http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Diabetes-essentials-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 05:23:08 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/c-section-doubles-childhood-obesity-risk-101696-1.htm Babies born by caesarean section are at an increased risk of becoming obese than those delivered naturally, finds a research. Caesarean section delivery has already been linked to an increased risk of subsequent childhood asthma and allergic rhinitis, and around one in three babies born in the US is delivered this way. The authors base their findings on 1255 mother and child pairs, who attended eight outpatient maternity services in eastern Massachusetts, USA between 1999 and 2002. The ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/c-section-doubles-childhood-obesity-risk-101696-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/severity-of-sleep-apnea-could-predict-diabetes-101686-1.htm New research adds more evidence to the severity of sleep disordered breathing and nocturnal hypoxemia which may help predict both glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). "Because people with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) are often overweight or obese it has been difficult to interpret earlier studies of the relationship between sleep disordered breathing and metabolic disorders," said Brian Kent, MBBCh, research fellow at St. Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/severity-of-sleep-apnea-could-predict-diabetes-101686-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/occurrence-of-kidney-stones-doubles-in-wake-of-obesity-outbreak-study-101669-1.htm According to a study by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and RAND, the number of Americans suffering from kidney stones between 2007 and 2010 nearly doubled since 1994. "While we expected the prevalence of kidney stones to increase, the size of the increase was surprising," says Charles D. Scales, Jr., MD, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinical Scholar in the departments of urology and medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/occurrence-of-kidney-stones-doubles-in-wake-of-obesity-outbreak-study-101669-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Health-Dads-Healthy-Kids-A-Weight-Loss-Model-to-Avoid-Obesity-for-Healthy-Lifestyle-101592-1.htm Australian researchers attempted to identify behavioral mediators of weight loss among fathers who took part in the b'Healthy Dad Healthy Kid' study and to assess the efficacy of an interventional program targeting obese men and children. /bObesity is a universal problem, but it seems to affect more men than women, because the former are more reluctant to seek advice, or enroll in clinical trials, for weight-related issues. As a result there have been very limited attempts at developing and ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Health-Dads-Healthy-Kids-A-Weight-Loss-Model-to-Avoid-Obesity-for-Healthy-Lifestyle-101592-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/bariatric-surgery-can-lower-blood-sugar-levels-101591-1.htm An experimental bariatric surgery can help control blood sugar levels in diabetics, say scientists. A team researchers at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute led by Dr. Tony Lam and Dr. Danna Breen, a post- doctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Lam, used a rat model to study novel nutrient-sensing signals in the jejunum, located in the middle of the intestine. Dr. Lam and his team demonstrated that duodenal-jejunal bypass surgery activates novel nutrient-sensing signals in ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/bariatric-surgery-can-lower-blood-sugar-levels-101591-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/researchers-discover-target-for-diabetes-drug-101590-1.htm Apolipoprotein A-IV could be used as a potential target for diabetes, suggest researchers. Patrick Tso, PhD, professor in the UC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, has revealed that apolipoprotein A-IV (apoA-IV) is secreted by the small intestine in response to fat absorption. It has been found that ApoA-IV has the ability to reduce blood sugar levels and enhance insulin secretion. Previous studies have found ApoA-IV to be elevated in humans following gastric bypass-coinciding ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/researchers-discover-target-for-diabetes-drug-101590-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/diabetes-cases-could-rise-by-64-percent-in-the-us-by-2025-101569-1.htm Health experts in United States have warned that the spread of type II diabetes could see a huge spike in the next 13 years with more than 53 million Americans likely to be diagnosed with the condition by 2025. The Diabetes 2025 Model for the U.S. projects a continuous and dramatic increase in the diabetes epidemic and makes it possible to estimate the potential effects of society-wide changes in lifestyle and healthcare delivery systems. The model was developed by William Rowley, MD and ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/diabetes-cases-could-rise-by-64-percent-in-the-us-by-2025-101569-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/cut-rate-paper-based-diabetes-test-apt-for-developing-countries-101548-1.htm Type 2 diabetes epidemics breeds in rural India, China and other areas of the world where poverty restricts the gaining health care, scientists are reporting development of a low cost and user-friendly urine test ideally apt for such areas. The report describing the paper-based device, which also could be adapted for the diagnosis and monitoring of other conditions and the environment, appears in ACS' journal iAnalytical Chemistry/i. Jan Lankelma and colleagues point out that monitoring glucose levels is important....