The Pritikin Program Was Found To Control Diabetes and Hypertension And, For Many, Eliminate the Need For Drugs
Roberts, C.K. and Barnard, R.J. Effect of diet and exercise on chronic disease. J Appl Physiol 98:3-30, 2005.

High-Fat, High-Sugar Diet Induced Insulin Resistance; Low-Fat, Unrefined Carbohydrate Diet Did Not
Youngren, J.F., J.Paik and R.J. Barnard. Impaired insulin receptor autophosphorylation is an early defect in fat-fed, insulin-resistant rats. J. Appl. Physiol. 91:2240-2247,2001

Both Aerobic and Resistance Exercise Help Control Type 2 Diabetes and Reduce Risk For Macrovascular Complications
Barnard, R.J. American College of Sports Medicine Position Stand on Exercise and Type 2 Diabetes, AJMS 2 (6):364-367,2000

Regular Exercise Enhanced Glucose Transport Via Increased Nitric Oxide
Roberts, C.K., R.J. Barnard, S.H. Scheck and T. W. Balon, Exercise-stimulated glucose transport in skeletal muscle is nitric oxide dependent. Am J Physiol 273:E220-E225,1997

Switching From a High-Fat Refined Carbohydrate Diet To a Low-Fat Unrefined Carbohydrate Diet Reversed Insulin Resistance, Decreasing the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Barnard, R.J., J.F. Youngren and S.H. Scheck, Reversibility of diet-induced skeletal muscle insulin resistance. Diabetes Res, 32:213-221,1997

High-Fat, Refined Carbohydrate Diet, Not Aging, Caused Insulin Resistance
Barnard, R.J., J.F. Youngren and D.A. Martin, Diet, not aging, causes skeletal muscle insulin resistance. Gerontology, 41:205-211,1995

Muscle Glucose Transport Was Fully Stimulated By Exercise
Youngren, J.F. and R.J. Baranard, Effects of acute and chronic exercise on skeletal muscle glucose transport in aged rats. J Appl Physiol, 78,1750-1756,1995

The Pritikin Program Was Found To Control Type 2 Diabetes. 71% Of Subjects Taking Oral Drugs and 39% Taking Insulin Were Able To Discontinue Their Medications. Of Those Not Taking Medication, 76% Reduced Their Fasting Glucose Levels To Normal Levels.
Barnard, R.J., T. Jung and S.B. Inkeles, Diet and exercise in the treatment of NIDDM - the need for early emphasis. Diabetes Care, 17:1469-1472,1994

Severe Diabetes Was Found To Adversely Affect Growing Bone
Hou. J. C-H., R.F. Zernicke, and R.J. Barnard. Effects of severe diabetes on immature rat femoral neck. J Orthop Res, 11: 263-271, 1993.

Control of Diabetes May Promote Bone Health
Li, K.C., R. F. Zernicke, R.J. Barnard, A.F.X. Li, P. Campbell. Effects of mild diabetes on immature cortical bone. Clin Biomech, 8:49-51,1993

The Pritikin Program Was Found To Control Hyperinsulenemia and Related Atherosclerotic Risk Factors, Including High Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels
Barnard, R.J., E.J. Ugianskis, D.A. Martin, S.B. Inkeles. Role of diet and exercise in the managment of hyperinsulenemia and related atherosclerotic risk factors. Am J Cardiol, 69:440-444,1992.

This Study Examined the Effects of Aging On Insulin Responsiveness
Barnard, R.J., L.O. Lawani, D.A. Martin, J.F. Youngren, R. Singh, S.H. Scheck. Effects of maturation and aging on the skeletal muscle glucose transport system. Am J Physiol, 262:E619-E626, 1992

The Pritikin Program Was Found To Control Diabetes and Hypertension and, For Many, Eliminate the Need For Drugs
Barnard, R.J., E.J. Ugianskis, D.A. Martin. The effect of an intensive diet and exercise program on patients with NIDDM and hypertension. J Cardioresp Rehab, 12:194-201, 1992