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We explain oral medications that can control your blood glucose levels, which is critical to managing type 2 diabetes.

“Tea could help you live longer”, say recent newspaper reports. We look behind the headlines and give our verdict on the research.

Just how good for you are the "healthy" snacks you see in stores? Try our delicious alternatives.

What time you eat - and even what time you stop eating - could be affecting your health. Senior Dietitian Victoria Taylor investigates.

New research suggests a link between eating eggs and an increased risk of heart disease and death. We look behind the headlines,

A small study has found that listening to classical music, like Mozart or Strauss, for 25 minutes could reduce your blood pressure. We look behind the headlines.

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King's College London | Dr Sarah Chapple

Dr Sarah Chapple and her colleagues at King’s College London are working out if a molecule called sulforaphane could protect mothers and babies from the harmful effects of maternal obesity and diabetes. Obesity increases the risk of gesta...

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University of Southampton | Professor Mark Hanson

Professor Mark Hanson and his team at the University of Southampton are studying how a mother’s diet and behaviour affects her child’s risk of heart and circulatory disease in the future. As part of the Southampton Women’s Survey, Profes...

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University of Oxford | Dr F Lucy Wright

Supervised by Dr Charles Foster, this PhD student is studying how lifestyle factors interact to influence the chances of developing heart and circulatory disease. Lifestyle factors, including physical activity, diet, smoking and alcohol ...

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University of Leeds | Professor Mark Kearney

According to data from 2016, type 2 diabetes affects more than three million people in the UK. The condition affects the health of our veins and arteries. This can lead to a range of problems, including leg ulcers, and it vastly increases a...