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Health Encyclopedia: Type 2 Diabetes Causes Insulin Resistance
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Causes
Type 2 diabetes is caused by a complicated interplay of genes, environment, insulin abnormalities, increased glucose production in the liver, increased fat breakdown, and possibly defective hormonal secretions in the intestine. The recent dramatic increase indicates that lifestyle factors (obesity and sedentary lifestyle) may be particularly important in triggering the genetic elements that cause this type of diabetes.
Insulin Abnormalities
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Expert & Community Posts
"Which antidepressants are least likely to cause me to gain weight?" (Part Two)
By Merely Me , Health ExpertIn part one of this series on weight gain and antidepressants we talked about which medications are... Read more »
Sleep Duration and Obesity Linked
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...sleep less than six hours a night and this pattern affected both men and women from most of the... Read more »
Mom, Dad, and Spinach
By Patrika Tsai , Health Expert...on the study. Studies of adopted children show body types similar to their biological parents... Read more »
Obesity and Asthma
By Nancy Sanker , Health Expert...the effect of even small changes in mean population body mass index may translate into... Read more »
Obesity and Acid Reflux
By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert...correlation between the severity of GERD and a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI). As the... Read more »
Health Guide
Type 2 Diabetes: Risk Factors
...estimated that 80 - 95% of the current dramatic increases in type 2 diabetes are due to obesity. Excess body fat appears to play a strong role in insulin resistance, but the way the fat is... Read more »What is Cholesterol?: A Patient Guide
...estrogen and testosterone, vitamin D, and bile acids that help us to digest fat. Cholesterol in the body comes from two major sources. The first is from the liver, which is the body’s major... Read more »Obesity Risks & Risk Factors
...normal level because of a terrible fear of getting fat and an abnormal perception of what his or her body looks like. Both conditions pose risks for serious medical problems, and anorexia nervosa... Read more »Obesity Related Complications
...studies consistently show that overweight males (both boys and men) are not as severely emotionally affected as females of any age. Women and girls tend to blame themselves for being heavy while... Read more »Causes of Obesity: Biological and Medical Causes
...gastrointestinal tract. Eating patterns arecontrolled by areas in the hypothalamus and pituitary glands.The body produces a number of moleculesthat stimulate or suppress appetite. In some cases,... Read more »Images
Related News
Obesity Rates Based on Ethnicity
April 14, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Obesity rates may be affected by a child's ethnicity and race starting as early as four years old. New research suggests... Read summary »
Heavier Through the Generations
July 29, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) There may be a reason Americans keep getting heavier from generation to generation. A new study from Baylor College of Medicine... Read summary »
Exercise Reduces Hunger for Some Women
June 27, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Can exercise keep you from being hungry? A new report finds exercise reduces hunger in lean women, but not in obese women, which... Read summary »
Mother's Diet Impacts Fetal Health
January 22, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Moms to be may have more reason to stick to a healthy diet while they're pregnant. New research indicates a developing baby's... Read summary »
Ear Infections Linked to Obesity
August 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you have a sweet tooth and a preference for fatty foods, you may be able to blame it on a common childhood ... Read summary »
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