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Article: "Why underweight babies become obese: Study says disrupted hypothalamus is to blame"

It seems improbable that a baby born underweight would be prone to obesity, but it is well documented that these children tend to put on weight in youth if they’re allowed free access to calories. Now, researchers believe they understand… Read More

Article: "Beating obesity"

By Adrian Rogers

Surgery helped Barb Beck shed hundreds of pounds, find new life. Barb Beck wrote a list of 1,703 things she couldn’t do – things she “lost,” she said – because she was too fat. They were measures of obesity’s toll… Read More

Article: "Hungary to punish diabetics if they don't stick to diet"

By Agence France-Presse

Diabetics who fail to stick to their diet will be deprived of more modern treatments under a government decree aimed at cutting health spending. Diabetics undergo a blood test on average every three months and those who score high levels… Read More

Article: "Weight-loss surgery may stem diabetes in some"

By Dr. Charles Morton

Diabetes is the seventh-leading cause of death in the United States, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts that by 2050, people who have diabetes will comprise a third of the nation’s population. Right now, 1 in 12… Read More

Article: "The Y Takes On Diabetes"

By Jennifer Corbett Dooren

By using YMCAs, an insurer hopes to launch a coordinated attack against the disease. A new health program being rolled out at YMCAs across the country shows the potential for a community-based organization to deliver a nationwide health-care intervention. The… Read More

Article: "Secret to weight loss isn’t through fad diets or pills, study shows"

What’s the best way to lose weight? A new study says it’s a combination of more exercise, eating less fatty foods and joining a weight loss program. What doesn’t work? Popular fad diets, liquid diets, and weight loss pills. Contrary… Read More

Article: "Women who conceive while dieting put child at risk of obesity, study says"

MANCHESTER, England –  Women who conceive while dieting put their child at risk of obesity or diabetes in later life, UK scientists suggested. Researchers from the University of Manchester in northern England came to the conclusion after studying sheep —… Read More

Article: "Surge in pre-diabetes underscores importance of diet and healthy weight"

Much is reported about the rise in diabetes, a serious disease afflicting an estimated 26 million Americans.  Even more alarming however is the sharp increase in adults with prediabetes. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the… Read More

Article: “Diabetics urged to steer clear of high fat diet”

For some time, it has been suggested that this diet aids weight loss and controls blood sugar levels, however, the Warwick research has uncovered that high fat intake encourages a rise in the amount of blood endotoxins which are bacterial… Read More

Article: “Men who treat their diabetes with insulin face higher risk of heart disease”

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have conducted a study showing a link between diabetes and heart risks in men. According to the study, men who used insulin to treat their Type 2 diabetes and who did not have… Read More