Sentences with phrase «where diabetes and obesity»

«Our results clearly and convincingly add to an emerging paradigm where diabetes and obesity — in contrast to the prevailing notion that the two always go hand - in - hand — may exist naturally on opposite ends of the metabolic spectrum,» says Dr. Corbit.

Not exact matches

As instances of obesity, diabetes, cancer and other chronic illnesses are on the rise, a subculture where eating less is prized can seem farfetched and against the grain.

Under the influence of these chemicals, however, the bacteria actually enters parts of the body where they do not belong and can cause obesity, diabetes and digestive problems.

So where do we get an extra $ 5.5 billion per year — well the war is costing $ 3 billion per week and just two diseases; diabetes and obesity cost $ 5 billion per week — it's clearly not that we don't have the money; it's the will and passion we're lacking.

Known for years as one of the city's «food deserts,» where access to fresh fruits and vegetables are scarce, the South Bronx has some of the highest diabetes and obesity rates in the city, according to the Department of Health.

I don't think fructose is the cause of obesity, but I do think it is the thing that takes you from obesity to metabolic syndrome, and that's where the healthcare dollars go — diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease.

He went to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he studied obesity and diabetes.

«In post-industrial environments where foods are abundant and readily available, our cravings for fat and sugar sculpted by distant evolutionary pressures can easily go into insatiable overdrive and lead to obesity, diabetes, and heart disease -LRB-...) the pro-social needs and rewards [of smartphone use as a means to connect] can similarly be hijacked to produce a manic theatre of hyper - social monitoring,» the authors write in their paper.

Behaviors that evolved as survival mechanisms to ensure that an animal feeds itself become inconvenient and potentially detrimental side effects in industrialized human populations where cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity, rather than starvation, pose greater risks to long - term survival.

«Probably the biggest research gap is actually for the places where preterm birth is highest, which is southern Africa, but where the risks are different — there we have almost no C - section, no smoking, no big problems with diabetes and obesity,» she says.

Given the current obesity and diabetes epidemic there is a pressing need to make our towns and cities places where getting around on foot or by bike feels like the natural choice.»

Dr. Gabbay comes to Joslin from the College of Medicine Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, where he is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Penn State Institute for Diabetes and Obesity and Penn State Hershey Diabetes Institute.

However, those genes could be a liability in agricultural societies where food supply tends to be more consistent, potentially contributing to obesity and complications like type 2 diabetes.

Did I understand you correctly as saying that LCHF is your preferred method of treating insulin resistance, diabetes and obesity based on your opening sentence,» such as the LowCarb HighFat diets that we prefer», that fasting is a secondary option based on the difficulties some people have following or understanding LCHF except in the extreme cases you mention in # 5 where both may be the best solution?

Where it becomes more difficult, however, is when people try to explain why and how obesity causes diabetes.

One such success story is set in a Georgia elementary school, where the principal, Dr. Yvonne Sanders - Butler, recognized the need for dietary changes with her students suffering many modern illnesses — obesity, diabetes and hypertension.

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.

She gained her experience as a research investigator at The Functional Medicine Research Center (FMRC) in Gig Harbor, Washington, where she monitored patients undergoing clinical trials for insulin resistance, Type 2 Diabetes, obesity, and food allergies.

This is a great little study from Bulgaria, where researchers were trying to tease out the possible causes behind metabolic syndrome, the collection of symptoms that includes obesity, insulin resistance, high LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, and an increased risk of diabetes and heart disease.

STUDY ONE — first we have this study where scientists tested the effect of a blueberry - enriched diet on animals with oxidative stress and metabolic syndrome (diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, etc).

Remember where that's gotten society: Skyrocketing obesity for both adults and kids, higher and higher rates of diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease.

Having sleep apnea, a condition where breathing is interrupted during sleep, really increases the risk of developing obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Obviously, we are at an important time in history where diabetes, cancer, heart disease and obesity are at all time highs (to the point of a crisis), so it is time that people take responsibility for their health.

This is where the trouble can begin — taxing the liver, causing fatty liver disease, and ultimately leading to insulin resistance, the underlying causes of obesity and diabetes.

UCSF is the same institution where Dr. Robert Lustig launched his video lecture that went viral, «Sugar: The Bitter Truth,» which explains both the business end of sugar and HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) in so many processed foods with their consequences, which are wrongly blamed on saturated fats: Obesity; diabetes 2; coronary heart disease (CHD); coronary artery disease (CAD).

Researchers define obesity as a condition where fat accumulates in the body to become a risk factor or marker for many chronic diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), and cancer, as well as adversely impacting overall health.

«It is likely that the levels [of insulin resistance] will be much higher in a Western society, where obesity and diabetes are more prevalent,» Murray says.

Owners of small - breed dogs know how tough it can be to ensure their pipsqueak pup is eating enough, which doesn't seem to be a problem shared by their large - breed cousins (where doggie obesity and diabetes is all too common).

Obesity and type 2 diabetes rates among Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders are accelerating rapidly, especially among those based in cities, where they are more exposed to western culture and fast foods.