20 Nov 08 November ushers in American Diabetes Month

November ushers in American Diabetes Month – not only a time to be thankful for bustling basic and clinical research underway on the disease, but also the unofficial start of the holiday season. Between now and New Year’s, people with diabetes must navigate a tempting course of sugar-centric festivities, maintaining a delicate nutritional balance against all odds.

“It’s possible,” said Nicholas Jospe, M.D., chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s (URMC) Golisano Children’s Hospital. “This is the time of year where we’re assaulted by sugar, but with careful attention, people with diabetes can uphold good habits.”

Nearly eight percent of the population – or 23.6 million adults and children – have diabetes, a metabolic disease in which the body struggles to move simple sugars from the blood stream to feed cells. Since these people either make little or no insulin (type 1), or have become resistant to their own insulin (type 2), the hormone that assists this sugar transfer, they must take it in the form of daily injections and vigilantly monitor blood-sugar levels. When these numbers drop, diabetes patients feel dizzy, start shaking, and even experience confusion; on the other extreme, maintaining elevated levels ups their risk for severe complications like cardiovascular disease, nerve damage, kidney disease and blindness.

Having seen Rochester’s rate of annual type 1 diagnoses more than triple in the past two decades (climbing from 25 to 80 new cases each year), Jospe dedicates time to clinical research. Locally, he partners with URMC’s Autoimmunity Center of Excellence (ACE), one of nine national centers funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease to conduct basic research on autoimmune diseases like lupus, multiple sclerosis, and type 1 diabetes (in this type, the body produces antibodies which indicate ongoing destruction of its own insulin-producing cells). He also participates as an investigator for TrialNet, an international, National Institutes of Health-funded project working to prevent, delay, and even reverse the progression of this type of diabetes.

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07 Oct 08 Obesity and Glucomannan

Obesity

Clinical evidence suggests glucomannan may be beneficial in weight loss (PMID 16320857).

Glucomannan and obesity: a critical review.
Keithley J, Swanson B.

Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, Ill, USA.

Glucomannan (GM) is a soluble, fermentable, and highly viscous dietary fiber derived from the root of the elephant yam or konjac plant, which is native to Asia. Preliminary evidence suggests that GM may promote weight loss. This review summarizes studies using GM for weight loss as well as studies investigating its mechanisms of action. At doses of 2-4 g per day, GM was well-tolerated and resulted in significant weight loss in overweight and obese individuals. There is some evidence that GM exerts its beneficial effects by promoting satiety and fecal energy loss. Additionally, GM has been shown to improve lipid and lipoprotein parameters and glycemic status. Further investigation of safety, efficacy, and mechanisms of action is needed to determine whether GM can help to decrease the high prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States.

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28 Aug 08 Glucomannan for Blood Sugar, Weight Loss, Lower Cholesterol

Glucomannan

FibraSlim contains glucomannan which is a water-soluble dietary fiber that is derived from konjac root, but why for weight loss? . Like other forms of dietary fiber, glucomannan is considered a “bulk-forming laxative.” Glucomannan promotes a larger, bulkier stool that passes through the colon more easily and requires less pressure—and subsequently less straining—to expel.

How much glucomannan should I take?

FibraSlim for weight loss, 1 to 3 grams before each meal has been effective. When using glucomannan and other dietary fiber supplements, it is best to start out with a small amount and increase gradually. It is recommended to drink at least 8 ounces of water each time any bulk-forming laxative, including glucomannan, is taken.

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07 Jun 08 Constipation

The popular painkiller codeine can be ineffective or, worse, cause serious reactions if you are among those people whose bodies do not process the medication properly.

The liver converts codeine into morphine using the enzyme CYP2D6, a process that causes pain relief in most people. However, genetic differences in some people cause either too much or too little of the enzyme to be produced, resulting in less than pleasant results, reports Public Citizen, a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy group, in its June Worst Pills, Best Pills newsletter.

