Science Daily reported on findings that obesity and Type 2 diabetes are linked, by alternative gene splicing. That's a fancy way of saying fat goes hand in hand with diabetes or pre-diabetes (also called insulin resistance or metabolic syndrome). It's no secret that there are more obese people now than ever before. What may be surprising is how obesity snowballs. The more you gain, the faster you gain. "My 600 lb Life" profiles some of the fattest people on planet earth. This season 800-lb Marla shares her journey to bed-bound morbid obesity. But there's also hope in weight loss.
