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Impact of Exercise on Body Fat Is Different for Boys and Girls

The impact of exercise on body fat differs for boys and girls, suggests research publ...ize is important, say the authors, because midrift fat is associated with certain metabolic changes, which in turn are linked to poorer cardiovascular heal...

Higher Trans Fat Levels in Blood Associated With Elevated Risk of Heart Disease

...es the strongest association to date between trans fat and heart disease. It found that women in the U.S. with the highest levels of trans fat in their blood had three times the risk of CHD as those with the lowest levels. The study was publis...

Obese Aussies Get Big Ambulances

... high-fat snacks, are breeding a new generation of fat Australians. Experts here are warning that by 2030 half of this country's children will be overweight or obese. Breast and colon cancer as well as diabetes and heart disease have strong links to obesity, it may be noted. It is reported that ...

Chinese-food Lovers, Beware

...ension – its vegetable-rich dishes and the kind of fat used, are quite all right if taken in moderation. Says Liebmann: “Across the board, American restaurants need to cut back on calories and salt, and in the meantime, people should think of each meal as not one, but two, and bring home half for tom...

Decrease Of Bone Mineral Content In Men After CABG

...3 months after treatment. Total body or regional fat mass did not record any change. Fifteen people out of the twenty six had returned for follow-up after one year. Bone mineral density in the total body, in legs and in arms was greatly reduced. As there is a clear link between bone mineral and fract...

Eat Fruits- Keep Diseases at Bay

...ity increased, and energy from total and saturated fat and cholesterol intake decreased across the board. These results suggest a population-wide shift in intake of energy and macronutrients over the 3-decade span of the four surveys and may reflect changes in diet that were adopted by all race¨Cgende...

Surgeon Develops Procedure to Prevent Arm Swelling in Breast Cancer Patients

... surgery to remove the lymph nodes and most of the fat and tissue in the armpit often resulted in complications, including lymphedema.' Five percent to 50 percent of women undergoing surgical treatment for breast cancer have developed lymphedema, mainly dependent upon the extent of surgery. At the ACRC...

Incidence of Fatty Liver Disease High Among Obese Children

...% of obese children. Fatty Liver Disease, in which fat accumulates in the liver, while not life threatening in children, can lead to cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, sometimes requiring transplantation by adulthood. "Until now the only treatment for Fatty Liver Disease has been to offer diet and exer...

Women More Prone to Cancer from Increased Blood Sugar Levels

... to have been established. Hence avoid excessive fat and exercise regularly, you can avoid not just cardiovascular diseases and diabetes but even cancer....

Asia- Facing a Health Doom After a Wealth Boom

...an middle class has ensured all round prosperity – fat pockets and fat bodies//. With growing prosperity, the palette has adapted to newer tastes, not necessarily healthie...

Phthalate Exposure Affects Testosterone Levels and Fertility in Men

... low testosterone appears to cause increased belly fat and pre-diabetes in men. They analyzed urine, bloo...levels of phthalates in their urine had more belly fat and insulin resistance. Researchers adjusted for other factors that could influence the results, suc...

Bring on the ‘Santa Clauses

... researcher has come out with findings that// show fat men to be jolly. Lead author Kenneth Mukamal of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston has discovered a link between men with higher body mass index (BMI), and lesser incidences of suicide. This finding, published in the Archives of Inte...

Obesity And Environmental Chemicals: Research Probes Potential Link

...tudent researchers, are exploring how PBDEs affect fat storage and production. “We know PBDEs are fat-soluble – they dissolve in fat tissue,” says Carey. “What are they doing in the fat as they sit there? Nobody has asked that questi...

Stem Cell Finding Could Help Reduce Transplant Rejection

...d number of cell types such as bone, cartilage and fat cells. However, previous laboratory studies have demonstrated the beneficial effect of these cells in various diseases, such as models of heart attacks and pulmonary fibrosis. The current study of MSCs included 172 bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samp...

Wet Distiller's Grains Could Play a Role in Cattle Diets

... any studies previously to assess the value of the fat within the distiller's grains." Two of the trea...ease was added to the steam-flaked corn diets as a fat source because the distiller's grains have a higher fat content than the original grain, Cole said. ...

Atkin’s Low-carb Diet Best for Weight Los

...hydrate, protein and fat. The LEARN diet is low in fat and high in carbohydrates. The Ornish diet is high in carbohydrate and extremely low in fat. After the stipulated time BMI, trigyceride levels and blood pressure of all participants were evaluated and the results showed that body mass index, trigly...

Eat Chillies, Burn Fat

... Chung Hsing University in Taiwan, capsaicin makes fat cells self-destruct, reported the online edition of Daily Mail. The result of the study is reported in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. If the results can be replicated in further studies, the weight management supplements market cou...

Scientists Explore Ways to Reduce Insulin Resistance by ‘handcuffing’ Gens

...oduction of insulin, when a diet high in sugar and fat is taken. The scientists led by Wylie Vale, dis...ally, the urocortin 2-deficient mice had less body fat and greater lean body mass. The scientists are looking at a present study to find out if knocking ...

Targeting SOCS-3 can Control Obesity

...leptin resistance. Leptin is a hormone secreted by fat cells. It can suppress food intake by affecting br...urs as the mice lost weight when returned to a low fat diet." More specifically, the scientists determined that leptin resistance prevented the arcuate n...

Body Mass Index may Not Reflect Fat Accurately

...index (BMI) may not reflect the accurate amount of fat in a human body, according// to new research. BM...idered as the standard for measuring the amount of fat in a person's body. It is defined as the individual's body weight divided by the square of their hei...

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