People whose liver’s produce higher than normal CYP2D6 levels convert more of the codeine into morphine — a situation that could cause excessive sedation, severe constipation and other side effects. While this only occurs in about 4 percent of Caucasian North Americans, prevalence is much higher in people from Greece and Portugal (10 percent), Saudi Arabia (20 percent) and Ethiopia (30 percent).

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06 Jun 08 Parents are Big Part of Problem, Block Teen Weight Loss

Kids really need a drill sargent. The drill sargent really lives the troops he drills all day. Parents want to be best friends with their children and so when it comes to weight loss, parents talk about it but provide almost no meaningful support. This is the conclusion tof research published in this weeks Journal of Pediatrics.

The parents who correctly recognized that their teen need to lose weight would talk a good game about dieting but did not prepare good meals and keep nutritious snack around the house. Instead they would bring salty snack and colas for the teen to eat.

Glucomannan is a safe diet pill for teens:

Although the exact mechanism of how fibers promote weight loss has not been determined, a number of hypothetical theories have been put forward by scientists.

1. Dilution of Energy Density: It is known that fibers have a low caloric value as compared to other food sources [2]. For this reason, adding it to the food creates a lowering of the energy-to-weight ratio of food, thereby reducing the amount of calories that are taken in.
2. Promotion of Satiety: A number of studies have shown that dietary fibers like glucomannan promote satisfaction in the human food consumption. Many different hypotheses as to how fibers do this both psychologically, physically and chemically have been shown. [2, 3, 4, 5]
3. Fecal Energy Loss: Studies have shown that soluble fibers act in the gastrointestinal tract and have been known to reduce the absorption of proteins and fats [6]. It has been further proposed that dietary fibers do this by reducing the contact of these substances to the walls of the intestine, and therefore prevent their absorption. There is considerable evidence to show that glucose and carbohydrate uptake is also reduced because of this action, thus it also shows its hypoglycemic effects [7]. Although these are just propositions, the exact mechanism of this still remains unclear [2].

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06 Jun 08 Glucomannan

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07 May 08 You May Need to Lose Weight, But Osteoporosis is Still Important

Androgen Deprivation Therapy Causes Bone Loss

When successful, the combination of the two therapies keep the tumor from growing. Unfortunately, patients who get the androgen deprivation therapy lose from 4 to 13% of their bone density annually, when compared to healthy men who will lose on average from .5 to 1% per year. Usually, it is post menopausal women who are considered to be at the greatest risk for bone density loss, but in reality, men have the greater rate.

The original study’s purpose was to document the effects of exercise on other quality-of-life measures, including:

• fatigue
• ability to sleep
• nausea
• cardiac fitness

The dual energy x-ray, known as DEXA scans, collected during those analyses showed such dramatic and compelling results that the research team went back to develop the bone loss portion of the study.

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02 May 08 Glucomannan the Better for Weight Loss

The reason why Glucomannan is better and more successful than other fiber forms has been clinically proved. Due to its ability to form thick gel when placed in water, Glucomannan tend to create a feeling of fullness because of its water-binding impact. As a result, Glucomannan effectively delays gastric emptying. It also slows down the release of sugar into the bloodstream. As a result, it becomes possible to lower the levels of insulin as well as blood glucose. In addition, Glucomannan is known to improve blood-lipid profiles and it is known to reduce systolic blood pressure.

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21 Mar 08 Weight loss challenge

Glucomannan is a safe and effective weight loss pill. The half off sale ends this week.

Stillwater - Inspired by the reality TV show, “The Biggest Loser,” Lori and Harold Del Mauro Kathy

Fobes-Jacoby launched a 12-week course with tips on nutrition and exercise in a competitive format.

All three are personal wellness coaches, in the industry for seven years. They said

the course is chance to fight obesity by educating people about a better overall lifestyle. The

goal is for people to feel good and look great. The course emphasizes accountability and working together toward a healthy lifestyle. Course participants can use any weight loss program of their choice, or

have a customized program designed for them.
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