Sunday, February 12, 2012
Weight Loss May Prevent Leaky Bladder in Diabetes
Name: Jonathan Kuo
Posting #: 1
Topic: Health
Publication Name: Fox News
Publication Date: February 01, 2012
Author: Amy Norton
Length: 529
Some studies shows that when overweight women drop a modest amount of weight, they can curb the risk of incontinence. Researchers found that overweight diabetic women who took up diet and exercise lost an average of 17 pounds, and it brought a lower risk of developing incontinence. For every two pounds a woman lost, the developing incontinence dropped by three percent. Weight loss did not help women who already had urine leakage problems.
Weight loss is more effective at preventing, rather than treating urine leakage. The reason might be the exercise or the blood sugar reduction. Urinary incontinence is very common among women, because vaginal childbirth is a major factor. In the US, about 53% of women older than 20 said they'd had problems with urine leakage.
Overall, women in the lifestyle group had a lower rate of urinary incontinence. People who are overweight can cut the risk of urine leakage if they lose some weight.
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This suggests a new risk for obese people. In addition to many other health risks, obese people can now worry about urinary problems too. Those who already have urinary problems, though, cannot reverse that by losing weight. The problem is bound to propagate, since it only manifests once it’s too late.
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