Molecule that usually protects infection-fighting cells may cause plaque deposits inside arteries
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...hological and environmental factors that influence diet or physical activity levels, says Dr. David Ludwig...ontributors to obesity. "These adverse changes in diet have been driven by a multi-billion dollar marketing campaign by the food industry aimed at young ch...Vascular structure and function improve with diet and exercise
...r disease risk may improve by the eighth week of a diet and exercise regimen, according to a study present...onalized physical exercise and Mediterranean-style diet plans in volunteers with pre-clinical risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The study reported pr...PCRM develops world's first cruelty-free insulin assay
...cal trials to test the effects of a low-fat, vegan diet on patients with type 2 diabetes. "We only had two options available to us when we began our diabetes trials," said Dr. Barnard. "One, we could use test kits with insulin antibodies grown in vivo--literally from cells injected into the abdomens of l...Highly adaptable genome in gut bacterium key to intestinal health
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