Tag: obesity epidemic

With all of the attention given our society's obesity epidemic and the associated increase in Type 2 diabetes, we must not forget that there also is an alarming rise in Type 1 diabetes and its complications, especially in young children. Improved methods of treatment are desperately needed. Diabetes is the general term applied to the body's ...

Canadian Inuit are not protected from the health consequences of obesity, contrary to previous knowledge, and their diabetes levels are similar to those in the general population, according to an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Comprehensive data for Canadian Inuit are lacking, but diabetes rates among Inuit in Alaska and Greenland have been increasing ...

An economist is warning a "tsunami" of diabetes cases is threatening New Zealand and action needs to be taken now before hospitals are overwhelmed. More than 200,000 Kiwis have diabetes but that number is expected to grow to 500,000 by 2036. Geoff Simmons told TV ONE's Breakfast the increase will put more pressure on health services. "The problem ...

By Kathleen Doheny WebMD Health News Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD April 28, 2011 -- Adults with arthritis are more likely than those without arthritis to be obese, according to a new government study. ''The frequency of obesity is 54% higher among people with arthritis compared to those without,'' says Jennifer Hootman, PhD, an epidemiologist with the CDC. She ...

By Jennifer Warner WebMD Health News April 26, 2011 -- Limited access to healthy foods in most U.S. states may be making it more difficult to instill healthy eating habits in children and may be fueling the childhood obesity epidemic. A new CDC report shows 32 states and the District of Columbia scored at or below the national ...

MUMBAI (AFP) Indian housewife Sujata Budarapu was shocked when she was told that her two sons were on the verge of developing Type 2 diabetes. “It had never even occurred to me that this could happen. I had heard that outside India this happens to other people’s kids but I never thought it would happen to ...

When Sylvania resident Tom Pfau was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes during a routine doctor’s checkup more than eight years ago, he met the disease face-to-face and decided he would do what he could to maintain the upper hand. "Being diagnosed with a disease that will require care and monitoring for the rest of your life ...

FRIDAY, April 15 (HealthDay News) -- Losing weight can help reduce your risk of cancer if you're overweight or obese, but not all diet plans are effective in lowering that risk, an expert says. Diets that help protect against cancer are those that encourage long-term changes in eating habits and also provide a variety of options ...

By Adam Brimelow Health Correspondent, BBC News The UK's first large-scale study on the impact of weight-loss surgery has reported a large reduction in type 2 diabetes and other health problems. The National Bariatric Surgery Registry said type 2 diabetes fell by 50% and on average patients lost nearly 60% of their excess weight a year after ...

Babies born to obese moms appear to have an increased risk of dying before birth, at delivery, and during their first year of life, according to a new study. [...]