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You,food and inflamation. For your health!
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The Link Between Inflammation and Diabetes
Jun. 17, 2002 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the American Diabetes Association shows inflammation plays a pivotal role in the development of type 2 diabetes.
Inflammation is typically the way the body responds to injury. However, if the immune system malfunctions, this inflammatory process can damage healthy tissue. Recent research shows inflammation may play a role in diseases that are not typically considered inflammatory diseases, such as heart disease. In much the same way doctors have found a link between inflammation and heart disease, they have now found a link between inflammation and diabetes.
Researchers say there are several markers of inflammation that are increased in people who have diabetes. Bruce Duncan, M.D., Ph.D., from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, studied more than 10,000 people for nine years who did not have diabetes at the start of the study. In the follow-up, Dr. Duncan and colleagues found an association between higher levels of inflammatory markers and the onset of type 2 diabetes. He says, "Higher levels of these markers led to two to three times the risk of developing diabetes."
Researchers presented the results of another study to determine the effects of rosiglitazone (also known as Avandia) on these inflammatory markers. Rosiglitazone is used to lower blood sugar levels among diabetics. In this study, not only did blood sugar levels fall in patients who took the drug, but all markers of inflammation were reduced in these patients as well. Paresh Dandona, M.D., Ph.D., from the State University of New York at Buffalo, says this kind of anti-inflammatory treatment may help prevent the onset of diabetes in those at risk for developing it.
He points out that eating induces an inflammatory state in everyone. Normally, inflammation occurs for three or four hours after eating but will then taper off. Though people can't avoid eating, Dr. Dandona says they can avoid what and how much they eat. He says, "If people eat McDonald's-type meals every three or four hours, and many do, they spend most of their time in a pro-inflammatory state."
Researchers say the finding that inflammation is linked to the onset of type 2 diabetes may open new avenues for the prevention and treatment of the disease.
SOURCE: Reported by Ivanhoe Health Correspondent Stacie Overton at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Diabetes Association in San Francisco, June 14-18, 2002
Jun. 17, 2002 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the American Diabetes Association shows inflammation plays a pivotal role in the development of type 2 diabetes.
Inflammation is typically the way the body responds to injury. However, if the immune system malfunctions, this inflammatory process can damage healthy tissue. Recent research shows inflammation may play a role in diseases that are not typically considered inflammatory diseases, such as heart disease. In much the same way doctors have found a link between inflammation and heart disease, they have now found a link between inflammation and diabetes.
Researchers say there are several markers of inflammation that are increased in people who have diabetes. Bruce Duncan, M.D., Ph.D., from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, studied more than 10,000 people for nine years who did not have diabetes at the start of the study. In the follow-up, Dr. Duncan and colleagues found an association between higher levels of inflammatory markers and the onset of type 2 diabetes. He says, "Higher levels of these markers led to two to three times the risk of developing diabetes."
Researchers presented the results of another study to determine the effects of rosiglitazone (also known as Avandia) on these inflammatory markers. Rosiglitazone is used to lower blood sugar levels among diabetics. In this study, not only did blood sugar levels fall in patients who took the drug, but all markers of inflammation were reduced in these patients as well. Paresh Dandona, M.D., Ph.D., from the State University of New York at Buffalo, says this kind of anti-inflammatory treatment may help prevent the onset of diabetes in those at risk for developing it.
He points out that eating induces an inflammatory state in everyone. Normally, inflammation occurs for three or four hours after eating but will then taper off. Though people can't avoid eating, Dr. Dandona says they can avoid what and how much they eat. He says, "If people eat McDonald's-type meals every three or four hours, and many do, they spend most of their time in a pro-inflammatory state."
Researchers say the finding that inflammation is linked to the onset of type 2 diabetes may open new avenues for the prevention and treatment of the disease.
SOURCE: Reported by Ivanhoe Health Correspondent Stacie Overton at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Diabetes Association in San Francisco, June 14-18, 2002