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March 4, 2013

News for diabetes health professionals

Diabetes in Focus

Weight-loss surgery in obese diabetes patients cuts mortality risk
Bariatric surgery was associated with a 25% reduction in mortality risk in obese type 2 diabetes patients, a diabetes expert said at the ADA's Advanced Postgraduate Course. Dr. John Bantle, professor of medicine and director of the division of endocrinology and diabetes at the University of Minnesota, recommended laparoscopic gastric bypass, saying some forms of surgery do not show high efficacy and others may pose health risks. InternalMedicineNews.com (free registration) (3/1)

Eating walnuts might lower women's risk of diabetes, study says
Consuming two or more 29-gram servings of walnuts each week might reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes onset in women by 15%, after adjusting for BMI, according to a study in The Journal of Nutrition. Diabetes.co.uk (U.K.) (3/1)

Nutrition & Wellness

Parenting classes may help target childhood obesity risk factors
Children of parents who took specialized parenting classes consumed fewer sweets and sugary drinks and had less television screen time than those whose parents did not participate in such classes, a study indicated. However, the researchers found no differences in physical activity or BMI among the groups. The results were published in the journal Pediatrics. DailyRx.com (3/3)

Emotional eating makes it difficult to keep weight in check
A survey by the Consumer Reports National Research Center revealed participants who followed any of 13 diet plans could lose weight, with an average weight loss of 18 pounds in men and 15 pounds in women. However, emotional eating appeared to be a big hurdle in keeping the pounds off, researchers said. The results appear in Consumer Reports magazine and online. Ventura County Star (Calif.) (free registration) (3/2)

Practice Update

EHR incentive payments reach $11.78B
CMS announced it has released $11.78 billion in Medicaid, Medicare and Medicare Advantage EHR incentives from 2011 through January of this year. The agency said almost $7.9 billion went to hospitals, while eligible doctors and other health care professionals received $3.7 billion. Modern Healthcare (subscription required) (2/28)

Study suggests lower-income patients left out of HIT advances
A survey of more than 400 patients in low-income areas showed 78% of respondents want to communicate electronically with their physicians, but only 17% are able to interact with providers via e-mail, researchers wrote in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. "Lower-income patients from a wide variety of backgrounds want to be part of the health information technology revolution," said Dr. Adam Schickedanz. "The question is whether they will be afforded the opportunities to take part in the same way as their middle- and higher-income peers." U.S. News & World Report/HealthDay News (3/1)

Trends & Technology

First lady launches "Let's Move Active Schools"
First lady Michelle Obama on Thursday launched a public-private partnership that builds on her "Let's Move" campaign and provides financial help to schools for programs that improve student fitness. The "Let's Move Active Schools" initiative includes grants to schools from the Education Department, with Nike, GENYOUth Foundation, ChildObesity180, Kaiser Permanente and the General Mills Foundation pledging funding and other resources. Yahoo/The Associated Press (2/28)

Healthy-foods bill moves forward in Iowa Legislature
An Iowa Senate subcommittee has endorsed a bill to require food-service vendors in state buildings, public universities and community colleges to cook healthier meals and to post menus that display nutrition facts such as calories, fat and sodium. The measure also would require the state to contract with food vendors that follow American Heart Association and Agriculture Department dietary guidelines and to give preference to those purchasing from local growers. Omaha World-Herald (Neb.)/The Associated Press (3/1)

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