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Fat Cell Hormone Increases Metabolism And Causes Weight Loss

Posted: Thursday, April 29, 2004

Adiponectin rapidly decreases blood glucose and lipids, while burning fat, beneficial in the treatment of diabetes and heart disease associated with obesity.

In contrast to leptin, a related hormone, adiponectin can cause weight loss by raising metabolic rate while not affecting appetite. This finding may have future implications in understanding and treating obesity and metabolic disorders like diabetes,

ERI Patents Treatments For Insulin Resistance In Diabetes Accompanying Obesity

Posted: Thursday, April 22, 2004

Type II diabetes occurs when the body becomes resistant to insulin, preventing it from storing glucose. Because melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) causes the pancreas to secrete glucagon, MSH must be present for type II diabetes to develop. The new process,is for treatment of diabetes by administering an antagonist of MSH.

Previous treatments for type II diabetes have focused on altering the amount of glucose in the bloodstream Brennan and Hochgeschwender instead focused on regulating insulin resistance in genetically engineered mice by manipulating the amount of MSH in the bloodstream.

Relationship Between Obesity-Associated Diabetes And Heart Disease Pinpointed

Posted: Saturday, April 10, 2004

A major link between obesity and insulin resistance is a high level of free fatty acids, which cause insulin resistance and seem to simultaneously set off inflammation, which can be the missing link to heart disease.

Obesity Takes 8 Years Off Diabetics' Life Expectancy

Posted: Wednesday, March 31, 2004

Eighty percent of people are overweight when they are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes so this research is very worrying. The researchers found that the average age of death for type 2 subjects with a BMI of 35 or greater was 70 years old, while the average for those with a BMI of 20-24 was 78 years old.

Waist Circumference, Not BMI, Explains Obesity-Related Health Risk

Posted: Wednesday, March 10, 2004

When WC and BMI were used as continuous variables in the same regression model, WC alone was a significant predictor of comorbidity.

Leptin, The Answer to America's Obese Problem??

Posted: Thursday, February 19, 2004

New study found that leptin gene therapy caused a 26% loss of body weight. Increasing leptin, a protein involved in regulating body weight, in laboratory animals transforms fat-storing cells into unique fat-burning cells, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas report. They speculate that these findings could provide "a quick and safe solution" to the obesity problem in humans.

Could Obesity Be All In The Mind?

Posted: Monday, February 09, 2004

Scientists at the Universities of Edinburgh and Newcastle-upon-Tyne are about to embark on one of the biggest studies of its kind into the role the brain plays in making people fat. The theory behind it is that many people fail to lose weight, not because they cannot stop eating, but because the brain will not let them do so.

Short Moms and Fat Dads Equals Diabetes for a Generation

Posted: Tuesday, January 06, 2004

A short mom and a fat dad are more likely to produce underweight babies who turn in to overweight adults with increased risk for diabetes.

Diseases Linked to Obesity and Insulin Resistance: Obesity: Building A Program For Success

Posted: Saturday, December 27, 2003

Incentives need to be built into each patients program individually and something they can relate to. Part of the challenge in tackling this recidivistic clientele is overcoming boredom. Try doing this by offering varied menu choices when making suggestions.

Study Finds Diabetes Increase Among College-Age People

Posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2003

While diabetes was once rare for people less than 50 years old, a recent study has found the disease affects more young people. Researchers have found a 70 percent increase in obesity of people ages 18 to 29 over the last decade, a major factor in the diabetes increase among young people. Tuncer says college students are at risk because alcohol use, weight gain and physical inactivity all contribute to obesity and diabetes.