Posted on November 10, 2008. Filed under: health, weightloss | Tags: Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes mellitus type 2, diet, insulin resistance, leptin, Metabolic syndrome, weight loss |
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A study in the October Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM reports that statistics for Metabolic Syndrome (leptin and/or insulin resistance), could be as high as 1 in 4 American workers!
This cluster of resistance syndromes that result in premature [...]
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Posted on October 31, 2008. Filed under: health, weightloss | Tags: Conditions and Diseases, diabetes, health, heart disease, insulin resistance, leptin resistance, obesity, weight loss |
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Over the past 10 years, diabetes rates have doubled in most Western Countries! Yes doubled!!
This survey of diagnosed diabetes rates in the US, the first of its kind in the US proves the point, and that doesn’t count the many un-diagnosed diabetics or those with leptin or insulin resistance around the [...]
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Posted on September 28, 2008. Filed under: weightloss, wellbeing | Tags: Blood sugar, Diabetes mellitus type 2, health, insulin resistance, Metabolic syndrome, obesity, weight loss |
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Scientists at the University of Michegan have found that it only takes one, yes 1 exercise session to kick start your metabolism. Giving hope to millions of overweight and obese individuals this makes every session seem worthwhile.
At times, when you are over weight all the exercise and lifestyle dietary changes can seem to [...]
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Posted on July 2, 2008. Filed under: Fitness, weightloss | Tags: Adipose tissue, belly fat, insulin resistance, obesity, weight loss, White Adipose Tissue |
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Thanks go to Nito for this question:
First of all it’s a good idea to understand why people have trouble shedding belly fat. The fat or ‘adipose tissue’ we carry around our belly is called WAT or White Adipose Tissue and this kind of tissue is resistant to change. It is fed by carbohydrates, [...]
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Posted on February 26, 2008. Filed under: health, weightloss, wellbeing | Tags: cholesterol, depression, diabetes, fatigue, heart disease, high blood pressure, insulin resistance, weight gain, weight loss |
Do you have the signs of being Insulin Resistant? Are you pre-diabetic?
Do you have heart disease, high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels?
Are you gaining weight around your middle even though you’re dieting?
Are you depressed or chronically tired?
Do you have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome?
Do you have non-viral Chronic Fatigue or Fibro-myalgia?
If [...]
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Posted on February 26, 2008. Filed under: Fitness, health, weightloss, wellbeing | Tags: fat, heart disease, insulin resistance, leptins, weight |
Carrying extra weight around your midsection is known to increase your risk of heart attacks, and a new study by University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center researchers may have figured out why this is so.
They discovered a link between belly fat, also known as visceral fat, inflammation and hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis).
The discovery came while [...]
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Posted on February 26, 2008. Filed under: Fitness, health, weightloss, wellbeing | Tags: diet, Fitness, health, heart disease, insulin resistance, weightloss, wellbeing |
Eating two or more servings a day of red meat increases your risk of metabolic syndrome by 25 percent, compared to those who have two servings of red meat each week, a new study found.
Drinking diet soda also increased the risk of metabolic syndrome.
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of risk factors such as excessive fat [...]
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