Aug
19
Mayo Clinic researchers found that healthy young people who put on as little as 9 pounds of fat, specifically in the abdomen, are at risk for developing endothelial cell dysfunction. Endothelial cells line the blood vessels and control the ability of the vessels to expand and contract…
Aug
17
Birth Control Pill Equally Effective For Women Regardless Of Their Weight
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The first study to compare the effectiveness of the birth control pill in women with marked weight differences has found that the pill works equally well in women with obesity and thinner women…
Jul
17
Children In Good Shape Have Better Appetite Control And Energy Expenditure
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Adolescents of ages between 12 and 17, with a good physical condition and regular physical activity present increased levels of insulin and leptin, which are hormones involved in the development of diabetes, appetite control and energy expenditure. This was the conclusion drawn from a study recently conducted at the Department of Physiology of the University of Granada…
Jun
29
New Diabetes Drug Acts Independently Of Insulin, Improves Blood Glucose Control And Lowers Bodyweight
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A new drug for type 2 diabetes-dapagliflozin-acts independently of insulin, improves blood sugar control, and lowers bodyweight. The drug could thus be considered as a new therapeutic option for diabetes patients who have inadequate blood sugar control with the first line drug metformin, and also for early-stage and late-stage diabetes…
Jun
3
Research Reveals Protein Can Help Teens Reduce Calorie Consumption And Control Weight
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According to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association, nearly one in three American children are overweight or obese, which increases their risk for developing obesity-related chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and cancer…
Apr
16
UnitedHealth Group Launches Innovative Alliance Providing Free Access To Programs That Help Prevent And Control Diabetes And Obesity
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UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) is launching the Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance, a partnership with YMCA of the USA and Walgreens to help prevent and control diabetes, pre-diabetes and obesity…
Apr
15
UnitedHealth Partners With Walgreens And YMCA To Control Diabetes
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The New York Times: “The UnitedHealth Group, one of the nation’s largest health insurers, is teaming up with the Y.M.C.A. and retail pharmacies to try a new approach to one of the nation’s most serious and expensive medical problems: Type 2 Diabetes. Rather than simply continuing to pay ever-higher medical claims to care for its diabetic customers, UnitedHealth is paying the Y.M.C.A…
Feb
25
Obesity In Girls Triggered By Stress Hormone, Depression
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Depression raises stress hormone levels in adolescent boys and girls but may lead to obesity only in girls, according to researchers. Early treatment of depression could help reduce stress and control obesity - a major health issue. “This is the first time cortisol reactivity has been identified as a mediator between depressed mood and obesity in girls,” said Elizabeth J…
Feb
11
Type-2 diabetes, an increasingly common complication of obesity, is associated with poor impulse control. Researchers writing in BioMed Central’s open access journal BioPsychoSocial Medicine suggest that neurological changes result in this inability to resist temptation, which may in turn exacerbate diabetes…
Jan
27
Leptin-Based Pill To Control Hunger In Development At Universite De Montreal
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A Université de Montréal research team is developing a pill composed of leptin, the protein that tells our brain to stop eating. “Mice deprived of leptin will not stop eating. They become so big they have trouble moving around,” says Moïse Bendayan, a pathology professor at the Université de Montréal Faculty of Medicine who has studied the leptin protein extensively…