Thursday, January 24, 2008
More Reason to Watch our Waistlines
A new study called Obesity in Asia Collaboration showed that key factors that increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes must be modified for Asians. Such factors include obesity, particularly abdominal obesity, and BMI. The study revealed that Asian men and women has increased risk of developing diabetes at lower measurements of waist circumference and BMI compared to white men and woemen. The results of the study show the need for adjustments of such body measurements if to properly and timely assess the risk for disease among Asians. Read the article in this link: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/print/news/fullstory_59535.html
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The FTO gene has been linked to obesity and BMI, in several large-scale studies. As per a report submitted by British scientists last year more than half the people of European descent have one or two copies of a variation of this gene. Individuals with two copies of the gene variant are on average 7 pounds heavier and 67 percent more likely to be obese than those who don't have it. http://www.phentermine-effects.com
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