Normally sedentary breast cancer survivors who completed an exercise program reduced the levels of insulin in their blood, revealing a likely link between physical activity and better outcomes, researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston reported at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago.
Increased body mass index (BMI) and other components of metabolic syndrome have been linked to a number of urologic disorders, including erectile and voiding dysfunction.
Metabolic syndrome is characterized by a number of conditions, including elevated blood pressure, excess body fat around the waist and insulin resistance.
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been shown to reduce many cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, but many women have stopped using HRT due to reports from the Women?s Health Initiative that HRT may increase the risk of breast cancer and heart disease.
Using the same database that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention uses to confirm the rise in obesity rates, researchers have concluded that 100 percent juice is not associated with young children being overweight or at risk for becoming overweight.
A new study examining the overall and gender-related effects of laparoscopic gastric banding surgery (LGBS) on insulin resistance, body composition, and metabolic risk markers six months after surgery has found significant improvements in insulin resistance. The improvements occurred despite continuing obesity.
Chronic depression or depression that worsens over time may cause diabetes in older adults, according to new Northwestern University research. This is the first national study to suggest that depression alone — and not lifestyle factors like being overweight ?can trigger Type 2 diabetes in adults 65 and older, a population with a high prevalence of diabetes and depression.
Childhood obesity is increasing among the general population in Canada, but the statistics are even more alarming among First Nations, Inuit and M?tis children.
Childhood obesity is increasing among the general population in Canada, but the statistics are even more alarming among First Nations, Inuit and M?tis children.
New findings support emerging research that increased intake of calcium and low-fat dairy products may lead to lower abdominal fat tissue?or adiposity?at least in young adult white males, according to research funded by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and cooperators.