by drebanks | Aug 14, 2009 | Nutrition, Obesity, Type-2 Diabetes, Women's Health
Many news reports recently have discussed the link between obesity and diabetes. The root of the connection between obesity and diabetes is insulin resistance. Insulin helps the body turn food into energy and is the body’s primary fat regulator. In the...
by drebanks | Aug 14, 2009 | Cancer, Heart Disease, Nutrition, Obesity, Youthful Aging
Risk Peaks with Early Life Obesity The dangers of obesity have been fairly well-publicized in a number of areas. Most people today are aware that obesity increases the risk of diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, sleep apnea, and more. What you may not realize is that...
by drebanks | Jul 11, 2009 | Dementia, Nutrition, Obesity, Uncategorized, Youthful Aging
Belly Fat is Toxic to your Brain as Well as Your Body I have previously reported on the association between belly fat (visceral fat) and the increased risk for insulin resistance, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, sleep apnea and premature...
by drebanks | Jun 21, 2009 | Exercise, Heart Disease, Men's Health, Nutrition, Obesity, Women's Health, Youthful Aging
Supervised Exercise and Nutrition Counseling was Key Results of the SYNERGIE trial reported at the 77th European Athersclerosis Society Congress in April 2008, showed the risk factor profile of high-risk, abdominally obese men with features of the metabolic syndrome...
by drebanks | Jun 21, 2009 | Heart Disease, Men's Health, Nutrition, Obesity, Women's Health, Youthful Aging
Abdominal Girth More Significant than BMI A report this year in the New England Journal of Medicine confirmed earlier findings that a higher body mass index (BMI) is significantly associated with mortaility. More importantly, a large European study found that the...
by drebanks | Jun 21, 2009 | Men's Health, Nutrition, Obesity, Women's Health
Fructose is the predominant sugar in fruit – an apple, for instance, is roughly 6% fructose, 4% sucrose and 1% glucose by weight – was considered healthy because it did not elevate blood sugar and had a low glycemic index. Although fructose enters the...