- January 24, 2009
To fight an epidemic of obesity and diabetes, faculty and students at The University of Texas School of Public Health Brownsville Regional Campus have come up with a strong weapon: a farmer's market loaded with fresh fruits and vegetables.
[Story at newswise:
Farmer's Market Launched to Combat Obesity and Diabetes Epidemic.]
- January 17, 2009
A research team has identified a new gene variant which is associated with a high risk for
type 2 diabetes.
Variants in MTNR1B influence fasting glucose levels.
Nature Genetics 41, 77 - 81 (2008).
[Story at Science Daily.
Abstract at
Nature Genetics;
full text at
Nature Genetics, requires subscription.]
- January 10, 2009
More people are afraid of being in a plane crash, hit by lightning or bitten by a snake than developing diabetes, according to a recently announced American Diabetes Association survey.
[Story at The Source:
Survey reveals most Americans don't understand risk of diabetes.
ADA story about the survey at
Diabetes Forecast.]
- January 1, 2009
A new study finds that eleven
obese teenagers who had gastric bypass surgery not only lost weight but their
type 2 diabetes
improved.
Reversal of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Improvements in Cardiovascular Risk Factors After Surgical Weight Loss in Adolescents.
Pediatrics 2009; 123: 214-222.
[Story at washingtonpost.com.
Abstract at
Pediatrics;
full text at
Pediatrics, requires subscription.]
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