Sentences with phrase «american diabetes and obesity»

Remember, if you don't want your child to become yet another American diabetes and obesity statistic, it is imperative that you gradually switch your family to a «Whole Foods Diet».

In addition, researchers at the American Diabetes and Obesity Center of Excellence found that blocking myostatin raises the body's sensitivity to leptin, the satiety hormone, which helps curb hunger more efficiently in terms of a reduced - calorie diet.

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According to Baleka, the average life expectancy for a long - haul truck driver in the U.S. is 61 to 64 years (10 to 15 years less than the average American male); truck drivers have the highest rate of obesity of any occupation in the U.S. (86 % are overweight, 69 % are obese); they have one of the highest rates of metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes; in some years they have had the highest number of fatalities of any occupation, making trucking one of the most dangerous and unhealthy occupations in the U.S.

Also, Recent research published in April 2012 in the the official online journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics has found that a pregnant mother's metabolic conditions, such as obesity and diabetes, make autism more common.

As a pediatrician, it is very worrisome to me that the children most likely to be eligible to receive free or reduced - price school lunch are exactly those who are at greatest risk for obesity and Type II diabetes: Latinos and African - Americans.

Several leading health bodies, including the World Health Organization, the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation, the American Heart Association, and the US Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee have concluded that excess added sugar intake increases the risk not only of weight gain, but also of obesity and diabetes, which are associated with a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease, and tooth decay.

The analysis provides estimates of counts, rates and trends measured against the American Heart Association metric for cardiovascular health for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, abnormal blood glucose level, and diabetes.

For the 2.2 million Americans with schizophrenia and the 5.7 million Americans with bipolar disorder, the increased prevalence of obesity and its related diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease is particularly disconcerting.

Last year, the American Medical Association confirmed that night - time lighting can exacerbate obesity, diabetes, depression and reproductive problems, by disrupting circadian rhythms (see «Night special: Why they call it the graveyard shift «-RRB-.

Similarly, a study published in 2003 by Harvard researchers in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that each 2 - hour increment of daily television watching raised people's risk of obesity by about 25 percent and their risk of diabetes by 15 percent.

The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, a complement to the government's diet guidelines, recommend that people do at least 75 minutes of high - intensity aerobic physical activity (such as running, swimming or biking), or 150 minutes of moderate - intensity activity (such as brisk walking) every week to reduce the risk of obesity, diabetes and other chronic diseases.

«When we use labels like «black» or «African», they are gross approximations,» agrees Charles Rotimi of the National Human Genome Research Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, who studies the influence of culture, lifestyle and genetics on patterns of obesity, hypertension and diabetes in African Americans.

Processed carbohydrates, which many Americans eat today in place of fat, may increase the risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease more than fat does — a finding that has serious implications for new dietary guidelines expected this year.

But while Americans have dutifully reduced the percentage of daily calories from saturated fat since 1970, the obesity rate during that time has more than doubled, diabetes has tripled, and heart disease is still the country's biggest killer.

Risk factors for heart disease and stroke, such as high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes, start earlier among African Americans.

The results, published today in the American Journal of Public Health, also showed reductions in cigarette smoking, obesity, diabetes severity, and mental illness.

The study, «Hypertension, Obesity, Diabetes, and Heart Failure - Free Survival: The Cardiovascular Lifetime Risk Pooling Project,» will be presented on March 14 at the American College of Cardiology's 64th Annual Scientific Session in San Diego.

Funding for the study came from grants HL071981, DK091718, HL073168, DK046200 (Boston Obesity Nutrition Research Center), and DK36836 (Genetics Core of the Diabetes Research Center at Joslin Diabetes Center) from the National Institutes of Health, an American Heart Association Scientist Development Award (0730094N), a grant from the Italian Ministry of Health («Ricerca Corrente 2011 e 2012»), and a grant from Fondazione Roma («Sostegno alla ricerca scientifica biomedica 2008»).

Dr. Kulkarni contributes to the educational symposia organized by Joslin, the American Diabetes Association, and the JDRF in the areas of diabetes and obesity in addition to symposia organized by Harvard Stem Cell Institute in the area of stem cells and is a faculty member of the BBS Program at Harvard MedicalDiabetes Association, and the JDRF in the areas of diabetes and obesity in addition to symposia organized by Harvard Stem Cell Institute in the area of stem cells and is a faculty member of the BBS Program at Harvard Medicaldiabetes and obesity in addition to symposia organized by Harvard Stem Cell Institute in the area of stem cells and is a faculty member of the BBS Program at Harvard Medical School.

