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Recommended Ways To Lose Weight

Monday, February 15th, 2010

LOSE WEIGHTToday we will mention some recommended ways to lose weight. Let us begin by mentioning one of the most popular diets, South Beach.

This diet consists of three stages, during which the patient will be adding more and more food until the desired weight, taking care to obtain the so-called rebound effect. The first phase lasts two weeks and is characterized by controlling the way you eat and lose weight very quickly, can be up to six kilos lighter. The allowed foods are meats, vegetables, milk and dairy products low in fat, carbohydrates are banned.

In the second stage weight loss is much slower, since you start eating again some carbohydrates, such as fruits, wholemeal bread and brown rice or whole, helping us to return to a balanced diet. Finally, the third stage is considered the development of better eating habits, be maintained for life, recognizing that the person has learned to eat healthfully. Note that if it comes to gaining weight again, you should return to the first stage for a week.

As curious find a diet that made by  cereals,  taking it at breakfast, between meals if you wish and served with fruit for dinner. It speaks of power down three kilos during that time, making it interesting ad campaign for a product recommended.

Now you have 2 ways to lose weight quickly and effectively.

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Diabetes

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

diabetesThis time we will talk about one of the most modern diseases. We refer to Diabetes, which has 2 types.

Type 1 diabetes, this name is because it occurs in younger people. In this case the body does not produce enough insulin, which requires that those affected have to constantly inject insulin to stay alive. This type of diabetes is less common, few cases you can find it.

In terms of type II diabetes, this is given. It usually occurs in older people, being from 40 years of age that usually on show.

For the latter case, treatment is needed, basically it is the maintenance of sugar levels normal standards. This recommends a new structure of the patient’s lifestyle, the filing of a healthy diet and the need for exercises. The physical weight control is another important part in the event that the specifications given by the doctor it will not be enough to resort to insulin injections in the case of type I diabetes. Avoid excess sugar is the most important of the case, the normal value of sugar depending on the individual specified by the doctor to see the case.

Among the news related to the disease, know that more and more are the children who suffer from diabetes due to obesity, and the figures are truly alarming.

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Fight Diabetes with Gastric Surgery

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Researchers at the Hospital of National Taiwan University reported new diabetes treatments through bypass surgery and gastric narrowing.

The Taiwanese doctors presented at a press conference the positive results of therapy in 60 cases of operated diabetic gastric surgery over a year ago.

“Diabetes is really a gastrointestinal disease, resulting from problems with the gastrointestinal hormones that influence insulin production, so it can be treated with gastric surgery,” said a spokesman for the doctors, Li Wei-jie.

In an experiment with 60 patients, average age 45 years, found that one year after gastric bypass surgery 93.3% had a normal blood sugar level and in the case of gastric narrowing, the proportion was 46.7%.

Researchers at the Taiwan Normal University said that with current therapies and medication, a year, only 30% of patients achieved a normal level of sugar. (more…)

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Obsesity and Diabetes

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

diabetesObesity in adolescents is associated with type 2 diabetes, hypertension and high risk of adult obesity and cardiovascular disease. Metaformin hydrochloride is commonly used to treat obesity in nondiabetic adolescents, but there is insufficient data to confirm its effectiveness as a treatment for obesity.

The scientists, led by Darrell M. Wilson, randomly assigned 77 obese adolescents aged 13 to 18 years to a program of physical activity and diet and a daily dose of metformin XR (2,000 milligrams) or placebo for 48 weeks. Of which 39 took the drug and 38 placebo. Participants were followed for an additional 48 weeks.

According to the authors, metaformin XR had a small but significant impact on BMI during the 52 weeks of the study. The average BMI increased by about 0.2 in the placebo group and decreased 0.9 in the metformin XR. The researchers note that the difference between groups was maintained between 12 and 24 weeks after cessation of study drug. Then, the average BMI of the group taking metformin increased toward the control group. (more…)

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