Tuesday, 17 November 2015

18 November, 2015

Diabetes & obesity can break your bones

A team of researchers has identified that bone in a ‘big boned’ diabetic is weaker. Obesity and type 2 diabetes have been linked to several health issues, including an increased risk of bone fractures. In the new rat study, University of Missouri researchers examined how the development of obesity and insulin resistance contribute to bone-fracture risk and whether exercise prevents weight gain and diabetes and protects bone health. 

They found obesity and type 2 diabetes negatively affected bone, but exercise prevented weight gain and diabetes and increased bone strength. These findings could inform interventions to improve bone health among individuals with obesity and type 2 diabetes. Researchers once thought obesity was protective of bone because with more body mass, individuals have more bone mass; more bone mass typically decreases the risk of osteoporosis and associated fractures, said researcher Pam Hinton, adding that they have come to realize that the people with obesity and Type 2 diabetes have an increased risk of fractures. 

This study doesn’t explain how exercise increased bone quality, Hinton said. The animals in the exercise group were healthier; they didn’t develop the same insulin resistance and diabetes, which might explain why the bones of the exercising rats were healthier, Hinton said. The study appears in the journal Metabolism.
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What junk food does to your body in only seven days will shock you!

A new study has revealed that a junk food diet can damage your body in just a single week. In the study, six men were fed 6,000 calories a day of pizza, burgers and other junk food and it took only two days for their bodies to show signs of serious diseases, The Mirror reports. Out of the six men, three men were normal weight, three were overweight and none were obese or unhealthy. Throughout the study all the participants were on bed rest and in a week, they had gained an average of 3.5kg and started showing signs of insulin resistance.

Researchers found that insulin ­resistance was a key component totype-2 diabetes. Guenther Boden of Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia said their aim was to recreate the ‘average American’ diet and find out how it can lead to Type 2 diabetes. Boden said that it was a regular-American diet, composed of pizzas, hamburgers and that sort of thing. During the study, men gained an average of 3.5 kg and showed signs of insulin resistance as well as oxidative stress.  

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