Weight loss plays an important role in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes. Health experts say that just a loss of approximately 5% of a diabetic patient’s weight can result in improved glycemic control. Meet diet pill lorcaserin for diabetics for weight loss.

The Atkins diet approach--high protein and low carbohydrates--has been praised as an effective way to lose weight, but its numerous critics have noted the health hazards of this type of eating. Now a new study of nearly 44,000 women has found that those who regularly eat a high protein, low carbohydrate diet are at increased risk of heart disease and stroke compared with women who don't follow this Atkins diet approach

Earlier this year, Dr. Oz introduced Dr. Craig Primack of the Scottsdale Weight Loss Center who admitted to off-label prescribing a controversial weight loss drug combo that thus far has shown promise in aiding significant weight loss. This week, researchers will present at a major scientific meeting their latest results of a study testing this off-label prescribed weight loss drug combo on obese patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Researchers have been unraveling how epigenetic changes in the way genes express themselves leads to cancer in humans. Scientists at Oregon State University have traced the action of known cancer causing chemicals that come from cooking meat and how it affects cancer stem cells. They’ve also discovered that eating spinach could protect from colon cancer by protecting DNA that when altered, leads to cancerous cell growth.