Posts Tagged ‘adults’

Hap LeCrone: Alcohol abuse can be major problem for elderly adults
Alcohol abuse is a major problem for older adults. With the number of baby boomers increasing, this problem is expected to increase. Late-onset alcohol abuse occurs in about one-third or more of older adult alcohol abusers.

New alterations found in young adults with type 2 diabetes
Diet and aerobic exercise are highly effective for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, but not for obese subjects that have developed the disease when very young. A new study demonstrates that obese subjects between 18 and 25 years of age carry mitochondrial proteins and genes that work abnormally and that these anomalies contribute to generating insulin resistance and a reduced response to …

Frequent napping linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes in older adults
A study shows that frequent napping is associated with an elevated prevalence of type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in an older Chinese population.