What babies eat determines risk of obesity
August 31st, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) Baby rats which get normal levels of dietary fat right after birth, even though their mothers were fed high-fat diets, avoid obesity and related disorders as ... Read more...
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Apple compound may help burn fat, reduce obesity
June 21st, 2012 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 21 (IANS) A waxy compound found in apple peel may help reduce obesity and its associated health problems by increasing the amount of muscle and brown fat, two ... Read more...
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Weight loss lowers diabetics’ risk of heart attacks
May 4th, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 4 (IANS) If obese people with Type 2 diabetes lose even six kilos, it will reduce their arterial stiffness by 20 percent and also the risk of heart ... Read more...
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Aerobic exercise ‘may curb non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese’
April 14th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 14 (ANI): A new study has found that doing aerobic exercise regularly may slow the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese people with pre-diabetes.Walking on a treadmill for ... Read more...
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Drug prevents Type 2 diabetes in 70pc of high-risk individuals
March 24th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 24 (ANI): U.S. scientists have reported that a pill taken once a day in the morning prevented type 2 diabetes in more than 70 percent of individuals whose obesity, ethnicity ... Read more...
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Routine blood test may accurately identify pre-diabetics
January 7th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 07 (ANI): A new study has suggested that a simpler form of testing individuals with risk factors for diabetes could improve diabetes prevention efforts by substantially increasing the number of ... Read more...
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Almonds ‘could help prevent diabetes, heart disease’
December 30th, 2010 - 12:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 30 (ANI): A new study - conducted at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - has suggested that eating almonds could help prevent diabetes and heart disease.Scientists ... Read more...
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How toasts and croissants speed up ageing
November 24th, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 24 (ANI): The next time you eat that crispy toast in the breakfast, better think again, as scientists have suggested that these toasts could be fast-tracking ageing and chronic disease.Josephine ... Read more...
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People with diabetes up to 2-3 times higher risk of TB
September 7th, 2010 - 4:11 pm ICT by admin
By Bobby Ramakant - CNSPeople with diabetes are at a high risk of tuberculosis (TB). "There are several studies that have been done, there are systematic reviews that have been done which ... Read more...
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Does cinnamon beat heart disease, diabetes?
August 27th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 27 (IANS) Could cinnamon help prevent diabetes and heart disease?
A study indicates that a cinnamon-water solution contains anti-oxidants that can slash chances of getting either disease by up to ... Read more...
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Diabetes risk in kids ‘ups risk for weak bones’
August 17th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 17 (ANI): A new study has found that children who are at risk for diabetes before they reach puberty are also at risk for weak bones.The Medical College of Georgia ... Read more...
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Teens with type 2 diabetes have brain abnormalities
August 3rd, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 03 (ANI): Obese adolescents with type 2 diabetes have diminished cognitive performance and subtle abnormalities in the brain, a study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Centre has found."This is ... Read more...
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New finding paves way for easy, accurate test to detect pre-diabetes
July 9th, 2010 - 11:57 am ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): A new discovery could lead to a simple, routine test for detecting the subtle onset of diabetes, say scientists.Johns Hopkins scientists discovered a dramatic increase of an easy-to-detect ... Read more...
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Hemoglobin A1c test better indicator of diabetes risk
March 4th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 4 (ANI): A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has suggested that measurements of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) more accurately identify persons at risk ... Read more...
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New guidelines urge blood test that gives blood sugar average for diagnosis
December 30th, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 30 (ANI): A blood test, which gives a person's average blood glucose level over the previous 2-3 months, has now made it to the new official guidelines for diabetes screening ... Read more...
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95 percent Indians wake up late to diabetes (Nov 14 is World Diabetes Day)
November 13th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
By Richa Sharma
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) India is becoming the diabetes capital of the world with over 50 million people affected by the lifestyle disease that is all too often discovered ... Read more...
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Experts cast doubts on efficacy of Chinese herbal medicines in preventing diabetes
October 7th, 2009 - 1:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 7 (ANI): Although Chinese herbal medicines has been found effective in preventing type 2 diabetes, experts say more research is required to recommend their use.Scientists have cast doubts on the ... Read more...
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Retired footballers less likely to develop heart disease despite large bodies
October 1st, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 1 (ANI): In a study on a group of National Football League (NFL) alumni, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that professional ex-football players with large bodies are less ... Read more...
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Obese kids aged 12 showing early signs of heart disease: EU study
September 1st, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 1 (ANI): Overweight and obese kids as young as 12 are showing early signs of heart disease, warn Spanish researchers.During a study, scientists in Barcelona analysed 80 obese and overweight ... Read more...
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Exercise helps protect against type 2 diabetes - even in old age
August 16th, 2009 - 11:31 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 16 (ANI): Exercise increases the number and function of energy-making factories in muscle cells, which protects against development of type 2 diabetes, says a researcher.Diabetes specialist Nicolas Musi, M.D., associate ... Read more...
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Ingestion of sugar sends testosterone levels down
June 14th, 2009 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 14 (ANI): A new study has shown that post-meal surges in blood sugar can cut a man's level of circulating testosterone by about a quarter.According to study's researchers, the finding ... Read more...
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Why smoking increases risk of heart disease, strokes
June 12th, 2009 - 11:54 am ICT by ANI
Washington, June 12 (ANI): A new study has shed light on why smokers are at an increased of suffering heart disease and stroke.The research team from Charles Drew University of Medicine and ... Read more...
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Pre-diabetic condition increases heart disease risk for the elderly
March 4th, 2009 - 11:40 am ICT by ANI
Washington, March 4 (ANI): Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have warned that older adults who have impaired glucose tolerance, but are not considered diabetic, may be ... Read more...
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Pre-diabetes, an epidemic that Indians need to be concerned about
January 13th, 2009 - 11:25 am ICT by ANI
By Dr. Vikas Ahluwalia
New Delhi, Jan.13 (ANI): Pre-diabetes is a condition where blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be called diabetes. Pre-diabetes has been ... Read more...
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Dump the junk food, save your child from diabetes
November 16th, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) If your child asks you for some loose cash for eating at the school canteen or a pizza luncheon - consider not giving in, for his sake! ... Read more...
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Community-based exercise organizations can help prevent diabetes
September 10th, 2008 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 10 (ANI): A study conducted at the YMCA has shown that community-based exercise organizations can help in preventing diabetes.Previous studies, such as the national Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), ... Read more...
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Reliable test to spot pre-diabetes developed
September 2nd, 2008 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 2 (ANI): Amid rising concerns that the current number of about 170 million diabetics across the world may double up by 2030, researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore ... Read more...
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Molecular mechanism behind metabolic disorders identified
June 30th, 2008 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 30 (IANS) Researchers have identified a molecular mechanism in mice that explains why metabolic disorders like blood pressure and diabetes afflict humans. Many of the tens of million worldwide with ... Read more...
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Hearing loss twice as common among diabetics
June 17th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 17 (IANS) Hearing loss is nearly twice as common among diabetic adults than their healthy counterparts, according to a new study. Researchers stumbled on the phenomenon after analysing the results ... Read more...
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Test for pre-diabetic children said to be flawed
June 16th, 2008 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 16 (IANS) Obese children, facing a higher risk of pre-diabetes and Type-2 diabetes, might be undergoing a flawed screening test, according to a new study. The standard screening test for ... Read more...
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Guide to healthier living is now just a click away
November 14th, 2007 - 1:59 am ICT by admin
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