TOP 100 WEIGHT LOSS SITES
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| New Screening Tool To Help Identify Patients With Prediabetes Analyzing data on 4,045 adults aged 20 to 64 years without diagnosed diabetes, researchers developed a clinical tool to assess the likelihood of fasting glucose impairment (a condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal) with the aim of identifying people who might have prediabetes or undiagnosed diabetes. medicalnewstoday.com |
The Endocrine Society Holds Capitol Hill Briefing On Latest Obesity Research And Treatment Advances The Endocrine Society and U.S. House Representative Carolyn McCarthy (NY) hosted a briefing in Washington, DC to discuss how the nation can utilize new research and treatment advances to improve the public's ability to understand, treat and cure obesity. According to a 2008 JAMA study, 16.3 percent of children and adolescents aged 2-19 years are obese and almost one third are at risk for obesity. medicalnewstoday.com |
During Pregnancy Obese Women Should Not Gain Weight, Study Suggests For years, doctors and other health-care providers have managed pregnant patients according to guidelines issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). In 1986, ACOG stated, "Regardless of how much women weigh before they become pregnant, gaining between 26-35 pounds during pregnancy can improve the outcome of pregnancy and reduce their chances of having the pregnancy end in fetal death. medicalnewstoday.com |
New Ways To Combat Diabetes And Obesity Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes, is increasing at an alarming state with more than 180 million people affected worldwide. With the rising incidence of obesity, a major risk factor for the onset of type 2 diabetes, this metabolic disorder represents a major health concern. A group from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, now shows that there may exist new ways to fight these disorders. medicalnewstoday.com |
Study To Examine Effects Of Minimal Weight Gain During Pregnancy For Obese Women An upcoming four-year trial called the Healthy Moms study will attempt to keep obese women from gaining any weight during their pregnancies to determine whether restricting weight gain can improve pregnancy outcomes, the New York Times reports. According to the Times, one-fifth of pregnant women in the U.S. are obese... medicalnewstoday.com |