A new study says that the growing prevalence of obesity in children could mean higher obesity rates as adults and a higher future burden of diabetes and heart disease.
Writing in the journal Childhood Obesity‚ Drs. Megan Moriarty–Kelsey and Stephen Daniels of the University of Colorado School of Medicine report that obese children could already have early signs of hypertension‚ high cholesterol‚ and insulin resistance. The researchers’ (more…)
Breast–feeding for less than one month has been linked to an increased risk for type 2 diabetes in a study reported in the American Journal of Medicine.
The study looked at the associations between duration‚ exclusivity, and consistency of lactation with the risk for type 2 diabetes in a cohort of 2‚233 women‚ aged 40 to 78 years. Researchers controlled for age‚ parity‚ race‚ education‚ hysterectomy‚ physical activity‚ (more…)
By Amanda Gardner
HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) — A drug widely used to treat high blood sugar in type 2 diabetics may hold some promise in the prevention of tobacco-induced lung cancer, according to extremely preliminary findings in a mouse study.
In the September issue of Cancer Prevention Research , researchers report that metformin was associated with a substantial (more…)
A new study has found that older people with type 2 diabetes who also have high blood pressure‚ gait and balance problems‚ or consider their health to be poor may also be at higher risk for cognitive problems.
The study authors examined 13 variables that potentially affect cognition‚ including grip strength‚ blood pressure‚ involvement in physical activities‚ social engagement‚ gait and balance‚ and a subjective measure of (more…)
Physical activity can help reduce the risk of obesity even for those with a genetic predisposition toward being overweight‚ scientists write in PLoS Medicine.
A team of British researchers looked at 20‚430 people to examine the effects of 12 genetic variants associated with a higher risk of obesity. Researchers calculated each subject’s genetic predisposition score‚ which ranged from 0 to 24‚ based on the number of obesity–related (more…)