Artificial Sweeteners Linked to Two-Fold Increase in Diabetes

People who use artificial sweeteners are heavier, more likely to have diabetes, and more likely to be insulin-resistant compared with nonusers.

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Can you sleep your way to thin?

A study of nurses has found that those who sleep the most are thinner than those who get less shut-eye. Researchers say that lack of sleep affects hormones that are linked to metabolism and hunger. The study found that those who were short sleepers had a body mass index that was almost 4 points higher than those who were long sleepers. Previous research has also suggested that those who get less than seven hours of... read more

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Gastric Bypass surgery: Pros and Cons

Gastric bypass surgery is growing more popular every year as America's obesity epidemic tips the scales. Even the elderly, and people with health problems are turning to this surgical solution to obesity.

It is a surgery that saves lives. But some also warn there can be life-changing drawbacks.

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Chemicals Increasingly Linked to Obesity

Obesity has become a national epidemic and it is increasingly creeping into the youngest of our population. In fact, an alarming new study reports that 1 in 5 American 4-year-olds is obese, up 300% since the 1980s, and many more are considered seriously overweight. This epidemic has compelled many to predict that our children will be the first generation to have a shorter lifespan than their parents. What's going on?

Popular opinion says that poor... read more

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Extra Pounds in Mid-Life Affect Later Mobility Seniors who lose weight still at risk from previous obesity

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Meet Ranae Whitmore: “Heartgirl” Who Transformed Her Life

I get a lot of email questions about weight loss and diets. I thought you all might enjoy this interview with an inspirational lady who fought her obesity -- and won!

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Weight Control With Diabetes

A recently-released Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology Clinical Management Module entitled "Lifestyle and Behavior Modification in the Management of Obesity," by Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH and Leslie G. Womble, PhD, has important implications for diabetes treatment. New information supports the significant benefits of incorporating physical activity, behavior and use of medication into the treatment of obesity.

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Key Unlocks Obesity/Diabetes Link

Blocking Inflammation Pathway May Keep Obesity From Causing Diabetes
By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health NewsReviewed by Louise Chang, MDNov. 6, 2007 -- Obesity leads to insulin resistance and diabetes, but not if a key inflammatory pathway is blocked, mouse studies show.

Abdominal obesity is a key risk factor for type 2 diabetes. As people gain more and more belly fat, they become more and more resistant to insulin. Their bodies have to... read more

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Study Explains How Exercise Improves Insulin Sensitivity

Mice that overexpress a protein that normally increases in muscle after exercise have improved glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity and do not become obese even after eating a high-fat diet, according to a study published online March 5 in Endocrinology.

Yasuhide Fukatsu, from Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan, and colleagues analyzed changes in gene expression in the skeletal muscle of mice in response to exercise. After finding a twofold to threefold increase... read more

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Obesity and Diabetes: The Link and the Solution

By Kyle McClure

The Link

In 2006, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) held a conference addressing the link between obesity and type 2 diabetes-due to the rising numbers of both in the United States. And as recently as the summer of 2008, Congress heard testimony from the American Diabetes Association on the same topic. Public Health officials will tell you that separately, obesity and diabetes are crises, and together, they're a... read more

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