News tagged with insulin resistance
Related topics: type 2 diabetes , diabetes , metabolic syndrome , cell metabolism , fat cells
New study finds neither HFCS nor table sugar increases liver fat under 'real world' conditions
A study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism presented compelling data showing the consumption of both high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) and sucrose (table sugar) at levels consistent with a ...
Diabetes
Feb 12, 2013 |
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Obesity, excess weight gain during pregnancy linked to heavier babies in African-American women
Epidemiologists at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have found that pre-pregnancy obesity and excess weight gain during pregnancy in African-American women are associated with an increased risk of giving ...
Overweight and Obesity
Feb 11, 2013 |
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Villain stomach bug may have a sweet side: Researchers reveal how 'bad' gut bacteria may help control diabetes
A stomach bacterium believed to cause health problems such as gastritis, ulcers, and gastric cancer may play a dual role by balancing the stomach's ecosystem and controlling body weight and glucose tolerance, according to ...
Medical research
Feb 08, 2013 |
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Grape polyphenols counteract fructose-induced effects
(HealthDay)—Grape polyphenol (PP) supplementation prevents fructose-induced oxidative stress and insulin resistance in healthy volunteers with high metabolic risk, according to research published online ...
Diabetes
Feb 04, 2013 |
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Low adiponectin in first trimester linked to GDM
(HealthDay)—Low adiponectin levels during the first trimester of pregnancy correlate with a higher level of insulin resistance and an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according ...
Diabetes
Feb 01, 2013 |
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Adiposity, hyperglycemia tied to cognitive performance
(HealthDay)—Among healthy middle-aged adults, adiposity and hyperglycemia correlate with poor cognitive performance, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in Diabetes Care.
Diabetes
Feb 01, 2013 |
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Binge drinking increases risk of Type 2 diabetes by causing insulin resistance
Binge drinking causes insulin resistance, which increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to the results of an animal study led by researchers at the Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism Institute at the Icahn School of ...
Diabetes
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Are gender and ethnicity risk factors for metabolic syndrome in children?
Metabolic syndrome is more likely to affect children who are obese than overweight or non-overweight and who have other characteristics associated with the disorder, such as high blood pressure or insulin ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Study deflates notion that pear-shaped bodies more healthy than apples
People who are "apple-shaped"—with fat more concentrated around the abdomen—have long been considered more at risk for conditions such as heart disease and diabetes than those who are "pear-shaped" and ...
Health
Jan 10, 2013 |
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Nutritional supplement may help prevent Alzheimer's, research suggests
(Medical Xpress)—A nutritional supplement available over-the-counter may offer protection from Alzheimer's disease, a study by the University of Virginia and Northwestern University suggests.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jan 10, 2013 |
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Fetuin-A levels linked to cardiovascular disease risk
(HealthDay)—In elderly individuals without type 2 diabetes, high levels of fetuin-A, a protein that inhibits arterial calcification and insulin action, is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular ...
Diabetes
Jan 08, 2013 |
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Parasitic worms may help treat diseases associated with obesity
(Medical Xpress)—On the list of undesirable medical conditions, a parasitic worm infection surely ranks fairly high. Although modern pharmaceuticals have made them less of a threat in some areas, these ...
Medical research
Jan 08, 2013 |
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Detrimental effect of obesity on lesions associated with Alzheimer's disease
Researchers from Inserm and the Université Lille/Université Lille Nord de France have recently used a neurodegeneration model of Alzheimer's disease to provide experimental evidence of the relationship between obesity and ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Jan 07, 2013 |
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Study: Most-used diabetes drug works in different way than previously thought
A team, led by senior author Morris J. Birnbaum, MD, PhD, the Willard and Rhoda Ware Professor of Medicine, with the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism, Perelman School of Medicine, University ...
Diabetes
Jan 06, 2013 |
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Telmisartan reverses insulin resistance in mice
(HealthDay)—Treating mice fed a high-fat diet with telmisartan reverses insulin resistance and glucose intolerance, but only when the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-δ (PPAR-δ) gene is present, ...
Diabetes
Jan 03, 2013 |
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