RSS feedHappy 2010! Time for the traditional new year resolution. So what will it be for you? Losing some weight is a popular one. However, many fail to achieve this as the year wears on. Perhaps the following research finding might give you more impetus to try harder this year.
Researchers from Boston University studied the incidence of type 2 diabetes in relation to restaurant meal consumption among 44.072 African American women who were not diabetic at entry to the study (Am J Clin Nutr 2009 Dec 16, epub). These women completed a questionnaire every 2 years, from 1995, for 10 years. Compared to women who never eat fast food burgers and fried chicken, women who eat 2 or more burgers meals per week has a 40% increased risk of developing diabetes. Similarly for women who eat 2 or more fried chicken meals per week, the increased risk was 68%. The increased risk of type 2 diabetes is associated with weight gain and obesity.
Yes, it is the fault of the dreaded condition – getting fat- again! Getting fat has a lot to answer for in our society and in our world. Perhaps you should really stick to your new year resolution this year and constructively lose some weight.
Happy New Year!
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