Women's midlife weight key to future diabetes risk
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NEW YORK  - People carrying excess weight who aim to ward off diabetes should try to lose the pounds before they reach middle age, Australian researchers suggest.
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Highly obese women are 12 times more likely to have diabetes or knee replacement surgery, and five times more likely to have high blood pressure than women who are at a normal weight, says a new study.
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Research has shown that strength training can help overweight adults lower their risk of diabetes. But what about teenagers? A small but promising study found that pudgy boys who lifted weights twice a week for four months lowered their risk for Type 2 diabetes without losing weight, a good sign that has inspired more research.
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Researchers find that weight gain in middle-age occurs in two distinct phases.
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NEW YORK  - Adults who carry most of their   excess weight around the middle may be at particular risk of   high blood pressure, new research shows.
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NEW YORK  - Diabetes triples the likelihood  that postmenopausal women with coronary heart disease will  develop heart failure, according to a study published Monday.
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Researchers suggest link to diabetes; critics say conclusion could be made about other junk foods. By Tara Burghart. CHICAGO -- Women who drink more than one sweetened soft drink a day are more likely to develop
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Women who are obese when they are diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer are at a greater risk of dying of their disease than women of normal weight.
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NEW YORK  - People who are obese at age 18 will more likely than not develop type 2 diabetes at some point, according to a U.S. study.
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NEW YORK  - Having either a large waistline   or being overweight raises a person's risk of developing type 2   diabetes, but the combination of the two is most dangerous, a   study shows.
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Cutting body fat means middle-aged people are less likely to develop a syndrome which increases heart disease and diabetes risk, researchers say.
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THURSDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A diet low in carbohydrates but high in animal fat and protein doesn't seem to increase the risk of type 2 diabetes in women, a new study claims.
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NEW YORK  - Older women with diabetes or  pre-diabetes tend to have poorer mental function than those  with normal blood sugar levels, and are at greater risk of  cognitive decline over time, according to new research  findings.
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NEW YORK  - Among healthy middle-aged and older women, the hemoglobin A1c level -- a measure of blood sugar control -- is an independent predictor of type 2 diabetes, a study shows.
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NEW YORK  - A daily serving of soy may help postmenopausal women avoid gaining fat around the middle, preliminary research suggests.
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Obese women can ward off heart disease if they exercise. But they place themselves at a higher risk of diabetes if they don&#39;t lose weight.
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NEW YORK  - Women who have given birth to five or more infants have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus, researchers report in the journal Diabetes Care. This appears to be the case, even after considering the influence of other known risk factors, such as obesity and socioeconomic status.