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Obesity & Glucose

Glucose levels are also very important. Disruption of glucose metabolism can lead to bouts of hypoglycemia (periods of low blood sugar), which are often accompanied by intense cravings for foods and sweets. This imbalance may then promote an unhealthy pattern of binge and/or over-eating that encourages obesity and further perpetuates more glucose imbalances.

Chronically high levels of glucose, which may arise from overeating carbohydrates, including sugars and alcohol, or from poor glucose control, can cause a reaction which alters the normal structure of proteins in the blood. This process, called glycation, creates potentially degenerative products that are believed to underly the development of diabetes, accelerated aging, and neurodegenerative disease. Hemoglobin A1c and fructosamine are two markers of this process, and monitoring their levels is crucial for effectively preventing the cascade of physiologically destructive events that may either trigger or arise from chronic obesity.

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Obesity and Weight Loss
Obesity is now the "trillion dollar disease". This reflects the social costs of obesity, in health and lost production, as well as the weight loss drug profits that might be made for any pharmaceutical company that finds a drug-cure for obesity. The search for viable weight loss medications continues, although pharmaceutical weight loss products still have significant side effects.

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