Obesity Does Not Protect Diabetics By GABE MIRKIN, M.D. This week, a study showed that people who have normal weight at the time of their diagnosis of diabetes are twice as likely to die over the next 10 to 30 years as those who are overweight at the time of diagnosis (Journal of the American [...]
Obesity health risk cause ‘found’ Scientists believe they may have uncovered a key reason why obese people have a raised risk of health complications such as type 2 diabetes. They blame a specific protein – pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) – which is secreted by fat cells. The Australian and US research on mice suggests blocking [...]
The Study was published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association. If you are taking a “statin”: “Lipitor”, “Zocor” etc. you should talk to your doctor. High Doses of Cholesterol Drugs Raise Risk of Diabetes, Researchers Find By Michelle Fay Cortez, from Bloomberg “People who take high doses of cholesterol-lowering drugs such as [...]
PRE-DIABETICS NEED NOT BECOME DIABETIC From Lancet People with “prediabetes” (a high risk state for overt type 2 diabetes) who experience a period of normal glucose regulation are 56% less likely to develop diabetes 5.7 years later, according to a new research article presented at the American Diabetes Association 72nd Scientific Sessions on Saturday 9 [...]
Americans are not only the fattest people on the planet, but they also are the sickest! This is not only my opinion, it is the opinion of the authors of a study entitled: Almost Half of US Adults Have Diabetes, Hypertension, or Hypercholesterolemia. It was published by the prestigious Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [...]
A group of Dutch medical scientists just reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that moderate intake of alcohol daily reduces the chances of becoming diabetic. The study covered over 35,600 thousand people. These people were of ages 20 to 70. The study lasted over ten years. This is obviously a serious study and [...]
Dr. Mirkin: Does Eating Fast Increase Diabetes Risk? A study from Lithuania found that those who eat their food very rapidly are 2.5 times more likely to develop diabetes than those who eat more slowly. Diabetics are also more likely to be overweight and have less schooling than non-diabetics. (International Congress of Endocrinology and European [...]
If you are related to a diabetic you will have a strong tendency to overeat and gain fat. A study by an Australian group in Sydney demonstrated that people who were not diabetic, but related to a diabetic, ate much more in terms of calories than their peers. And, these same people gained more weight. [...]
