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Biotech / Medical : Stayhealthy.com: Monitoring your wellness on the Web
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To: OFW who wrote (872)8/24/2000 10:05:32 AM
From: Eric Fader  Read Replies (1) of 3785
 
And for those who may be wondering about the connection between weight gain and diabetes, and perhaps even mulling over the increased risks of diabetes in the elderly, click the link below and pay particular attention to this paragraph:

A big part of the problems is that Americans themselves are getting bigger. Diabetes has long been linked to obesity, and the increasing ranks of overweight Americans could signal future increases in disease rates as well. And because there is often a substantial delay between weight gain and the development of diabetes, this pattern is likely to continue for some time.

“We are all gaining weight,” continued Vinicor. “And we are all being less active, and that is what is accounting for this apparently chronic disease epidemic.

cnn.com

Thanks to our resident pathologist shareholder for the link!
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