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/cut-rate-paper-based-diabetes-test-apt-for-developing-countries-101548-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/drug-free-intervention-to-prevent-obesity-and-diabetes-possible-via-salk-study-101508-1.htm People should not jump to the conclusion that eating lots of unhealthy food is alright as long as we fast, Hatori cautioned. "What we showed is under daily fasting the body can fight unhealthy food to a significant extent," she says. "But there are bound to be limits." Obesity is a major health challenge in many developed countries, reaching global pandemic proportions. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one-third of American adults and 17 percent of youth are obese....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/drug-free-intervention-to-prevent-obesity-and-diabetes-possible-via-salk-study-101508-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/adults-obesity-management-pointers-to-primary-care-physicians-101430-1.htm Handling adult obesity is demanding to primary care physicians, however a new review published in iCMAJ/i (iCanadian Medical Association Journal/i) intends to present an evidence-based approach to counsel people to help them shed weight and maintain weight loss. "Even though evidence suggests that patients are considerably more likely to lose weight when they are advised to do so by their primary care physicians, most patients who are clinically obese do not receive weight-loss counselling in primary care," writes Dr....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/adults-obesity-management-pointers-to-primary-care-physicians-101430-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/school-based-screening-program-for-diabetes-101375-1.htm Union health ministry has initiated a school-based screening program for diabetes in six districts, says Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Azad said that several studies have contributed to overwhelming evidence that indicates the increase in diabetes among children and adolescents. The health ministry has initiated a school-based screening programme for diabetes on pilot basis in six districts - Nainital (Uttarakhand), Theni (Tamil Nadu), Nellore ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/school-based-screening-program-for-diabetes-101375-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/battle-against-childhood-obesity-with-sports-us-101371-1.htm Olympic authorities and sports organisations in the United States are inducting participation of about 1.7 million children in Olympic sports, in an attempt to fight childhood obesity. US First Lady Michelle Obama made the announcement Monday with two dozen Olympic and Paralympic athletes. She brought about the new plan through her "Let's Move" initiative, partnering with the US Olympic Committee, the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), US Paralympics and several national sports governing ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/battle-against-childhood-obesity-with-sports-us-101371-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/prevent-disturbing-results-of-diabetes-in-15-key-steps-101360-1.htm Adopting a string of simple health steps could be a key to evading potentially grave consequences of diabetes, aver experts. The fresh advice came as part of a damning report warning that the country has drifted into a "state of crisis" in which fewer than half of sufferers get the minimum care they need. The state of the nation 2012 report by Diabetes UK has highlighted 15 key checks, essential to staving off devastating and sometimes deadly consequences of the condition, the Daily Express reported....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/prevent-disturbing-results-of-diabetes-in-15-key-steps-101360-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/scientists-discover-unexpected-source-of-diabetic-neuropathy-pain-clue-to-new-therapy-101352-1.htm Scientists have come closer to finding new therapeutic strategy for diabetic neuropathy pain that continues to mysteriously agonize those suffering from diabetes. Nearly half of all diabetics suffer from neuropathic pain, an intractable, agonizing and still mysterious companion of the disease. Now Yale researchers have identified an unexpected source of the pain and a potential target to alleviate it. A team of researchers from Yale and the West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center describes ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/scientists-discover-unexpected-source-of-diabetic-neuropathy-pain-clue-to-new-therapy-101352-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/sensitivity-of-brain-circuit-different-in-women-with-anorexia-and-obesity-101338-1.htm The sensitivity of reward circuit in the brains of women plays an important role in diet problems in women with the circuit being sensitized in women with anorexia and desensitized in women who are obese, a new study by a University of Colorado School of Medicine researcher reveals. Guido Frank, MD, assistant professor director of the Developmental Brain Research Program at the CU School of Medicine and his colleagues used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine brain activity in 63 women who were either anorexic or obese....