Lap Bands and Type 2 Diabetes

While caution is required in interpreting the longer-term benefits of surgery and weight loss, this study presents strong evidence to support the early consideration of surgically induced loss of weight in the treatment of obese patients with type 2 diabetes.

via Science Daily

I have to comment on this recent study that confirms, albeit circuitously, what we have said here for years: type 2 diabetes can be cured. In this case, the so-called medical solution falls under my Rube Goldberg term “Digging a hole to put the ladder in to wash the basement windows.” In this study we see that portion control – when rigorously enforced using risky lap-banding surgery – actually improves insulin sensitivity and, hence, returns blood sugar to more normal levels. Duh. And don’t you love this quote: “Type 2 diabetes is a disease that should aggressively be treated with surgery and not merely controlled with medications.”? Wow.

Posted By: Mark Sisson

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The Low Down on Hunger: Health, Hankerings and Habits

Perhaps you’re stuck in an afternoon meeting after having skipped lunch to finish off a project. You can feel your glucose levels plummeting twenty stories. Your stomach is making noises reminiscent of Sasquatch depictions. Your concentration is quickly waning, and that donut your co-worker is eating across the room suddenly has you locked in and drooling like Pavlov’s dog. (Why does he get to eat now?) You glance at the clock, and it seems like an eternity separates you between the droning lecture of the moment and the chef’s salad waiting in the office frig.

Posted By: Worker Bee

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Friday Link Love

Life in the Health Lane covered The Good and The Bad about Beer.

Interactive Health offered up a delicious Warm Roasted Vegetable Salad.

The Flying Trapeze reflects on how the word diet is going the way of the dodo.

FitSugar wonders if it is unhealthy to be sore every day?

SugarShock helps you make your New Year’s resolution last longer than February.

The Tao of Good Health discusses the health benefits of bananas.

Body, Mind and Solar ask you (nicely) to speak nicely about yourself.

Posted By: Aaron

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Dining-out Danger?

We’re all familiar with the old saying “you are what you eat,” but a new study suggests it may be more of a case of you are where you eat.

According to research in February’s American Journal of Preventive Medicine, the mix of restaurants in an area is an important indicator of body mass index (BMI – which admittedly is a near useless metric) and thus your risk of obesity.

Posted By: Worker Bee

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Dieting Downfall: Fewer Americans Dieting, Study Finds

Feel like you’re the only one on a diet these days? Turns out you might actually be right.

In a survey of 26,000 American adults conducted by the Port Washington, NY-based market research firm NPD Group Inc, it was found that only 29% of women and 19% of men are on a diet, compared to 35% and 23% of women and men, respectively, a decade ago.

What hadn’t changed, however, was adults’ desire to lose weight, which has held relatively steady since 2001 at about 60%.

Posted By: Worker Bee

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