Health News: [diabetes ]: Study: Obesity, diabetes big problems in South Texas

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Health News : diabetes - News from Yahoo !   Diabetes Discovery: Protein Pathway Points to Possible Treatment Sun, 25 Aug, 2013 11:49 AM PDT Scientists have discovered that one of the most diabolical proteins implicated in diabetes not only kills insulin-producing cells through one mechanism, but also damages the cells it doesn't kill through a second, novel mechanism. Continue reading

Health News : diabetes - News from other sources.   Study: Obesity, diabetes big problems in South Texas Sun, 25 Aug, 2013 12:21 PM PDT A new study says the biggest health threats in South Texas are obesity and diabetes. Continue reading Study: Obesity, diabetes big problems in S. Texas Sun, 25 Aug, 2013 11:30 AM PDT A new study says the biggest health threats in South Texas are obesity and diabetes. Continue reading Fat tax unlikely to address diabetes levels, says doctor Sun, 25 Aug, 2013 11:12 AM PDT A tax on fatty and sugary foods would do little to address the high prevalence of diabetes in Dubbo and western NSW, the Australian Diabetes Council says. Continue reading Key Protein Accelerates Diabetes in Two Ways Sun, 25 Aug, 2013 10:41 AM PDT The same protein tells beta cells in the pancreas to stop making insulin and then to self-destruct as diabetes worsens, according to a University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study published online today in the journal Nature Medicine. Continue reading BMI is a Weak Tool to Measure Obesity and Health Consequences for 1 in 5 Americans Sun, 25 Aug, 2013 10:20 AM PDT BMI May be All Wrong We've had it all pound into our heads that fat is bad and lean is good. Obesity is linked to heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and a host of other health problems. The Body Mass Index (BMI) is touted as the best method of determining whether someone is at the [...] Continue reading

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