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Stress Raises Diabetes Risk for Obese Black Women

Posted: Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Surge in anxiety-linked hormone worsens blood sugar level, researchers suggest and stress may play a key role in the development of Type 2 diabetes in obese black women, U.S. researchers say.

Abdominal Fat Linked to Low Vitamin D Intake

Posted: Saturday, March 14, 2009

Teens who consume more vitamin D tend to have lower abdominal fat, and a subsequently diminished risk in the development of future heart disease and diabetes. This recently published research suggests that teens need to be educated to the benefits of vitamin D, and increase their natural and supplemental exposure to it.

Lifestyle Program for Diabetics Improves Mind, Body and Wallet by 87%

Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Workers with diabetes and obesity improved their absenteeism and disability rate by as much as 87 percent with the help of a lifestyle intervention program administered by researchers at the University of Virginia Health System.

Obesity and Diabetes Triples Stroke Risk

Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2009

The record number of midlife strokes among women in the United States is a reflection of the epidemic of obesity and insulin-resistant diabetes, which also bring an increase in cardiac-disease risk, according to a new study.

Cancer More Deadly For People With Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Cancer, the world's No. 2 killer, is even more lethal for people with diabetes, U.S. researchers said last week. People with diabetes who get cancer are about 40 percent more likely to die in the years following the diagnosis than cancer patients who are not diabetics.

Forced Eating as a Child Could Lead to Future Over-Eating

Posted: Sunday, March 08, 2009

A common parental action is the encouragement, or even requirement, that their children finish all the food given to them at a meal. A recent Cornell University study has shown that this behaviour, while often well-intentioned, appears to hinder the development of the child's appetite control, which leads to over-eating outside the home.

Diabetics Can Choose Their Energy-Restricted Diets

Posted: Wednesday, March 04, 2009

For people with type 2 diabetes, diets high in either monounsaturated fatty acids or carbohydrates are good -- as long as the calories they contain are limited.

Obese and Diabetic Individuals Produce High Levels of Muscle Blocking Protein

Posted: Saturday, February 28, 2009

A recent study has found that there is an additional obstacle in obtaining good health for obese individuals, as well as type 2 diabetics, in that these conditions lead to the production of a certain protein that inhibits muscle growth. This troubling mechanism also appears to be a strong link between pre-diabetes and full-blown type 2 diabetes.

Medicare OKs Bariatric Surgery As Diabetes Treatment

Posted: Tuesday, February 24, 2009

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, announced last week a clarification in its policy for Medicare coverage of bariatric surgery as a treatment for certain beneficiaries with type 2, or non-insulin-dependent, diabetes.

Which Bariatric Surgery for Which Type 2 Patient? It Matters!

Posted: Tuesday, February 24, 2009

The 2 major types of bariatric procedures for obese patients — bypass surgery and restrictive surgery — have different effects on gut hormone secretion, and thus on insulin secretion and sensitivity. These effects should be considered when choosing a surgical approach for severely obese patients with type 2 diabetes and when managing their diabetes postsurgery.