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/sensitivity-of-brain-circuit-different-in-women-with-anorexia-and-obesity-101338-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/risk-of-gestational-diabetes-high-in-pregnant-women-who-are-obese-101328-1.htm A new study to be presented at the Australian and New Zealand College of Anesthetists conference in Perth reveals that pregnant women who are obese have a higher risk of suffering from gestational diabetes and end up needing caesarean section deliveries. The study included a survey of 370 pregnant Australian women who were classified as extremely morbidly obese with a body mass index of more than 50 and body weight of over 140kgs. The researchers found that more than 38 percent of the group had ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/risk-of-gestational-diabetes-high-in-pregnant-women-who-are-obese-101328-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/positive-clinical-study-results-from-automated-insulin-dosage-titration-system-101233-1.htm DIGS' potential to perk up blood glucose control for insulin-using patients with type 2 or type 1 diabetes revealed by freshly published results from a clinical study of the Diabetes Insulin Guidance System (DIGS), under development by Hygieia, Inc. DIGS automatically adjusted insulin dosage based on each individual's reported blood glucose results. Over the 12-week intervention period of the study, investigators observed: ulliOut of a total of 1,734 individual dosage adjustments, the study ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/positive-clinical-study-results-from-automated-insulin-dosage-titration-system-101233-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/sleeping-alone-increases-risk-of-obesity-in-kids-101179-1.htm A new study has found that kids who have a high risk of being obese manage to reduce their chances of becoming overweight when they reach their teens or adulthood if they sleep with their parents rather than sleeping alone. The study was conducted by researchers at the Copenhagen University in Denmark and was presented at the European Congress on Obesity annual meet held from May 9 to May 11 in Lyon France. The researchers observed the sleeping habits of 625 children aged between 2 to 6 years ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/sleeping-alone-increases-risk-of-obesity-in-kids-101179-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/relationship-between-asthma-and-obesity-101158-1.htm Mary Helen et al conducted a study to determine the association of asthma and obesity in children of different race and ethnicity. A population based cross sectional study was done to measure height-weight and their medical records were studied to find out the occurrence of asthma in adolescents and children in the Kaiser Permanente Southern California integrated health plan from 2007 to 2009. About 681,122 respondents aged between 6-19 years were enrolled in the study. It ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/relationship-between-asthma-and-obesity-101158-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/distinctive-physiology-means-to-diagnose-and-treat-diabetes-in-asian-populations-101129-1.htm While the diabetes epidemic spreads globally, there is mounting concern for Asian American populations, who are virtually twice as likely to develop diabetes, particularly type II diabetes. Compounding the problem, many of the standard ways to detect diabetes fail in people of Asian descent. "The medical profession needs to be aware of and address the unique characteristics of this population," said George L. King, M.D., Chief Scientific Officer at Joslin Diabetes Center and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS)....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/distinctive-physiology-means-to-diagnose-and-treat-diabetes-in-asian-populations-101129-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/type-2-diabetes-and-sleep-disturbances-101120-1.htm Diabetes is a fast increasing lifestyle metabolic disorder. Adequate sleep is important for proper functioning of the body. The rampant deprivation of sleep can lead to a slew of health ailments. Human sleep occurs in the form of bcircadian cycle/b. A bcircadian rhythm/b implies to a 24-hours physiological cycle that determines the sleep and waking pattern of living beings. Diabetes type 2 affects the normal bsleep-wake cycle/b however not much is known about the exact mechanism causing it....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/type-2-diabetes-and-sleep-disturbances-101120-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/obesity-prevention-program-for-girls-not-associated-with-significant-difference-in-bmi-report-101107-1.htm According to a report published Online First by iArchives of Pediatrics (and) Adolescent Medicine/i, a JAMA Network publication, an Australian school-based obesity prevention program for adolescent girls was not associated with statistically significant differences in body mass index (BMI) and other body composition measures, however the small changes may be related to clinically important health outcomes. The study is part of the Nutrition and the Health of Children and Adolescents theme issue....