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1. 1. FatWars.com :: Aborigine Study Suggests...

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   Published on: 1/4/2003   Last Visited: 10/4/2003

   Lead author is Dr. Mark Daniel, assistant professor of health behavior and health education at the UNC School of Public Health.
   
   "We calculate people's body mass index by dividing their weight in kilograms by their height in meters squared," said Daniel, also an assistant professor of epidemiology. "The resulting number, which is considered to range from 20 to 25 in healthy people, is a better indicator of how much extra weight a person carries around as fat than their weight alone because, obviously, people of the same ages and weights vary considerably in height."
   
   In the new study, Daniel worked with Drs.
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   "What we found was that the age- and sex-adjusted prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance was 14.9 percent and of diabetes was 14.8 percent," Daniel said. "For both conditions, the prevalence of disease increased with increasing BMI."
   
   The age- and sex-adjusted risk of developing impaired glucose tolerance was three times greater for people with BMIs of 22 or more compared to people with lower BMIs, he said. The risk of diabetes was four times greater for subjects with BMIs of 22 or more. Even in just the 22 to 25 BMI range, which is supposedly healthy, the risk of having diabetes was close to three times greater.
   
   "We also calculated that if we could prevent gains in BMI beyond 22, we could prevent an estimated 46 percent of diabetes cases and 34 percent of impaired glucose tolerance cases, which is just astounding," Daniel said.
   
   The UNC report is among the first of several studies showing that an increased risk of diabetes exists in the 22 to 25 BMI range, which was established based on earlier research on whites and, until recently, has rarely been questioned, he said.
   
   "The world health community might want to revise the recommended upper healthful limit downward, especially among such groups as American and Canadian Indians, Pacific Islanders, Africans and U.S. blacks and many indigenous people, who all appear to be at increased risk," Daniel said.

2. 2. The Northeast Florida Advocate - Article - health

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   Published on: 7/19/2002   Last Visited: 7/19/2002

   Lead author is Dr. Mark Daniel, assistant professor of health behavior and health education at the UNC School of Public Health.
   
   "We calculate people's body mass index by dividing their weight in kilograms by their height in meters squared," said Daniel, also an assistant professor of epidemiology. "The resulting number, which is considered to range from 20 to 25 in healthy people, is a better indicator of how much extra weight a person carries around as fat than their weight alone because, obviously, people of the same ages and weights vary considerably in height."
   
   In the new study, Daniel worked with Drs.
   ...
   "What we found was that the age- and sex-adjusted prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance was 14.9 percent and of diabetes was 14.8 percent," Daniel said. "For both conditions, the prevalence of disease increased with increasing BMI."
   
   The age- and sex-adjusted risk of developing impaired glucose tolerance was three times greater for people with BMIs of 22 or more compared to people with lower BMIs, he said. The risk of diabetes was four times greater for subjects with BMIs of 22 or more. Even in just the 22 to 25 BMI range, which is supposedly healthy, the risk of having diabetes was close to three times greater.
   
   "We also calculated that if we could prevent gains in BMI beyond 22, we could prevent an estimated 46 percent of diabetes cases and 34 percent of impaired glucose tolerance cases, which is just astounding," Daniel said.
   
   The UNC report is among the first of several studies showing that an increased risk of diabetes exists in the 22 to 25 BMI range, which was established based on earlier research on whites and, until recently, has rarely been questioned, he said.
   
   "The world health community might want to revise the recommended upper healthful limit downward, especially among such groups as American and Canadian Indians, Pacific Islanders, Africans and U.S. blacks and many indigenous people, who all appear to be at increased risk," Daniel said. "We believe programs to reduce the risks of diabetes are urgently needed in many parts of the world, including Australia and the United States."
   
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3. 3. NUTRITION: Diabetes risk may prompt change in BMI limit for natives

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   Published on: 12/5/2001   Last Visited: 9/2/2002

   "We're simply showing that there's a risk of diabetes within a BMI that has previously been considered helpful," said lead study author Dr. Mark Daniel, an assistant professor of health behaviour at UNC. "The world health community might want to revise the recommended upper health limit downward, especially among such groups as American and Canadian Indians, Pacific Islanders, Africans and U.S. blacks, and many indigenous people, who all appear to be at increased risk," Dr. Daniel said. "If we could prevent gains in BMI beyond 22, we could prevent an estimated 46% of diabetes cases and 34% of IGT (impaired glucose tolerance) cases, which is just astounding." For the study, Dr. Daniel and colleagues examined 2,626 Australian Aborigines in 15 remote settlements. Besides calculating subjects' BMIs, the researchers gathered data on how well or poorly their bodies processed glucose while fasting and two hours after eating. They also divided subjects into three age groups-between 15 and 34.9 years, between 35 and 44.9, and over 45. As well, subjects were divided into five BMI groups-below 22, between 22 and 24.9, 25 to 29.9, 30 to 34.9, and 35 or more. Among study subjects, the age- and sex-adjusted prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance was 14.9% and for diabetes 14.8%. For both conditions, the prevalence of disease increased with increasing BMI. Gender differences were not apparent.
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   The UNC study is among the first of several studies showing an increased risk of diabetes exists in the 22 to 25 BMI range, which was established based on earlier research on white patients, and, until recently, has rarely been questioned, Dr. Daniel said.