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Breast Density and the Risk of Cancer

...ey appear light, just like tumors. On the contrary fat tissue appears dark. "Our hypothesis is that greater number of cells poses a larger target to chemicals that might cause genetic damage to give rise to cancer in the future," said the study's lead author, Dr. Norman Boyd of the Ontario Cancer Institu...

The Big Issue About Abdominal Fat Tissue

...hurch’s cardio-endocrine research group, warn that fat around the abdomen is enemy to the heart. According to researchers, a protein produced by fat cells has an adverse effect on the heart. The effect is especially grave for patients, recovering af...

'Beavertail' Surgery Helps Tongue Cancer Patients

...he modification involves including a 'jellyroll'of fat and connective tissue along with the tissue and sk...althy blood vessels in the neck. The beavertail of fat that comes with the skin is connected to the base of the tongue to add bulk, and tolled upon itself,...

Amul to Launch Sugar Free Desserts

...unced the creation of a range of sugar free, low fat probiotic desserts created for the health consciou... sucralose have replaced sugar. And 50 percent of fat has been cut down. Fructo-oligo saccharide are soluble dietary fiber that improve the mineral absor...

Chew That Fat Away

Some dreams may come true; for fat people and inventors. Scientists have always sou... ill effects other than being thin. Beating other fat reducing methods like drugs whose effects are not permanent and bariatric surgery, which is risky, a...

Consuming Unhealthy Fats Increases Infertility Risk

...e online edition of health Magazine WebMD. Trans fat is an artery-clogging fat that is formed when vegetable oils are hardened into margarine or shortening. It is also found in fo...

Face, Facial Lipoatrophy With Radiesse, FDA Certifies

...treat chronic facial lipoatrophy, otherwise called fat loss,// occurring in patients with AIDS or HIV. This calcium based treatment, is found to assist in the manufacture of collagen. To ascertain the potential benefits of this filler, FDA embarked on a study of 100 HIV patients suffering facial lipoat...

New Therapy to Treat Patients With Severely Elevated Cholesterol Levels

...agnetic resonance imaging of the liver for hepatic fat content were performed throughout the study. All p...er transaminase levels and accumulation of hepatic fat in some but not all of the patients studied. Rader concluded, “Although our study establishes proo...

Beware of Fatty Liver Disease

...er disease,// it is characterized by collection of fat around the liver. The disease debilitates the liver and could be a cause of scarring or cirrhosis or even cancer of the liver. According to researchers, sedentary habits is the main culprit. The clue to maintaining a healthy liver is to engage in e...

Skipping Breakfast and Fast Food Consumption - Leads to Weight Gain

...erall energy intake and the percent of energy from fat – may be able to help create targeted interventions aimed at prevention of weight gain in this age group, "says Niemeier. Source-Eurekalert SRI...

Hypercholesterolemia Meets Its Match in an Experimental Drug

... in cholesterol, and there's not a big increase in fat in the liver, it could be quite valuable." In th...by 58%. Only two patients showed minimum traces of fat in the liver. The participants did not experience any side-effects. Nevertheless, researchers felt t...

McCain Chips in With a ‘healthy’ Variety of Chis

...gency, after portraying low levels of sugar, salt, fat and saturated fat. The agency has accorded this brand of chips with the ‘green light’ status. A spokesman for McCain said, "they contain no cholesterol and can help achieve a healthy, balanced diet without too much sacrifice.” The food standards a...

Intestinal Bacteria May Cause Obesity

...ia modify the amount of food stored in the body as fat by changing the body's chemistry. The enzyme ade...ted protein kinase, is involved in accumulation of fat in adipose tissue. The report finds that the bacteria affects production of this enzyme, and also ...

Full Cream Milk may Aid Slimming?

...is study, it was concluded that women who consumed fat free milk had put on more weight when compared to women who consumed whole milk or its allied products like cheese and butter. According to this study the calcium level in milk and allied products are said to have a controlling effect in body fat. ...

Good Diet Includes Herbs

...ent. Traditional seasonings like sugar, salt and fat when replaced with herbs and spices not only improve overall health but also improve the flavor of your food. Herbs as medicine Herbs such as oregano, thyme, rosemary, parsley and garlic bring out the natural flavors in a meal and can replace sa...

Sugars in Liver Found to Clear Fats from the Bloodstream

...ak for dinner last night, adding a large amount of fat – scientifically known as triglycerides – to your ...d be a big problem. // Although we try to reduce fat in our diet, our bodies use it for energy. But patients with elevated levels of fat in their bloodst...

'Fed' Up and on a Detox Drive? Read This…

...xidants. Drinking lots of water and consuming less fat and sugar, is a good way to detox. Nutritionist and dietician Catherine Saxelby examined some of the detox kits presently available and she said, "They are expensive and they only work if they have laxative or diuretic ingredients. I think a detox ...

Body Composition Is Key Player in Controlling Cancer Risks

... mice kept at 27 degrees were heavier and had more fat mass. Cancer in these mice progressed at a much greater rate than in the lean mice. The heavier mice also had higher levels of leptin, a hormone associated with obesity that promotes cancer, and lower levels of adiponectin, a hormone that appears to ...

Having Kids at Home Fatten Up Mom and Dad?

...ty currently. Americans consume a lot of saturated fat which can cause an// avalanche of diseases. In a... than a whole pepperoni pizza containing saturated fat every week when they live with. A survey was conducted covering over 6,600 adults .The results o...

Preschoolers at Risk

...alth have one strange fact though; the majority of fat preschoolers are Hispanic. Thirty-two percent of t...reschoolers have a five times higher risk of being fat at age 12 than do lean preschoolers. SRM...

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