Entries for month: December 2010
Where I am coming from - Denver, CO
Posted by Dobri Kiprov, MD | Tags: Eating Out
Just came back from the American Society of Nephrology meeting in Denver. It was very refreshing to see a city where you would not feel that we are in a recession.
New Obesity drug raises Safety Questions
Posted by Dobri Kiprov, MD | Tags: Diet
The AP (12/4) reported, "Scientists for the Food and Drug Administration said Friday a pill to treat obesity from Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. helped patients lose weight, though it didn't meet all the criteria set forth by the agency."
One in three Americans may have diabetes by 2050
Posted by Dobri Kiprov, MD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts that as many as one in three American adults may have diabetes by 2050 as the number of diabetes patients doubles or triples over the next 40 years. But that doesn't have to be the case.
Being Overweight May Shorten Your Life
Posted by Dobri Kiprov, MD | Tags: Lifestyle
People who never smoked and were classified as merely overweight and not obese, had a 13 percent higher risk of dying sooner than normal weight peers, according to a study of 1.5 million people published in the New England Journal of Medicine today, December 2, 2010.
The USA is the Fattest Nation
Posted by Dobri Kiprov, MD
The United States is the fattest nation among 33 countries with advanced economies according to a report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).