Diabetes mellitus is an endocrine disease affecting approximately 7% of the US population. Diabetes is categorized into two classes: Type 1, or insulin dependent diabetes, and Type 2, or adult onset diabetes.
Type 1 Diabetes is a condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin, a hormone necessary for the metabolism of glucose. Type [...]
Tag Archives: obesity
November is American Diabetes Month!
November 2, 2009 – 10:42 am
Eat Less, Move More
August 31, 2009 – 8:57 am
Research has shown that portion control may be the most effective form of dieting when you take into account longevity and sustained weight loss and management. The reason, according to Dr. Everett Logue et al. in Obesity (http://www.nature.com/oby/journal/v12/n9/full/oby2004187a.html) may be that portion control is an easier behavioral target than planned exercise. Although increasing consumption of [...]
Watch your weight – for your brain’s sake
August 26, 2009 – 11:07 am
News related to obesity has recently been splattered all over the news, even more than usual in my opinion. The latest headline is that obese or overweight patients had significantly less brain matter than those whose weights were considered normal. The research article, “Brain Structure and Obesity,” resulted from a collaboration between the University of [...]
