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Key To Treating Diabetes Is Making Muscles Burn Fat Better

Posted: Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Scientists have produced results that could silence the current debate about exactly how fat molecules clog up muscle cells, making them less responsive to insulin. The finding is an important milestone in understanding the mechanisms of obesity related insulin resistance, a precursor of Type 2 diabetes.

Free Public Exercise Programs Could Benefit Many Americans

Posted: Thursday, January 15, 2009

Numerous dangerous health conditions are a product of poor nutrition and exercise, but many individuals lack the motivation to change their ways and protect their health. Using a Brazilian model for free public exercise, researchers at Washington University of St. Louis, in conjunction with researchers in Brazil, have recently published a study suggesting that free public exercise programs in the United States could increase the activity levels and health of many individuals.

Cardiovascular Mortality Equally Likely for Diabetics as for CVD Patients

Posted: Thursday, January 08, 2009

Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) have been closely linked in several respects, but little solid quantification of the risk diabetes poses to cardiovascular mortality has been achieved. A recent study has made a profound discovery, that in the long-term, mortality due to cardiovascular events (heart attacks and strokes), is equally likely for diabetics with no previous cardiovascular disease history, as it is for individuals with known cardiovascular disease (and non-diabetic). The study was conducted solely on males, but the results are suspected to extend to both sexes.

Fatty Liver More Risky than Apple Shape

Posted: Friday, December 05, 2008

It's long been accepted that overweight individuals with higher proportions of fat in the gut, as apposed to the lower body, are more at risk for conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. A new study has found, however, that excess liver fat is the most indicative of future health risks, with outer fat proportions taking a back-seat in riskiness.

Physical Activity Helps Offset Genetic Risk for Obesity

Posted: Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Individuals who have a genetic mutation associated with high body mass index (BMI) may be able to offset their increased risk for obesity through physical activity, according to the results of a study.

Exercise Reduces Fat In Livers of Diabetics: Study

Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Regular moderate exercise helps people with diabetes to reduce fat in their livers, in turn potentially preventing liver failure and heart disease, said U.S. researchers.

New Gastrointestinal Treatment For Diabetes Using the EndoBarrier Liner

Posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2008

GI Dynamics announces data demonstrating immediate and sustained reduction in HbA1c in patients with type 2 diabetes using EndoBarrier® Gastrointestinal Liner. Compelling clinical data highlighted at first World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes show improved glycemic control and weight reduction in uncontrolled diabetics.

Normal Weight Obesity: A Real Health Risk

Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Normal weight obesity isn't an oxymoron. "The definition of obesity is having excess fat, not excess weight.

Novel Short-Term Weight-Loss Approach Works Long-Term

Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2008

A study by researchers from the Joslin Diabetes Center has shown for the first time that more than half of patients with type 2 diabetes who enrolled in a novel short-term weight management program were able to maintain the weight loss they achieved during the program on their own long-term. The focus was on weight loss and not as much on glucose control.

Community Awareness Programs Help Reduce Diabetic Risk

Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Type 2 diabetes may be up to 95% preventable, though often major dietary, physical, and even social lifestyle changes are needed to achieve this end. A recent study has found that individuals who participate in community-based awareness programs are at lower risk for developing the disease, perhaps illuminating a more palpable way of preventing this dangerous condition.