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/obesity-prevention-program-for-girls-not-associated-with-significant-difference-in-bmi-report-101107-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-links-pre-pregnancy-obesity-and-lower-child-test-scores-101087-1.htm Kids born to women who are obese before they become pregnant are at an increased risk of having lower cognitive function, reveals study. In a large observational study, prepregnancy obesity was associated, on average, with a three-point drop in reading scores and a two-point reduction in math scores on a commonly used test of children's cognitive function. Previous research has suggested that a woman's prepregnancy obesity can have a negative effect on fetal organs, such as the heart, liver and pancreas....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-links-pre-pregnancy-obesity-and-lower-child-test-scores-101087-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/eating-fast-could-up-diabetes-risk-101084-1.htm People who eat fast are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, say researchers. This could be because eating very quickly encourages weight gain, which can trigger the illness. Scientists in Lithuania presented their finding at the International Congress of Endocrinology and European Congress of Endocrinology in Florence, Italy, the Daily Mail reported. They looked at 702 people, including 234 who had just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. They all filled in a detailed questionnaire ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/eating-fast-could-up-diabetes-risk-101084-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-us-obesity-rate-to-hit-42-percent-by-2030-101028-1.htm A recent study states that forty-two percent of the US population could be obese by 2030. In real numbers, the increase would mean about 32 million more obese people, said the forecast led by researchers at Duke University in North Carolina and published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. An adult with a body mass index of 30 or higher is considered obese, such as a person who is 5'9" (1.75 meters tall) and weighs over 203 pounds (92 kilograms), according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-us-obesity-rate-to-hit-42-percent-by-2030-101028-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/diabetes-drug-could-treat-blindness-101026-1.htm Diabetes drug metformin could help reduce the effects of uveitis, an inflammation of the tissues just below the outer surface of the eyeball. Uveitis causes 10 to 15 percent of all cases of blindness in the United States, and is responsible for an even higher proportion of blindness globally. The only treatment now available for the disorder is steroid therapy, which has serious side effects and cannot be used long-term. "Uveitis has various causes - the most common are infectious diseases ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/diabetes-drug-could-treat-blindness-101026-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/diabetic-retinopathy-research-could-reduce-screening-costs-say-researchers-101003-1.htm It would be safe and cost-effective to screen people with type 2 diabetes who have not yet developed diabetic retinopathy, say researchers. The research is supported by funding from the National Institute for Health Research Peninsula Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (NIHR PenCLAHRC). It is published today (00:01hrs BST Monday 7th May 2012) on-line in iDiabetes Care/i. Diabetic retinopathy is a common complication of diabetes. It occurs when high ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/diabetic-retinopathy-research-could-reduce-screening-costs-say-researchers-101003-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-candidate-for-treating-visceral-obesity-identified-100990-1.htm Brown fat helps treat obesity, say researchers. By manipulating the metabolic pathways in the body responsible for converting vitamin A-or retinol-into retinoic acid, Plutzky and his colleagues have essentially made white fat take on characteristics of brown fat. Their findings put medical science a step closer in the race to develop novel anti-obesity therapies. The study will be published online on May 6, 2012 in iNature Medicine/i. Retinoids, which are molecules derived from ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-candidate-for-treating-visceral-obesity-identified-100990-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-who-growth-curves-no-better-than-cdc-growth-curves-in-determining-obesity-100955-1.htm A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal has revealed that the World Health Organization's (WHO) growth curves provide no additional benefit in determining overweight and obesity in Canadian children compared to the currently used Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth curves. The CDC and WHO growth curves are used widely around the world, but they have different definitions of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents and result in different prevalence rates....