Here is an interesting article I found relating obesity and diabetes. I'm sure we have all heard that we should watch our waistlines or we are more likely to end up with diabetes. But this article seems to indicate that will change in the future.
I personally think we should still be so careful! Australia was just found to be the fifth fattest nation in the world - look out Aussies - Diabetes isn't the only health risk of being obese. Even if they have found the gene relating to diabetes and obesity, don't start overeating! There are plenty more dangers out there....
Article location: http://diabetes.webmd.com/news/20071106/key-unlocks-obesity-diabetes-link?src=RSS_PUBLIC
"Obesity leads to insulin resistance and diabetes, but not if a key inflammatory pathway is blocked, mouse studies show.
Abdominal obesity is a key risk factor for type 2 diabetes. As people gain more and more belly fat, they become more and more resistant to insulin. Their bodies have to make more and more insulin to control their blood sugar. Eventually, they develop diabetes.
Why does this happen? Scientists have found that one of the body's chemical signals, called JNK1, is needed both for the accumulation of abdominal fat and for obesity-related insulin resistance. Mice lacking the JNK1 gene can eat a high-fat diet without getting fat and without getting diabetes.
But can you become obese without getting diabetes? The surprising answer seems to be yes."
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