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New study helps explain links between sleep loss and diabetes

Written by | 27 Feb 2015

Lack of sleep can elevate levels of free fatty acids in the blood, accompanied by temporary pre-diabetic conditions in healthy young men, according to new research published.

Slow progress in tackling global obesity rates.

Written by | 20 Feb 2015

Global progress towards tackling obesity has been “unacceptably slow”, with only one in four countries implementing a policy on healthy eating up to 2010, according to a major… read more.

Insulin dosage for type 2 diabetes linked with increased death risk

Written by | 5 Jan 2015

In a report published today in the journal of Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, researchers from Cardiff University were also able to show a correlation between patients treated with a… read more.

Fat boys make less money when they grow up

Written by | 18 Dec 2014

World Health Matters – Sweden – by Gary Finnegan: Men who are obese as teenagers could grow up to earn up to 18% less than their peers of… read more.

Bariatric surgery appears to significantly lower the risk of type 2 diabetes

Written by | 28 Nov 2014

by Bruce Sylvester: Compared with standard care, bariatric surgery appears to lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by about 80% among obese persons, researchers reported on… read more.

Female baby boomers with asthma may need help

Written by | 28 Oct 2014

Asthma takes a backseat to other conditions with older women.  Women over the age of 65 face numerous barriers to good health: an increased risk for obesity, greater… read more.

Asthma and obesity, which came first?

Written by | 23 Oct 2014

Evidence suggests childhood obesity comes before asthma.  For years, doctors have known that there is a link between childhood obesity and asthma, but have found it difficult to… read more.

Gout increases diabetes risk, especially among women

Written by | 13 Oct 2014

by Bruce Sylvester: Gout is associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, researchers reported on Oct 2, 2014 in the British Medical Journal/BMJ. And the… read more.

Higher BMI associated with 10 common cancers

Written by | 24 Sep 2014

by Thomas R. Collins – After evaluating data on 5 million adults in the UK, researchers concluded that an increasing body mass index (BMI) raises the odds of… read more.

WTC Report 2014: Should we set limits on an acceptable BMI for transplantation?

Written by | 12 Sep 2014

By William Bernal, King’s College Hospital, London, UK.  Body mass index (BMI; weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared) is an important measurement for assessing perioperative… read more.

Obesity, large waist size risk factors for COPD

Written by | 22 Aug 2014

Obesity, especially excessive belly fat, is a risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) Excessive belly fat… read more.

BMI increases the risk of asthma in mid-childhood

Written by | 19 Aug 2014

Some of the increase in asthma risk toward the end of the 20th century could be attributed to the increase in body mass index (BMI) in mid-childhood, according… read more.

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