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New DNA Variants Found That Can Help To Pile On The Pounds
A study of 90,000 people has
uncovered new genetic
variants close to a gene
called MC4R that influence
fat mass, weight and risk of
obesity. The variants act in
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Fast-Food Liver Damage Can Be Reversed, Experts Say
Diets high in fast food can
be highly toxic to the liver
and other internal organs,
but that damage can be
reversed, says one of the
country's leading experts on
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Mother's Diet Influences Infant Sex: High Energy Intake Linked To Conception Of Sons
New research provides the
first evidence that a
child's sex is associated
with the mother's diet. A
new study shows a clear link
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How And Where Fat Is Stored Predicts Disease Risk Better Than Weight
A new study in mice
indicates that overeating,
rather than the obesity it
causes, is the trigger for
developing metabolic
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Not All Cells Respond The Same Way To Insulin
May 5, 2008 — One of the characteristic features of the disease type 2 diabetes is the inability of cells of the body to respond to the hormone insulin, something known as insulin resistance. One of the effects of ... > full story -
Study In 7,000 Men And Women Ties Obesity, Inflammatory Proteins To Heart Failure Risk
May 4, 2008 — Heart specialists report what is believed to be the first wide-scale evidence linking severe overweight to prolonged inflammation of heart tissue and the subsequent damage leading to failure of the ... > full story -
Obesity Worsens Impact Of Asthma, Study Shows
May 3, 2008 — Obesity can worsen the impact of asthma and may also mask its severity in standard tests, according to researchers in New Zealand, who studied lung function in asthmatic women with a range of body ... > full story -
Weight Loss Possible When Self-belief High
May 2, 2008 — If you are what you eat, what you eat has a lot to do with how you think about yourself, says researcher studying healthy aging of women. She said that self-efficacy had emerged as a strong influence ... > full story -
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Short Sleep Duration Linked To Obesity, Consistently and Worldwide
May 2, 2008 — Cross-sectional studies from around the world show a consistent increased risk of obesity among short sleepers in children and adults. This study showed a consistent pattern of increased odds of ... > full story -
Physical Activity, Healthy Eating And BMI Not Linked In Older Teens
May 2, 2008 — Contrary to what many researchers expect, physically active older teens don't necessarily eat a healthier diet than their less-active contemporaries. And there appeared to be no link between body ... > full story -
Advertisements Saying Dairy Products Help You Lose Weight Are Misleading, Study Shows
May 2, 2008 — There have been recent claims that dairy products can help people lose weight, and the dairy industry has hyped the assertion by investing millions of dollars in commercial advertising. However, a ... > full story -
Better-educated Women Are A Healthier Weight, New Research Reveals
May 1, 2008 — A new comparison of multi-national data reveals that highly-educated women have a healthier average weight than less-educated women. In countries where malnutrition is prevalent, better-educated ... > full story -
Most Of Us Can Lose Weight Initially -- Keeping It Off Is Another Matter
May 1, 2008 — The inability to manage weight gain and weight regain throughout life is helping to fuel the obesity epidemic in adults and children throughout Europe. However, the successful participation of more ... > full story -
Aspirin-like Compounds Increase Insulin Secretion In Otherwise Healthy Obese People
April 30, 2008 — Aspirin-like compounds can claim another health benefit: increasing the amount of insulin produced by otherwise healthy obese people. Obesity is associated with insulin resistance, the first step ... > full story
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