Authentic and innovative dishes from south of the border.

The best way to drop pounds (along with exercise, of course) is by reducing the number of calories you consume—regardless of where they come from.

Mice fed a high-fat diet and exposed to polluted air became more insulin resistant—a characteristic of type 2 diabetes.

Saliva may someday join blood as a body fluid of choice for monitoring type 2 diabetes.

Seniors caught in Medicare part D’s “doughnut hole” cut their use of prescription drugs by 14 percent. And that's not a good thing.

It’s hard to stay motivated to work out, but a study finds that a simple mental exercise can really get women moving.

Shedding pounds makes people with type 2 diabetes not only healthier but happier.

Fast food may have a bad rep for its weak nutritional content, but a study says that other restaurant fare deserves a smackdown, too.

A problem for your heart may be having too little potassium in your body in relation to the amount of salt. 

Women have a harder time saying no to edible pleasures than men do, according to a study.

Older people who move to places like Florida may have the right idea—for their hearts.

Gaining too much weight during pregnancy may contribute to mothers becoming obese and can endanger their babies.

Some researchers want to boost HDL levels using a different tool: synthetic HDL.

The savory treat works as an appetizer or part of a main meal.

Why settle for store-bought when you can make your own salsa?

Fish is a tasty and healthy alternative to beef.

The baked dish is delicious—and packed with fiber.

Authentic and innovative dishes from south of the border.

A guide to making tea part of your healthy diet.

"[Your recipes] are of tremendous help and inspiration in keeping my diet from becoming boring." —Margaret Pelletier, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Here’s the plan: I will learn to ride a bike and train to ride in the June 14 Tour de Cure. 

The risk of poorly controlled blood glucose outweighs concerns about newer therapies.

There is no such thing as the “average” person with diabetes.

When I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 13, I thought my diabetes affected no one but me. I never stopped to consider what it felt like for my parents. Now that I'm a parent, I know what my parents felt that day I was diagnosed.

A medication that increases dopamine activity in the brain has received Food and Drug Administration approval as a treatment for type 2 diabetes.