Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), particularly carbonated soft drinks, may be a key contributor to the epidemic of overweight and obesity, by virtue of these beverages’ high added sugar content, low satiety, and incomplete compensation for total energy. Whether an association exists b...

Among 20 leading global risk factors for years of life lost in 2040, reference forecasts point to three metabolic risks-high blood pressure, high BMI, and high fasting plasma glucose-as being the top risk variables. Building upon these and other risk factors, the concept of metabolic health is attra...

Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic that poses substantial health problems for both individuals and society. However, a proportion of obese individuals might not be at an increased risk for metabolic complications of obesity and, therefore, their phenotype can be referred to as metabolically hea...

Background Inflammation is considered a key mechanism leading to type 2 diabetes, but dietary exposures that lead to inflammation and diabetes are largely unknown. Objective Our objective was to investigate the relation between a dietary pattern associated with biomarkers of inflammation and ...

Type 2 diabetes is a heterogeneous disease involving multiple behavioral, metabolic, and genetic factors. The occurrence of diabetes is characterized by progressive deterioration of glucose tolerance, but not all individuals in the intermediate states of glucose intolerance progress to a diagnosis o...