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This rapid growth reflects trends in American eating habits and behavior, the authors note, since the risk of developing type 2 diabetes increases with age, obesity, and physical inactivity.

271/5: 30 Mapping expression quantitative trait loci to identify insulin resistance, obesity, and Type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

The fact that Im not alone does nt make me feel any better — 57 million Americans have prediabetes and another 24 million have diabetes (90 % to 95 % of all diabetes diagnosed is type 2, which typically appears in adults and is associated with obesity, physical inactivity, family history, and other factors).

Thanks to ample parks as well as lower rates of smoking, obesity, and diabetes, the nation's capitol took the top spot among the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S., based on the annual American Fitness Index, by the American College of Sports Medicine and the Anthem Foundation.

Dr. Sara Gottfried, a hormone expert and best - selling author, notes that in the many years the American Heart Association has been pushing low - fat diets, there has been a growing epidemic of obesity and diabetes.

Consider for one minute the possibility that excess carbohydrates, not excess fat (which the USDA only recommends 65 grams of a day) cause problems like obesity, diabetes and heart disease, and even if Americans are only following half of the advice set forth by the USDA, and its easy to see why these diseases are rampant.

Researchers from the American College of Sports Medicine based their rankings on outdoor exercise options, and rates of smoking, obesity and diabetes.

Most Americans consumer a ratio closer to 20 or 25:1, greatly increasing risk of diabetes and obesity.

In early 1977, the committee released the Dietary Goals for Americans, blaming what they saw as an «epidemic» of killer diseases — obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer — on changes in the American diet that had occurred in the previous fifty years, specifically the increase in «fatty and cholesterol - rich foods.»

This was also the precise diet that failed to halt obesity and type 2 diabetes epidemics in generations of Americans.

Many Americans suffer from various chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity, and the main culprit is usually the food they eat.

The typical American diet is contributing to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and other health problems.

For Americans of all ages, increased snacking fuels our epidemic of obesity, as well as consequent diabetes and cardiovascular disease, suggest University of North Carolina researchers.

Type 2 diabetes refers to a condition where the cells of the body become resistant to the effects of insulin, which is typically the result of obesity and / or the consumption of excessive amounts of sugar and high carbohydrate foods associated with the standard American diet.

Diabesity (obesity + diabetes) affects more than one billion people worldwide, including 100 million Americans and 50 % of Americans over 65.

Only 1 in 1000 American children eats a healthy diet, a likely cause of the childhood obesity epidemic and the dramatic rise in childhood diabetes.

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So, the excessive TOR stimulation induced by the Standard American Diet may first just manifest as premature puberty and acne, but then may contribute to obesity and diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimer's.

But the cost has been VERY high for me to eat a typical American diet — high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, obesity, knee and back problems... and I'm only 51.

According to the American Heart Association, studies have shown that vegetarians seem to have a lower risk of obesity, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.

Obesity is now a worldwide epidemic and causes millions of Americans to get diabetes, heart disease and cancer every year.

Americans are now as unhealthy as they've ever been with obesity running rampant and all of the contingent health issues including widespread diabetes.

The Journal of American Medical Association has shown that heart disease kills 800,000 people per year and cancer kills 700,000, while diabetes and childhood obesity are rising to epidemic proportions.

Compared to the Standard American Diet, plant - based diets have been shown to offer some level of benefit in reducing the risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

The American Journal of Epidemiology did a study that proved sitting for 6 + hours / day increases your risk of diabetes, heart disease, and obesity by 18 % vs those that sit less than 3 hours per day.

American Humane Association's Animal Welfare Research Institute has identified multiple diseases and disorders that afflict both animals and children, to include cancer, diabetes, respiratory syncytial virus, asthma, food borne illnesses, obesity, neurological disorders and tuberculosis.

Considering most Americans consume 100 - 150 calories a day in sugary sodas, imagine if they switched to any of the above, how the obesity and diabetes levels could drop.

An analysis of American insurance claims, published in November in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, focused on people with Type 2 diabetes who were taking a diabetes drug other than Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, focused on people with Type 2 diabetes who were taking a diabetes drug other than diabetes who were taking a diabetes drug other than diabetes drug other than insulin.

«Obesity contributes to both diabetes and hypertension [high blood pressure], which are associated with stroke and at an earlier age,» explains Jesse Slome, executive director of the American Association for Critical Illness Insurance.