Fat Rats with Type 2 Diabetes – Conquer Obesity, Diabetes and Cancer at the Same Time?
Fat Rats with Type 2 Diabetes – Conquer Obesity, Diabetes and Cancer at the Same Time? – By-pass operations are known to have dramatic effects on weight control. Now CBS’s 60 Minutes reports the positive effects on reversing diabetes. Cancer also skews higher among the obese. Researchers are looking at the by-pass as a means to fend off cancer which kills 100,000 overweight people annually.
Diabetes Study Favors Surgery to Treat Obese
Diabetes Study Favors Surgery to Treat Obese-New York Times 1/23/08 reported that gastric banding surgery showed the added benefit of stopping diabetes.
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Obese as a Child Triples Risk of Heart Attack by Middle Age.
Dr. Glenn Gandleman report on studies that should keep kids trim and exercised.
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A Surprising Sign of Dementia
Being too thin in later years-especially for those who lose weight rapidly or who had been overweight-may well be an early sign of dementia
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Proposed Tax on Sugary Beverages Debated
The debate over a tax on sugary soft drinks — billed as a way to fight obesity and provide billions for health care reform — is starting to fizz over.
9/20/09 Proposed Tax on Sugary Beverages Debated, Social Snacking Next to a Size Zero
Proposed Tax on Sugary Beverages Debated : The debate over a tax on sugary soft drinks — billed as a way to fight obesity and provide billions for health care reform — is starting to fizz over. Social Snacking Next to a Size Zero: It is well established that we look to others for cues about how much food to eat. Break bread with a glutton, and you’ll most likely eat a big portion too. But a paper soon to be published in the Journal of Consumer Research explores the way that these choices are affected by the body type of the other person eating.
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Teach your Kids Healthy Habits Now!
Recent articles in the New England Journal of Medicine provide evidence that childhood obesity leads to heart disease.
http://www.healthcentral.com/high-blood-pressure/c/88/20775/kids
Hungry? This is your brain on food
Grumble. That’s the sound your belly makes to let you know it’s chow time. Ever wonder what triggered that hunger in the first place?
http://forecast.diabetes.org/magazine/features/hungry
9/6/09 Hungry Hormones and Easy Bruising
Hungry? This is your brain on food – Grumble. That’s the sound your belly makes to let you know it’s chow time. Ever wonder what triggered that hunger in the first place? Easy bruising: Common as you age – It’s common to experience easy bruising with increasing age, and most bruises go away without treatment. Still, easy bruising can sometimes be a sign of a more serious problem.
