High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Weight loss, in the
context of medicine, health or physical fitness, is a reduction of
the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or
adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits,
muscle, tendon and other connective tissue. It can occur
unintentionally due to an underlying disease or can arise from a
conscious effort to improve an actual or perceived overweight or
obese state. Poor management of type 1 diabetes mellitus, also
known as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), leads to an
excessive amount of glucose and an insufficient amount of insulin
in the bloodstream. This triggers the release of triglycerides from
adipose (fat) tissue and catabolism (breakdown) of amino acids in
muscle tissue. This results in a loss of both fat and lean mass,
leading to a significant reduction in total body weight. Note that
untreated type 1 diabetes mellitus will usually not produce weight
loss, as these patients get acutely ill before they would have had
time to lose weight.
