Submitted by bruna.nania on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 09:49
Qatar, which has the highest per capita wealth in the world, is also the obesity capital of the world, with over half the population overweight, according to a report in the UK.
Submitted by bruna.nania on Thu, 04/05/2012 - 11:45
A hotline should be established to provide advice to people concerned about their risk of diabetes in a bid to stem the rising epidemic, a patients' group says.
Submitted by bruna.nania on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 10:32
Nearly 26 million Americans have type 2 diabetes, and now researchers say they may have a way to reverse the disease for many of them. Their studies give clear proof that weight-loss surgery can reverse and possibly cure diabetes.
Submitted by bruna.nania on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 10:10
In 30 years, the Chinese people have gone from having barely enough to eat to worrying about spreading waistlines, leaving the healthcare system struggling to keep up with an exponential rise in "nobleman diseases" like diabetes.
