X factor in insulin resistance

30 August 2010 Syndrome X patients face an increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease due to an abnormal response to insulin. The key to treatment lies in diet and exercise SYNDROME X, sometimes known as “metabolic syndrome”, is a group of cardiac risk factors that results from ins...

Exercising your right to good health

25 August 2010 AGE should not stop anyone from being fit and active. In fact, older people can benefit the most from regular exercise, compared to people from any other age group. There are two types of exercises that are important for preventing chronic diseases and staying strong: aerobic and s...

Ready for Ramadan

23 August 2010  This Ramadan, LIM WEY WEN speaks to two experts on staying active and healthy throughout the fasting season. For many Muslims worldwide, the practise of refraining from food and drink for the holy month of Ramadan had started last Wednesday. That said, fasting during Ramadan is n...

Diabetes among children on the rise

16 August 2010 KUALA LUMPUR: More young people, some as young as seven, are suffering from Type 2 diabetes (T2D), a disease that generally hits those in their 50s. Doctors say more primary school students have been diagnosed with T2D in the last decade, a fact that is alarming since the disease i...

Oversize me

16 August 2010 Overweight and obesity increases the risk of many chronic diseases. THE bad news is: overweight and obesity increases your risk to coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and high blood pressure. It also aggravates arthritis and breathing problems. More bad news is that overweigh...