December 4, 2022
Category :Diabetes Research
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Recent studies reveal that people who pursue higher education are at a greater risk of developing a rare form of diabetes associated with autoimmunity.
The research showed that after testing 56,000 adults in Norway, those who went to college proved to be twice as likely to develop autoimmune diabetes, an adult form of diabetes very similar to type 1 diabetes.
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autoimmune diabetes, environmental factors, higher education, obesity, type 1 diabetes
March 4, 2022
Category :Diabetes Facts
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On televisions across the globe, soft drink commercials are plainly made to be irresistible. Yes, it is refreshing. Yes, it is thirst-quenching. Yes, it is tempting! What makes these television ads more inviting is that they don’t discriminate. Everyone is welcome to grab a can — whatever the gender, status, or age. Even children are encouraged to drink soft drinks, anytime, anywhere. » Continue Reading
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bone health, cola addiction, obesity, soft drinks
February 20, 2022
Category :Diabetes Research
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Obese individuals who underwent a surgical procedure for weight loss were more than five times more likely to see their diabetes resolved than people who relied on lifestyle modifications alone. An Australian study reported that weight-loss surgery using gastric banding can reverse type 2 diabetes in obese people.
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gastric banding surgery, obese, obesity, weight loss surgery
November 21, 2021
Category :Healthy Advocacy
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Filipino children today live in an age where things are going instant and processed, at the same time, digital and virtual. Today’s commercialism has influenced kids to rather stay indoors, take fast-food meals, junk food and sodas while watching their favorite show on TV or play computer games. » Continue Reading
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obesity, POPTFN, SEAALA
October 30, 2021
Category :Diabetes Research
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The Medical Journal of Australia indicates that almost 30% of 14-year-old Australian children fall within a group identified as being at future increased risk of cardiovascular and lifestyle diseases with features of metabolic syndrome; including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and stroke. » Continue Reading
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cardiovascular disease, obesity
March 3, 2021
Category :Diabetes Facts
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Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by abnormally high or low levels of sugar or glucose in the blood primarily due to absence or insufficient insulin produced by the pancreas to regulate blood glucose. The term diabetes mellitus was derived from an ancient Greek word diabainein which literarily means “siphon”. The term mellitus was added by Thomas Willis in 1675, to refer to the sweet urine of the patients as mel in latin means honey.
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blood glucose, diabetes mellitus, environmental factors, insulin resistance, obesity, risk factors, sedentary lifestyle
February 28, 2021
Category :Health Watch
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Obesity in silent killer around the globe because it is a cause of many diseases that in turn results to increasing mortality. Moreover, the younger generation are also becoming more health and figure conscious. Under these premises, anti obesity pills are prevalent in the market. These pills are essentially drugs which promise to reduce or control weight. Anti obesity pills are suppose to help people reduce weight or lose fat without the rigours and hard work of exercise and the struggle of controlling eating.
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dangerous side effects, obesity, orlistat, sibutramine, silent killer, weight reduction
February 22, 2020
Category :Health Watch
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DIETARY MEDICINES might do wonders for the waistline but in reality, all you ever really need is a “chill pill” to stay slim. That’s because chronic stress was found to be linked to obesity in an individual, according to a recently published study.
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extreme stress, metabolism, obesity, social stress, triglycerides
January 3, 2020
Category :Healthy News
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Recent studies showed the discovery of 30 genes that control the timing of puberty and body weight regulation in females.
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childhood obesity, Europe, obesity, weight
November 19, 2019
Category :Diabetes Research
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A recent study, aimed at knowing what factors during pregnancy could affect the risk of autism in children, has shown that diabetes, obesity, and fever could play a crucial and influential role in such occurrence.
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diabetes, flu, obesity, pregnancy