Cardiovascular Fitness and Weight Effect Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Research at the University of South Carolina, Columbia has shown that lower cardiovascular fitness and higher body weight are independently linked with the development of type 2 diabetes in women.
Dr. Xuemei Sui and associates monitored 6,249 women aged 20 to 79 years for 17 years. At the start of the 17 years, none of [...]
Being Normal Weight With High Body Fat Still At Risk For Heart Problems
Research from the Mayo Clinic has shown that over 50% of American adults considered to have normal body weight have high body fat percentages as well as heart and metabolic trouble. High body fat is considered to be over 20% for men and 30% for women.
The results of this research contradict the common belief [...]
Over 6,000 Genes Help Determine Body Weight
Researchers from the Monell Center have attempted to count the number of genes that contribute to obesity and body weight. Their results suggest that over 6,000 genes, which is about 25 percent of the genome, are involved in determining body weight.
To perform this study, the researchers examined the Jackson Laboratory Mouse Genome Database for [...]