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-who-growth-curves-no-better-than-cdc-growth-curves-in-determining-obesity-100955-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/rural-doctors-in-china-to-get-diabetes-training-100946-1.htm China will train about 8,000 doctors to prevent and treat diabetes among rural population, which covers about 279 counties in nine provinces, the Chinese Diabetes Society (CDS) under the Chinese Medical Association said. The year-long program will allow doctors to receive both face-to-face and remote online training in the provinces of Jiangsu, Hebei, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shandong and Henan, the CDS said. A CDS survey indicated that China has more than 40 million ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/rural-doctors-in-china-to-get-diabetes-training-100946-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/low-levels-of-testosterone-increase-diabetes-risk-in-men-100926-1.htm Researchers at Edinburgh University have discovered a link between testosterone and diabetes with low levels of the hormone increasing the risk of diabetes among men. The researchers revealed that low levels of testosterone were linked with an increased resistance to insulin, a hormone which controls blood sugar levels. People who had low levels of the hormone were also at a greater risk of becoming obese, one of the major risk factors of diabetes. The researchers conducted the test in a group ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/low-levels-of-testosterone-increase-diabetes-risk-in-men-100926-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/relevance-of-benchmarks-among-cabg-patients-receiving-insulin-infusions-debated-100919-1.htm When perioperative continuous insulin infusion protocols are implemented, achieving Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) benchmarks for glycemic control may be irrelevant in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. This is the finding in a new research undertaken by cardiothoracic surgeons and endocrinologists from Boston Medical Center (BMC). These findings will be presented at the Annual meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery on May 1 in San Francisco, CA....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/relevance-of-benchmarks-among-cabg-patients-receiving-insulin-infusions-debated-100919-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/research-sheds-light-on-insulin-resistance-inflammation-and-a-muscle-saving-protein-100918-1.htm Obesity has played an important role in type 2 diabetes reaching epidemic proportions around the world. But while it's well-known that obesity is the most common cause of insulin resistance - the primary metabolic abnormality in type 2 diabetes - researchers have only recently begun to effectively parse the underlying, complicated relationships between lipids (fats and related molecules essential to cell structure and function) and chronic tissue inflammation (a key cause of obesity-induced insulin resistance)....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/research-sheds-light-on-insulin-resistance-inflammation-and-a-muscle-saving-protein-100918-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/its-a-family-affair-childhood-obesity-100895-1.htm Doctors agree that there is an acute need for more effective treatments since nearly one-third of American children are being overweight or obese. According to many weight management programs, the dropout rate can be as high as 73 percent, and even in successful programs, the benefits are usually short term. Although family-based approaches to pediatric obesity are considered the gold standard of treatment, theories of the family and how it functions have not been incorporated into effective ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/its-a-family-affair-childhood-obesity-100895-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/protective-blood-factors-against-type-2-diabetes-identified-100875-1.htm Levels of certain proteins found in blood are associated with a reduced risk for developing type 2 diabetes, say Albert Einstein College of Medicine researchers. These proteins are part of what is called the IGF axis. This axis was named for insulin-like growth factor-1, (IGF-1), so called because it has biological effects similar to those of insulin (the hormone that regulates blood glucose levels) but has a greater effect on cell growth than insulin. The researchers also looked at levels ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/protective-blood-factors-against-type-2-diabetes-identified-100875-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/hike-in-obesity-risk-due-to-familiarity-with-tv-fast-food-ads-100753-1.htm According to a new study, adolescents and young adults are more likely to be overweight, if they are familiar with fast-food restaurant advertising on television. Previous research has shown that watching TV is associated with obesity. "We know that children and adolescents are highly exposed to fast-food restaurant advertising, particularly on television. This study links obesity in young people to familiarity with this advertising, suggesting that youth who are aware of and receptive to ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/hike-in-obesity-risk-due-to-familiarity-with-tv-fast-food-ads-100753-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/longer-sleep-can-turn-off-obesity-genes-study-100749-1.htm Longer sleep hours suppresses genetic factors that lead to weight gain. The study looked at 1,088 pairs of twins and found that sleeping less than seven hours a night was associated with both increased BMI and greater genetic influences on BMI. Previous research has shown that genetic influences include things like glucose metabolism, energy use, fatty acid storage and satiety. In this study, the heritability of BMI was twice as high for the short sleepers than for twins who slept longer than nine hours a night....