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Diabetes is a scourge on our society. The number of diabetes patients in the US has climbed to an estimated 12-14 million, up from 8 million in 1990. This article will deal with the growth in Type-I and Type-II diabetes in the US, and the effect that diab...More

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Date Added: Jun 19, 2007 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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82. America is Suffering from an Obesity Epidemic

66 million Americans are clinically obese. That means that they have more than 30% fat by body weight, when a 'normal' body should have less than 25%. Obesity has reached epidemic proportions over the past twenty years....More

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Date Added: Jun 19, 2007 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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83. PAD | Are You at Risk for Peripheral Arterial Disease?

If you are over age 50, or have certain other risk factors, you could be at risk for peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a form of cardiovascular illness. Here is what you need to know......More

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Date Added: Jun 19, 2007 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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84. Insulin Resistance - How It Starts and What We Can Do about It

Insulin resistance has reached epidemic proportions in the developed world. Closely associated with obesity, the main causes are too many refined sugars and starches, and inactivity. What is insulin resistance? What causes it, and what can we do to get ri...More

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Date Added: Jun 20, 2007 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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85. Insulin Resistance: the Plague of Modern Society!

Insulin resistance affects tens of millions in the United States. While insulin resistance can run in families, it is most influenced by lack of activity and the consumption of too much unrefined sugar. Both lead to an overweight condition, which then mak...More

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Date Added: Jun 20, 2007 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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86. 50% Of People With Pre Diabetes Don't Realize They Are

One of the major roles in the prevention of diabetes is knowledge. The fact that 50% of people with prediabetes are unaware that the condition exists makes it extremely hard to prevent this silent killer from altering our lives and letting us live diabete...More

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Date Added: Jun 20, 2007 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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87. Recognizing Diabetic Symptoms

For most people the symptoms of diabetes do not seem very serious when they first experience them. In fact a great majority of diabetics go undiagnosed....More

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Date Added: May 10, 2007 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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88. Diabetic Disorders and Complications

Diabetes is a disease that if left untreated will lead to a wide range of complications involving a variety of bodily organs and systems. These complications are all very serious and can be crippling or deadly....More

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Date Added: May 18, 2007 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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89. Seven Newly-Identified Diabetes Genes

Recent research findings may offer some new hope to 20.8 million individuals in Dallas, Houston, elsewhere in Texas and throughout the rest of the United States who have diabetes. While an estimated 14.6 million have been diagnosed, 6.2 million people (or...More

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Date Added: May 16, 2007 Hits: 0 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0

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90. How to Triumph Over Diabetes

There's no greater feeling of power and relief than when, thanks to your taking nutrition seriously, you get a clean bill of health from your doctor! Yes, it can be done!...More

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