Not exact matches
«In my lab we've seen a
direct interaction between fat cells
and leukemia cells that may help explain this increased risk of disease relapse,» said Steven Mittelman, MD, PhD, director of the
Diabetes and Obesity program at CHLA
and senior author on the study.
But recent research suggests that the sweet stuff may have a more
direct impact: For every additional 150 calories of added sugar downed per person per day, the prevalence of
diabetes rose by 1 percent, even after controlling for
obesity, physical activity
and calories from other foods, according to a large study looking at international data.
That said, antioxidants aren't a «cure» or a
direct prevention for
obesity and metabolic diseases like
diabetes mellitus.
the
obesity and diabetes epidemics are a
direct result of the misleading cholesterol campaign.
Epidemiology also strongly suggests that regular moderate alcohol consumption has a major favorable impact on
diabetes risk, particularly in women; this may reflect a
direct insulin - sensitizing effect on muscle
and, in women, a reduced risk for
obesity.
Obesity and diabetes have both reached epidemic proportions around the world
and there is a
direct correlation.
As well as significant
direct health costs, reduced productivity
and welfare costs,
obesity, inactivity
and diabetes all shorten lives.