1361-1370 of 1332419 1361. (WA)-August 9, 2001 Exercise, diet cut diabetes risk by 58%, Walking 30 minutes a day, trimming fatty foods give best results in study Moderate exercise and a low-fat diet can significantly decrease the risk of diabetes in more than 10 million Americans who are at high risk for the disease, researchers announced yesterday. The major national study on type 2 diabetes prevention has shown such promising results that it was stopped a year early to publicize the findings. Tommy Thompson, U. S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, announced the results. Study participants who exercised and changed their diet…… . (IN)-August 9, 2001 Healthy diet, exercise found to curb diabetes, Eating fewer fatty foods and working out daily cut disease risk by 58%, study shows. A healthy diet and regular exercise can prevent the onset of diabetes in populations susceptible to contracting the disease, according to the results of a three-year study announced Wednesday. The study looked at 3, 234 people–including 192 Hoosiers–who have high blood sugar levels, a red flag that they could be at risk of contracting Type 2 diabetes, which accounts for 95 percent of all diabetes cases. Participants who ate fewer fatty foods and exercised for 30 minutes a day held…… . Chicago Tribune-August 9, 2001 Diet, exercise may stave off diabetes Study shows how to delay its onset More than 10 million Americans at high risk for developing life-threatening diabetes could fend off the disease through a simple regimen of exercise and diet changes, according to a groundbreaking national study released Wednesday. The clinical trial of more than 3, 200 at-risk people–the largest-ever diabetes prevention study–found that walking as little as half an hour a day and cutting down on dietary fat reduced the chances of getting adult-onset diabetes by 58 percent. …… . Flint Journal, The (MI)-June 27, 2001 Little guys in a Super-Size world Troubles lie ahead for many area children at risk for Type 2 diabetes Scores of overweight children in the Flint area are at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes while they are young, says a Flint doctor who specializes in glandular diseases. The word “epidemic” has been used to describe a disturbing trend across the United States: Type 2 diabetes-the form of the disease usually associated with adults-is showing up in children and teens. “Terms like ‘epidemic’ are true, “…… . (OH)-May 30, 2001 DIABETES DEATH RATE RISING, Sedentary lifestyles, poor treatment affect central Ohio residents Though most people know that obesity and a sedentary lifestyle can lead to diabetes, central Ohioans–and especially women–are dying of the disease at an alarming rate. “They are significantly above national rates, ” Jeanne Grothaus, executive director of the Central Ohio Diabetes Association, said of mortality rates for central Ohioans with diabetes. “They reveal significant increases within a four-year period and, once again, they reflect…… . New York Times, The (NY)-January 30, 2001 Diabetes as Looming Epidemic Diabetes in the United States rose by about 6 percent in 1999 in what the government called evidence of an unfolding epidemic. Cases rose sharply across almost every demographic category, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The rise is attributed largely to obesity, which was up a startling 57 percent from 1991. Diabetes in United States rises by about 6 percent in 1999 in what government calls evidence of an unfolding epidemic; Centers for Disease Control and…… . Flint Journal, The (MI)-December 21, 2000 DIABETES: CONTROLLING DISEASE, ITS COSTS BILL WOULD REQUIRE INSURERS TO COVER EQUIPMENT, EDUCATION Cheri Sexton, a University of Michigan-Flint student from Flushing, learned quickly that her diabetes would require constant attention, including a careful diet and testing her blood-sugar levels before she goes to bed or drives. She got the advice during a diabetes training class that, beginning next year, could be covered by insurance companies for all diabetics. A long-sought bill, known as the Diabetes Cost Reduction Act, passed both the state House and Senate. Once signed by…… . -November 27, 2000 NEW CASES OF DIABETES ALARMING, DOCTORS SAY Three months after he received the news, former pro hockey player Brian Kinsella still finds it hard to believe. He has diabetes. At 46, he’s in excellent shape and stays busy coaching junior varsity hockey for the Bedford club hockey team. A native of Ontario, he grew up playing hockey and spent 10 years in the minor leagues, including a stint in Toledo with the now-defunct Goaldiggers. He retired from hockey after a knee injury and now lives in Temperance. Finding out…… . New York Times, The (NY)-September 27, 2000 Researchers Find Gene for Type 2 Diabetes A novel gene associated with development of Type 2, or adult-onset, diabetes, a major and growing public health problem, has been identified from study of Mexican-Americans in Starr County, Tex. , a population with an unusually heavy burden of the disease. The finding, if confirmed, will be the first discovery of a gene involved in the most common kind of Type 2 diabetes. Although some 5 percent of cases of the disease are caused by defects in single genes, which are relatively easy to…… . Press-Telegram (Long Beach, CA)-August 24, 2000 DIABETES RISING TO ALARMING LEVELS Diabetes increased at an alarming rate in the United States during the past decade–rising 70 percent among people in their 30s–and health experts are blaming the wired-up, couchpotato culture of the 1990s. Diabetes is closely tied to obesity, and doctors say the higher incidence of the disease is due in large part to America’s weight problem. Obesity is “not just a cosmetic issue anymore, ” said Dr. Frank Vinicor, director of the Centers for……