Adding cinnamon to hot farina cereal was shown to significantly reduce blood glucose levels in healthy normal-weight and obese adults.

Another study underscoring the importance of the sunshine vitamin has found that low vitamin D levels in obese children could be a precursor to the development of type 2 diabetes.

Low-carb, higher-fat diets add no arterial health risks to obese people seeking to lose weight.

Latest government statistics indicate nearly 70% of American adults and almost 32% of the country's school-age children and adolescents are either overweight or obese, and manufacturers have new tools at their disposal to help consumers combat this issue.