I bet that a lot of doctors and dieticians wanted this report shushed up:
Moderate drinking may boost levels of adiponectin -- a substance secreted by fat tissue that seems to affect how well the body responds to the sugar-processing hormone insulin -- according to the results of a study released last week.But the study also found that a diet rich in processed carbohydrates was related to lower levels of adiponectin.
Recent studies suggest that low blood levels of adiponectin may be related to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease, according to the study's lead author, Dr. Tobias Pischon of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston. ...
The study also found that the more fat people ate, the higher was their level of adiponectin.
This paper was given on March 5.
Also, lower levels of adiponectin can be found in obese children.
And what headline is being played everywhere? We're Eating Ourselves to Death. What are they doing to change things?
"I am working very hard at CDC to walk the talk," Gerberding said in a telephone interview, noting efforts the agency has made at CDC offices to improve the health of its 9,000-plus employees.They include putting music, lights and fresh paint jobs in stairwells to encourage employees to use the stairs for exercise. Also, besides the current indoor smoking ban, CDC will ban smoking from outside all of its buildings starting later this year.
For the vast majority of people, that won't change a thing, but the continuation of the above research and this might.
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