“Gaining body fat may be a good thing, at least for people with type 1 diabetes, say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. Their study, being presented at the 68th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association in San Francisco, followed 655 patients with type 1 diabetes for 20 years and found that patients who gained weight over time were less likely to die. ‘Although weight gain in adulthood is typically associated with increased mortality, this may not be the case for those with type 1 diabetes,’ said Trevor Orchard, M.D., professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. ‘Gaining a reasonable amount of weight may be a sign patients are getting enough insulin and appropriately controlling their disease, which may partly explain why those who gained weight over time had lower mortality rates,’ said Dr. Orchard, who also is professor of medicine and pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.”
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