Read your food ingredients: Global data suggests greater High Fructose Corn Syrup usage is linked with Diabetes

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2239302/Syrup-biscuits-ice-cream-energy-drinks-fuelling-diabetes-global-scale.html Syrup found in biscuits, ice cream and energy drinks fuelling diabetes on a ‘global scale’ Countries that use large amounts of fructose corn syrup have diabetes rates 20% higher than those that consume little U.S has greatest consumption of the syrup by far amounting to 25kg per person a year, compared to 0.5kg in […]

Breakthrough in obesity battle as scientists discover molecule in the heart that speeds up metabolism

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2137699/Breakthrough-obesity-battle-scientists-discover-molecule-heart-speeds-metabolism.html By Helen Pow PUBLISHED: 23:33 EST, 30 April 2012 | UPDATED: 23:50 EST, 30 April 2012 Scientists believe they have discovered a way to ‘turn off’ obesity in humans, by manipulating proteins found in the heart. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center researchers have demonstrated, for the first time, that the heart can regulate […]

Chemical in fake tan and make-up is linked to obesity and diabetes

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2129195/Chemical-fake-tan-linked-obesity-diabetes.html Phthalates are widely used in a range of cosmetics Study finds link to weight gain and insulin resistance By Sadie Whitelocks PUBLISHED: 05:28 EST, 13 April 2012 | UPDATED: 10:55 EST, 13 April 2012 A chemical used in make-up and self tanning lotions has been linked to obesity. Scientists found that those who were […]

Babies treated in the womb for obesity: Overweight mothers-to-be get diabetes pill to cut the risk of having a fat child

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2123700/Babies-treated-womb-obesity-Overweight-mothers-diabetes-pill-cut-risk-having-fat-child.html NHS trial has been started in attempt to halt obesity epidemic If it is a success, treatment could be widespread in five years But there is unease over problem that could be solved by exercise and diet By Julie-anne Barnes and Fiona Macrae PUBLISHED: 16:33 EST, 1 April 2012 | UPDATED: 13:52 EST, 2 […]

Sitting for seven hours a day ‘raises diabetes risk in women’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2104850/Sitting-seven-hours-day-raises-diabetes-risk-women.html Women prone to damaging effects of sedentary behaviour No link found in men By Pat Hagan Last updated at 2:50 PM on 22nd February 2012 Women who sit for up to seven hours a day may be more at risk of developing type two diabetes, new research shows. It found women who spend the […]