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Weight Loss Alleviates Sleep Apnea in Obese Men

Posted: Sunday, January 03, 2010

Dramatic weight loss proves to be an effective method for improving moderate-to-severe sleep apnea in obese men, with the greatest benefits seen in men with severe sleep apnea, according to a study.

Discovery of New Gene Called Brd2 that Regulates Obesity and Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

The chance discovery of a genetic mutation that makes mice enormously fat but protects them from diabetes has given researchers at Boston University School of Medicine, MA, new insights into the cellular mechanisms that link obesity to Type 2 diabetes.

Glycemic Index Education Leads to Better Diabetes Control

Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

Nine weeks of education about the glycemic index in foods is enough to encourage adults with Type 2 diabetes to adopt better dietary habits that result in improvements to their health, recent research suggests.

Sugar Substitutes Increase Release of GLP-1

Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

Combining artificial sweeteners with the real thing boosts the stomach's secretion of a hormone that makes people feel full and helps control blood sugar, new research shows.

Eating Out Too Often Can Increase Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009

Those who ate two meals per week of fried chicken were at 68 percent increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, compared to those who ate none.

World Summit on Bariatric Surgery Defines New Guidelines

Posted: Sunday, December 06, 2009

Consensus statement recognizes the legitimacy of surgery as a dedicated treatment for Type 2 diabetes in carefully selected patients. Diabetes surgery summit consensus lays foundation for new field of medicine.

Diabetes Cases to Double and Costs to Triple by 2034

Posted: Sunday, December 06, 2009

If obesity rates just remain stable, in the next 25 years, the number of Americans living with diabetes will nearly double, increasing from 23.7 million in 2009 to 44.1 million in 2034. Over the same period, spending on diabetes will triple, rising from $113 billion to $336 billion, even with no increase in the prevalence of obesity.

Diabetes Patients Show Alarming Increase in Morbid Obesity: 1 in 5

Posted: Sunday, December 06, 2009

A Loyola University Health System study has found that one out of five Type 2 diabetes patients is morbidly obese -- approximately 100 pounds or more overweight.

What Makes Obese People Develop Diabetes?

Posted: Sunday, December 06, 2009

Many people who are overweight or obese develop insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes at some stage in their lives. A European research team has now discovered that obese people have large amounts of the molecule CXCL5, produced by certain cells in fatty tissue.

Highest Rates of Obesity, Diabetes in the South, Appalachia, and some Tribal Lands

Posted: Monday, November 30, 2009

Wide sections of the Southeast, Appalachia, and some tribal lands in the West and Northern Plains have the nationŒs highest rates of obesity and diabetes, according to estimates released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What are the percentages in your neighborhood?