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/longer-sleep-can-turn-off-obesity-genes-study-100749-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/combination-therapy-best-way-to-control-diabetes-in-children-100734-1.htm Researchers at University of Colorado have revealed that using a combination of two drugs instead of just one could be an effective way of keeping the blood sugar levels within normal range in children. The researchers said that combining metformin with Avandia, or rosiglitazone, could be more effective in reducing blood sugar levels compared to using metformin alone. However researchers added that they do not recommend using Avandia as it has been linked to increased risk of heart attacks. Around ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/combination-therapy-best-way-to-control-diabetes-in-children-100734-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/genetic-pathway-associated-with-heart-can-be-used-to-treat-obesity-and-diabetes-100726-1.htm Manipulating a genetic pathway associated with heart could help provide more effective strategies in treating obesity, diabetes and heart disease, a new study conducted by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center reveals. Obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes affect tens of millions of people in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Using mice fed a high-fat diet, researchers found that manipulating a heart-specific genetic pathway prevents obesity ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/genetic-pathway-associated-with-heart-can-be-used-to-treat-obesity-and-diabetes-100726-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/rigging-heart-specific-gene-pathway-perhaps-aids-in-treating-obesity-diabetes-100721-1.htm Premiering a demonstration by scientists of a heart that can regulate energy balance throughout the body, a result that may lead to effective treatments for obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Using mice fed a high-fat diet, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found that manipulating a heart-specific genetic pathway prevents obesity and protects against harmful blood-sugar changes associated with type 2 diabetes. "Obesity, diabetes, and coronary artery disease are major causes ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/rigging-heart-specific-gene-pathway-perhaps-aids-in-treating-obesity-diabetes-100721-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/obesity-epidemic-aggravating-rheumatoid-arthritis-with-women-mayo-clinic-100712-1.htm Obesity and the excruciating rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disorder is each becoming more general, provoking a valid question: Could one be influencing the other? For women, it appears there is a link, Mayo Clinic researchers say. They studied hundreds of patients and found a history of obesity puts women at significant risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. Their findings are published online in the American College of Rheumatology journal iArthritis Care (and) Research/i. In rheumatoid ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/obesity-epidemic-aggravating-rheumatoid-arthritis-with-women-mayo-clinic-100712-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/group-education-may-not-help-diabetes-patients-100618-1.htm A study published on bmj.com says that the benefits of a group education program for people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes are not sustained over the long term. Type 2 diabetes is a serious and progressive condition. In the long term, it can lead to complications such as blindness, kidney failure, and amputation, and it is well recognised that people with diabetes need to take personal responsibility for managing their symptoms. In the UK, the Diabetes National Service Framework and ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/group-education-may-not-help-diabetes-patients-100618-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/metabolic-switch-that-may-help-diabetes-treatment-identified-100579-1.htm Extensive research has shown that humans are built to hunger for fat. They are known for packing it on during times of feast and burning it during periods of famine. But when deluged by foods rich in fat and sugar, the modern waistline often far exceeds the need to store energy for lean times, and the result has been an epidemic of diabetes, heart disease and other obesity-related problems. Now, scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified the linchpin of fat ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/metabolic-switch-that-may-help-diabetes-treatment-identified-100579-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/no-association-between-potato-consumption-and-obesity-diabetes-100551-1.htm Consumption of white potatoes is not associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes, shows research. Previous studies examining the association between potato consumption and disease states have failed to consider demographic factors that could potentially confound the relationships such as age, gender, race/ethnicity, and education."One of the purposes of this study was that we hypothesized demographic factors - particularly socioeconomic status - might be associated with both potato consumption and the prevalence of obesity and diabetes....