Sunday, October 12, 2008

Are there any skeletal signs of diseases of development such as diabetes, heart disease, or obesity

Are there any skeletal signs of diseases of development such as diabetes, heart disease, or obesity?
I'm trying to compare how we can see signs of things such as iron deficiency in ancient skeletal remains with diseases associated with the modern developed world like diabetes, obesity, heart disease. I just can't seem to find whether or not these diseases leave any kind of signs that can be recognized on the skeleton. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If there are technical terms to the signs, those would be very helpful.
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http://www.springerlink.com/content/595533h426h58004/ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090526202805.htm http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B73DX-4GJVB8M-1&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1059780765&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=ca8dff879a96d5bb42a369c2de94bec8 http://www.annals.org/cgi/reprint/120/3/238.pdf
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Some people don't have symptoms, especially when diabetes is diagnosed early. This is because the blood sugar level may rise so slowly that a person may not know that anything is wrong. Other people may have symptoms, such as: â– Being very thirsty. â– Urinating a lot. â– Losing weight without trying. â– Having blurry vision. â– Feeling hungrier or more tired than usual. Sometimes a person finds out that he or she has type 2 diabetes during a regular medical checkup. Or people may find out that they have the disease during an appointment for another health problem such as high blood pressure, an infection, or a wound that heals slowly. Some people don't find out that they have diabetes until they have a complication from the disease, such as vision problems, kidney disease, nerve disease, or heart and blood vessel problems

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