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diabetes riskFinding ways to lose weight
R.G. Iyer
Overweight causes lots of problems. We need to choose the right food at right time with right quantity. This will help to
achieve good health with immaculate dietary principles.
Large waistlines and being overweight raises a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but the combination of the two is most dangerous.
It's well known that overweight and obese adults stand a greater chance of developing type 2 diabetes than those who are lean. Previous studies have found that excess abdominal fat may carry a particulolar risk. Body mass index (BMI), a measure of weight in relation to height, is the standard way of classifying people as normal weight, overweight or obese. But taking a tape measure to the waistline is a more precise way of gauging abdominal obesity.
In the current study, BMI and waist circumference were each found to be strong predictors of diabetes risk. The risk was greatest among men and women with both a high BMI and large waist. Waist size seemed to be particularly important for women. Women who were overweight but not apple-shaped did not have an elevated risk of diabetes, whereas a large waistline conferred a higher risk regardless of BMI - a pattern that was not true of men.
Researchers from the GSF National Research Center for Environment and Health in Neuherberg, Germany studied 6,012 men and women of ages 35 to 74 who were followed over 8 years. At the outset, all were free of diabetes and underwent medical exams that included measurements of BMI and waist and hip circumference.
By the end of the study period, men with the highest BMI were four times more likely than their normal-weight peers to have developed diabetes. The risk was even greater among the heaviest women, who had a 10-fold greater risk than the thinnest women. Similarly, waist size also predicted diabetes risk, with the relationship being stronger in women than in men. Women with the largest waists were again 10 times more likely to develop diabetes with risk factors like age, exercise habits and parents' history of diabetes taken into account.
The findings, highlight the importance of measuring body size in more than one way. Waistline measurements could be particularly helpful in judging a woman's risk of developing diabetes. Therefore doctors should measure waist circumference in addition to BMI to assess the risk of type 2 diabetes in both sexes.
Why dont we make efforts to follow an ideal diet habit to reduce weight progressively. That's the best path towards good health. Isn't it?
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