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Obesity and Diabetes Therapy

Data on obesity and diabetes therapy published by researchers at Kuwait University, Department of Surgery

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, October 1st, 2007

Researchers detail in "Beneficial effects of ketogenic diet in obese diabetic subjects," new data in obesity and diabetes. According to recent research published in the journal Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, "Obesity is closely linked to the incidence of type II diabetes. It is found that effective management of body weight and changes to nutritional habits especially with regard to the carbohydrate content and glycemic index of the diet have beneficial effects in obese subjects with glucose intolerance."

"Previously we have shown that ketogenic diet is quite effective in reducing body weight. Furthermore, it favorably alters the cardiac risk factors even...

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