Dieting for weight loss is incredibly common. It’s been estimated that 45 million Americans go on a diet each year, spending billions of dollars on programs and products in support of their goals. At the same time, more Americans are overweight than ever, with the prevalence of obesity reaching 40 p...

Nearly 1 billion adults — about 12 percent of the world’s population — suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Among them, 425 million aged 30 to 69 have moderate to severe OSA. The sleep disorder is more common in men (up to 33 percent are affected) than in women (up to 19 percent).^1,2 

Many st...

In the U.S., about 6 million adults are diagnosed with sleep apnea. However, as many as 39 million Americans are believed to have this condition.¹

Sleep apnea is a disorder in which your breathing stops and restarts frequently while you’re sleeping. There are two types of sleep apnea: obstructive s...

In 2024, it’s estimated that approximately 2 million people will be diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. It’s also expected that over 600,000 individuals will die from this disease, making it one of the leading causes of death for Americans.^1,2 

Cancer doesn’t just affect physical health. It also pres...

Gout currently affects about 9 million adults in the U.S., making it one of the less common chronic diseases today. But the condition has dogged the human race for a long time.^1,2 

It’s been observed in 4,000-year-old mummies from Egypt.² 

And it seems to have been first accurately described by Hi...

Did you know that the link between diabetes and depression had been described as early as the 17th century?¹ 

Back then, English doctor Thomas Willis — one of the pioneers of diabetes research — wrote that “significant life stress, sadness, or long sorrow” made people more likely to suffer from dia...

Diabetic and anxious all the time? That’s not just a coincidence.

Studies show that around 40 percent of people with diabetes suffer from anxiety.¹ 

One in six people with type-2 diabetes (T2D) experience moderate to severe anxiety symptoms — a sign of an anxiety disorder.² 

In this article, we’l...

You go to bed early, only to find yourself still wide awake at 2 AM.

Or you do fall asleep, but wake up an hour later, and every hour thereafter.

Or maybe you toss and turn, unable to slumber again after waking up in the middle of the night.

That’s often how it goes for about 77 percent of people...

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 criteria for m...

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. This is why high b...