Obesity & diabetes joined at the hip.A new study confirms the role of obesity obesity, condition resulting from excessive storage of fat in the body. Obesity has been defined as a weight more than 20% above what is considered normal according to standard age, height, and weight tables, or by a complex formula known as the body mass index. in the risk of diabetes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. compiled national health survey data from 1997 to 2003 examining trends of diagnosed diabetes among U.S. adults. Of those with diabetes in 2003, 30 percent were overweight Overweight Refers to an investment position that is larger than the generally accepted benchmark. Notes: For example, if a company normally holds a portfolio whose weighting of cash is 10%, and then increases cash holdings to 15%, the portfolio would have an overweight and 59 percent obese o·bese adj. Extremely fat; very overweight. obese characterized by obesity. obese adjective Characterized by obesity, see there; excessively fat . The total increase in diagnosed diabetes was 41 percent. This study did not distinguish between type 1 (childhood-onset) and type 2 (adult-onset) diabetes; however, type 2 accounts for 90 to 95 percent of all diabetes cases. Type 2 often relates to body weight, so a change in diet and lifestyle can reduce the risk of the disease and aid in its treatment. Good Medicine |
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