetes (T2D). But these medications can have side effects, which range from gut issues to liver and heart problems.1
If you have T2D or are at risk of having it, here’s some good news: Several foods...
At least 1 in 3 American adults has insulin resistance — and often, they don’t know it.1
Insulin resistance wreaks havoc on your health long before it’s diagnosed. It harms your brain, your eyes, your heart, your kidneys, and your other organs. And if that’s not bad...
Type-2 diabetes (T2D) has long been considered a progressive and irreversible disease. For many people, a T2D diagnosis means taking anti-T2D drugs for life. Over half of T2D patients wind up dependent on insulin injections within 10 years.1
But more recently, many studies and reports have...
Type-2 diabetes (T2D) is a metabolic condition in which your cells have lost the ability to respond to the hormone called insulin. Plus, your pancreas has become dysfunctional so that it doesn’t produce as much insulin as it should.1
The result is consistently high levels of glucose...