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/no-association-between-potato-consumption-and-obesity-diabetes-100551-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-drug-use-obesity-spreading-from-rich-worlds-young-to-teenagers-in-poorer-countries-100521-1.htm A probe published on Wednesday in The Lancet reveals obesity, boozing and other lifestyle risks facing teenagers in the rich world are spreading fast to young people in poorer countries. "The high-income world has been grappling with a rising tide of risks for non-communicable diseases, including the problems of obesity, physical inactivity, alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use," it said. "That tide is now overwhelming many low and middle-income countries who have yet to bring in measures ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/alcohol-drug-use-obesity-spreading-from-rich-worlds-young-to-teenagers-in-poorer-countries-100521-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/school-climate-and-childhood-obesity-100518-1.htm Negative emotional climate in the classroom makes children less active and more likely to overeat, shows study. To help address this important question and understand better the factors related to childhood obesity, researchers at Oklahoma State University and the University of Arkansas studied 1139 first-graders in 29 rural schools where obesity risk is especially high. Specifically, they tested their hypothesis that obese and overweight children are more disliked than their classmates....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/school-climate-and-childhood-obesity-100518-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/parents-knowledge-of-diet-choice-does-not-prevent-child-obesity-100493-1.htm While parents of healthy and overweight preschoolers are usually mindful of dietary risk factors that aggravate childhood obesity, it's still inadequate to effect meaningful weight change, claims a new study. According to the study, conducted by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and All Children's Hospital in Florida n 150 families of preschoolers, paediatricians should help parents with specific and tailored guidance on how to apply their knowledge in daily practice. The study also illuminates ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/parents-knowledge-of-diet-choice-does-not-prevent-child-obesity-100493-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/people-on-hemodialysis-with-pancreatic-diabetes-die-earlier-than-those-with-type-2-diabetes-austrian-study-100432-1.htm Hemodialysis is resorted to when the kidney function of filtering the blood and producing urine goes down below 10 to 15 percent or when the kidney does not function at all (called the end-stage renal disease or ESRD). This is a therapy where the blood is removed from the body and filtered through an 'artificial kidney' (a machine that helps to purify the blood) and then the 'purified' blood is returned to the body. The therapy helps in bremoving waste products/b and extra fluid, and maintains balance ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/people-on-hemodialysis-with-pancreatic-diabetes-die-earlier-than-those-with-type-2-diabetes-austrian-study-100432-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/obesity-campaigners-point-out-irony-behind-mcdonalds-olympics-promotional-strategy-100401-1.htm London Olympics has been attracting criticism for its choice of sponsors in recent weeks and now obesity campaigners are critical of McDonald's promotional strategy of handing out free exercise toys with its Happy Meals which has long been viewed as junk food. The restaurant hopes children will use the toys - two stepometers, a bat and ball, a shuttle run counter and a relay baton - to keep track of how much exercise they are doing and then log their "activity points" online, the Independent reports....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/obesity-campaigners-point-out-irony-behind-mcdonalds-olympics-promotional-strategy-100401-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/weekend-snooze-help-reduce-obesity-risk-in-kids-100385-1.htm Researchers have found weekend snooze crucial for children which they claim could help reduce the risk of obesity. A team of researchers in South Korea who studied children aged 10 and 11 found that those who slept in on Saturdays and Sundays were 33 per cent less likely to have a weight problem. They believe a weekend snooze could help the school-age children to catch up on the sleep they miss out on during a busy week. In the process, it helps to regulate calorie intake by reducing ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/weekend-snooze-help-reduce-obesity-risk-in-kids-100385-1.htm