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Vitamin D supplementation lags among people who may need it most

  • January 24, 2013
  • Health disparities, Health Policy, Nutrition, Uncategorized
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By Janet Byron, Senior Communications Specialist, Kaiser Permanente Division of Research Many adult members of Kaiser Permanente Northern California who are at high risk for vitamin D insufficiency are not getting it from dietary supplements, according to a recent survey…

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South Asian At The Beach

Pacific Islanders, South Asians and Filipinos Have Higher Rates of Diabetes Than All Other Ethnic Groups

  • November 13, 2012
  • Diabetes, Health disparities, Insulin Resistance, Uncategorized
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Rates of diagnosed diabetes are much higher among some Asian subgroups than is apparent when aggregating all Asians as a whole, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research and the University of California,…

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Jenna Burton

Cycling for health: Division staffer on diabetes study founds East Bay group for African-American cyclists

  • August 12, 2011
  • Diabetes, Health disparities, Insulin Resistance
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Jenna Burton, a research associate for the Division of Research on a gestational diabetes study, founded a bicycling group for East Bay African-Americans called Red Bike & Green. Her family history of diabetes has spurred her to pursue a healthy…

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Steve Sidney, MD, MPH, Collecting Data From Participant During Treadmill Test

Breaking the mold: CARDIA changes cardiovascular disease research

  • January 25, 2011
  • Aging, Cardiovascular, Health disparities, Obesity
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Until the 1980s, all that was known about the leading cause of death among Americans — cardiovascular disease — had been learned by studying middle-aged white men. But a study begun in 1985 with participants ranging in age from 18…

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Three Women Walking

Language barriers linked to worse diabetes control

  • January 21, 2011
  • Diabetes, Health disparities, Insulin Resistance
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When patients cannot talk with doctors about diabetes in their own language, even when interpreter services are available, poorer diabetes outcomes may be the result. These were the findings of a recent study by researchers at the Division of Research…

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