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Campaign Against Trans Fat Gaining Fruit in US

...ees International is the latest to join the trans fat free club. It has announced that it has stopped using oil made of the dangerous fat in its more than 1,800 domestic restaurants. Trans fat is made when hydrogen is added to liquid c...

Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer Recurrence

...he carcinogen, dioxin, which can be stored in body fat and is believed to make its way into the cell nucleus and work as a tumor promoter. In the past, relatively higher mortality rates have been found in chemical plant workers and farmers with prostate cancer who were exposed to dioxin, the researchers ...

Simple Lifestyle Diet Changes can Diffuse 'Cancer Timebomb'

...right and exercising, as few are aware that excess fat around the stomach increases the production of the hormone oestrogen, which can be carcinogenic. It is already being predicted that 12.6million Britons will be classed as obese by 2010. However, Dr Martin said while the surge in cancer cases would...

Macrophages may Help Prevent Obesity

... of macrophages in combating the effects of a high fat diet in mice. "Macrophages have a reputation for...ay that macrophages are lost in the case of excess fat consumption, and those lost are specifically the ones that undergo the alternative activation progra...

Obese People More Prone to Severe Persistent Asthma

...n between the hormone leptin, which is produced by fat cells and plays a role in body weight regulation, and inflammation of airways seen in asthma. Obesity also may impact the lungs in other ways to increase the risk of asthma. The findings of the study were presented at the American Thoracic Society...

Obesity Might Lead to Severe Persistent Asthma Attacks: Study

...tion with the hormone leptin, which is produced by fat cells and plays a role in body weight regulation. Previous research suggests that leptin may also contribute to inflammation of airways seen in patients with asthma. The findings of the study were presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 In...

High-fat and Sugary Diet Severely Damage Liver and Other Vital Organs

...s to see the effects of a diet that was 40 percent fat and replete with high fructose corn syrup, a sweet...ind of diet many Americans subsist on, so the high fat content is about the same you'd find in a typical McDonald's meal, and the high fructose corn syrup ...

Fat Screen Delivers Plant-derived Chemical With Antidiabetic Effects

...reening hundreds of compounds for their effects on fat development, researchers have discovered that an i...drugs and, more generally, provides validation for fat cell screens as a promising strategy for identifying new metabolic drugs, according to the researche...

Sheep Offer Model for Undernourishment in Pregnant Teen Girls

...ey became pregnant; as a result, their reserves of fat and other tissues were gradually depleted during the course of gestation. The researchers point to evidence that competition for nutrients between a mother and her fetus "will impair nutrient supply in girls who are still growing during pregnancy. ...

Beware, America's Fast Food Consumers!

... studied the effects of a diet that had 40 percent fat and high fructose corn syrup, the most common swee...ind of diet many Americans subsist on, so the high fat content is about the same you'd find in a typical McDonald's meal, and the high fructose corn syrup ...

Genes That Produce 'skimmed Milk' in Cows Identified

...waste. If you can genetically produce milk without fat then that may turn out to be a very good solution ...mmed and semi-skimmed milk means there is a lot of fat left over. Komorowski noted, however, that although the lower-fat milk may be healthier, it will b...

Soy Nuts may Improve Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Levels in Women

...LC) diet, consisted of 30 percent of calories from fat (with 7 percent or less from saturated fat), 15 pe...ol per day. The other diet had the same calorie, fat and protein content, but the women were instructed to replace 25 grams of protein with one-half cup ...

Scientists Create Fire-proof, Eco-friendly Plastic

...een showing up in dust in homes and offices, fish, fat cells and breast milk, raising concern that they pose a risk to human health and the environment. Led by UMass Amherst scientists Richard Farris, Bryan Coughlin and Todd Emrick, the research team presented an update on their work to industry repres...

Dog Owners More Active, Leaner

...walk their dogs are more active and have less body fat than non-owners and non-walkers, according to a study presented today at the 54th American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Dog ownership was associated with higher levels of self-reported leisure-time physical activi...

Nutrient-rich Dairy Beverages an Emerging Market

...rals, trace elements and vitamins and is virtually fat free. The utilisation of dairy by-products such as whey with the addition of fruits, cereals and active ingredients in carbonated beverage forms could revolutionise the existing beverage market. The key to successfully marketing these products is e...

Strict Exercise and Diet Regimens Might Lead to Osteoporosis in Women

...omen with regular menstrual cycles and normal body fat over five days. Participants exercised for nearly two hours each day. One group ranged in age from 18 to 23 years, and the other was aged 26 to 32. Scientists know that bone formation continues in adulthood, as old bone is continually being rep...

Effects of 'starvation Hormone'-Newly Identified in Low-carb Diets

...shift is characterized by an increased reliance on fat stores as an alternative source of fuel when gluco...hwestern Medical Center found that FGF21 mobilizes fat in food-restricted animals and those with chronically elevated concentrations of the liver hormone. ...

Low Levels of Testosterone may Increase the Risk of Death in Older Men

... and diabetes risk factors related to this type of fat accumulation. Men with low testosterone are three ...good) cholesterol, high triglycerides (levels of fat in the blood), high blood pressure high blood glucose (blood sugar) While the study lends supp...

Pramlintide-A Boon to Restrain Fast Food Consumption

...e, the consumption of fast foods, that are high in fat or sugar (such as pizza, chocolate and ice cream), often leading to a sense of reward. The pramlintide group reduced fast food intake by 385 calories on day 44 during the fast-food challenge, compared to the placebo group, which decreased their intak...

Cynosure Introduces Higher Power Smartlipo(TM) LaserBodySculpting Workstation

...& Laser Center. "For example, an area of localized fat under the chin can be treated in about eight minut... laser energy that liquefies localized deposits of fat that is then removed through a cannula. In addition the laser energy coagulates the tissue, thereb...

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