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Obesity A Factor In Accelerated Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Friday, February 24, 2006

"The increasing prevalence of childhood obesity may substantially account for the younger age at onset of type 1 diabetes observed in various populations."

Gut Hormone Changes Following Bariatric Surgery Explains Benefits

Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2006

After weight-loss surgery, a number of changes in gut hormone levels occur that may help explain the appetite reduction, weight loss, and improved glycemic control seen with these procedures

Pollution Increases Heart Attack Risk for Diabetics and the Overweight

Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2006

Obese individuals at risk of diabetes are in danger of cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks, when exposed to pollution from diesel exhaust or power plant emissions, says a University of Alberta researcher who is sounding the alarm in a study offering the first direct proof of that relationship

Free Radicals Implicated in Obesity Heart Risk

Posted: Thursday, February 09, 2006

Overweight people may have impaired blood flow that can increase their risk of heart disease. Partly to blame is an abundance of free radicals--naturally occurring compounds that damage cells and lead to disease.

Free Radicals Implicated in Obesity Heart Risk

Posted: Thursday, February 09, 2006

Overweight people may have impaired blood flow that can increase their risk of heart disease. Partly to blame is an abundance of free radicals--naturally occurring compounds that damage cells and lead to disease.

Obesity in Middle Age Raises Heart Disease and Diabetes Risk

Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006

Obesity in middle age - even without established cardiovascular disease risk factors such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels - greatly increases risk of hospitalization for and death from heart disease and diabetes in older age

Drinking Small Amounts of Alcohol Regularly Reduces Risk of Obesity

Posted: Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Results from a new study shows that consuming no more than a drink or two a few times a week reduces the risk of being obese.

Kidney Failure A Health Risk of Obesity

Posted: Monday, January 23, 2006

Compared with normal weight individuals, those who were overweight were nearly twice as likely to develop kidney failure, and the extremely obese were seven times more likely

Weight Loss Surgery Helps Prevent Diabetes

Posted: Monday, November 21, 2005

The long-lasting weight reduction achieved with laparoscopic gastric banding, a minimally invasive type of weight loss surgery, can help in the prevention and remission of type 2 diabetes and stave off High blood pressure, in obese patients

Proportion of Cancer Due to Obesity High: Study

Posted: Friday, November 11, 2005

In the United States, roughly 10% of all cancers -- more than 100,000 cases a year -- could be avoided if overweight and obesity did not exist "We can clearly conclude that adult overweight and obesity cause cancer,"