Metabolic Syndrome Significantly Boosts Risk Of Heart Failure In Middle Age
Metabolic syndrome significantly boosts the chances of heart failure in middle age, suggests research published ahead of print in Heart. Metabolic syndrome refers to a cluster of conditions, including obesity, high blood pressure, unfavourable blood fat levels, and diabetes. The researchers base their findings on regular monitoring of more than 2,300 men who were aged 50 between 1970 and 1974 and who were tracked until the age of 70. [click link for full article]

Diabetes Type 2 Ages You By 15 Years
If you develop diabetes type 2 you are likely to suffer from heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular problems 15 years earlier than somebody who does not have diabetes type 2, according to scientists from the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Canada. You can read about this study in the journal The Lancet.According to Dr. [click link for full article]

Death risk rises in women as obesity worsens (Reuters)
Reuters - Obesity is known to increase a person's risk of death and now, new findings from a study of more than 90,000 women indicate that the risk continues to increase as the severity of obesity worsens.

Chewing Up A Key Regulator Of Fat Synthesis Keeps Mice Lean Despite A High-fat Diet
Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified a novel pathway that regulates the body's ability to store or burn fat, a discovery that suggests new ways to reduce obesity, diabetes and other fat-related human diseases.Genetically engineered mice, in which the pathway was constantly revved up, were protected from the ravages of a high-fat diet, the Salk team led by Marc Montminy, Ph.D. [click link for full article]

Diabetes study has warning for obese youngsters (Reuters)
Reuters - Type 2 diabetes before age 20 leads to a high risk of kidney disease and death by middle age, a significant finding because worldwide obesity is exposing more children to the disease, researchers said on Tuesday.