| Here's yet
another reason to help students develop healthy
lifestyles. A recent study found that adult obesity is a
significant predictor for periodontal disease.
The reason seems related to the degree of insulin
resistance. Researchers from the University of Buffalo
found that periodontal disease increased in severity in
proportion to increased insulin resistance.
The research team
also found that diabetics with periodontal disease are
more likely to die from complications such as
cardiovascular disease and kidney complications than
diabetics with little or no periodontal disease.
The study was
published in a recent supplement to the Journal of
Periodontology.
"The presence of
periodontal infection combined with obesity may contribute
to type 2 diabetes and its complications, such as coronary
heart disease," said Dr. Kenneth A. Krebs, president of
the American Academy of Periodontology. |
