More evidence based reasons to keep the pounds off...
Three recent studies link obesity to diabetes and a higher chance of prostate
cancer in men, hypertension and sleep apnea in women and lastly overall mental decline in both sexes.
- The Urology journal study of 2000 obese men with type 2 diabetes were 4 times as likely to develop high-grade prostate cancer. See the 8/16 article at FoodConsumer.
- Swedish researchers published a study in the European
Respiratory Journal that looked at 400 women. Half of the women showed signs of
obstructive sleep apnea (OBS). In the women with hypertension, 80% had OBS and of the obese women in the group, 84% had OBS. See article in HealthDay News - The journal of Neurology recently reported a study of 6,400 British civil servants and found that obese people were more likely to experience a faster mental decline than their non-obese peers. If those with obesity also has metabolic syndrome their risk was even higher. See the 8/20 article in HealthDay News.