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Diet high in processed meat linked to increased diabetes risk in populations with high diabetes rate

By Leila Gray - Diabetes risk is increased in men and women who eat a diet that is high in processed meats, according to a study published online this week in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Processed meats include hot dogs, lunch meat, sausages and canned meats.
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Obese Women on Depo-Provera May Increase Diabetes Risk, Study Shows

By Alison Trinidad - Obese women may increase their risk for developing type 2 diabetes by using the birth control shot marketed as Depo-Provera, according to a study by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC....
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Paths to Cardiovascular Diseases and Type 2 Diabetes

Study finds multiple genomic regions that influence markers of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes...
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Type 2 diabetes effects on older adults appear minimal

Eryn Jelesiewicz - It’s no surprise to hear the term “diabetes epidemic” these days. Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, non-traumatic lower limb amputations and new cases of blindness among adults in the United States. Among U.S. residents aged 65 years and older, 10.9 million, or 26.9 percent, had diabetes in 2010, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...
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Straight from the gut: Microbes can cause obesity

By Helen Dodson - Obesity and chronic liver disease can be triggered by a family of proteins that alter populations of microbes in the stomach, a discovery that suggests the condition may be infectious, ...
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Diabetes – A difficult riddle to solve

Type 2 diabetes has increased at an explosive rate in recent dec- ades and is today one of the most prevalent chronic diseases threat- ening people’s health around the world. ...
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Anton part of the key to diabetes mystery

When Anton was born, a test was done on the umbilical cord which showed that he had a raised genetic risk of developing type 1 diabetes. Since then he has been one of several thousand children participating in Teddy, a study which is expected to lead to a better understanding of the disease and to a vaccine....
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Obesity operations a mystery for diabetes researchers

Within just a few days of having obesity surgery, the majority of patients cease to suffer from type 2 diabetes. ...
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Effective link between diabetes researches and business sector

The Lund University Diabetes centre has been conducting cutting-edge research on diabetes for a number of years. however, this has not been matched by corresponding success on the commercial side. ...
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Sunlight could reduce risk of diabetes

Many people spend most of their life indoors. We work indoors during the day, perhaps sit in front of the television or computer in the evenings and go to bed late. ...
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