Posts Tagged ‘Dieting’

Doctors are turning to bariatric surgery, the kind that shrinks the stomach, to control type 2 diabetes. A number of studies show this type of surgery drastically improves blood sugar levels, but researchers don’t know why. Now studies at two US medical centers have uncovered a new clue for why a type of bariatric surgery works. VOA’s Carol Pearson reports.

I just feel that eating healthy and exercising again is so hard to start. What can I do to motivate me? I really need ideas

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Dieting alone may not help stave off type 2 diabetes; muscle mass, strength important
Sarcopenia — low skeletal muscle mass and strength — was associated with insulin resistance in both obese and non-obese individuals. It was also associated with high blood-sugar levels in obese people but not in thin people. These associations were stronger in people under age 60, in whom sarcopenia was associated with high levels of blood sugar in both obese and thin people, and with diabetes …