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| 4 Keys to Weight Loss Success
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| Successful "losers" share four factors in their ability to take weight off and keep it off.
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| 6,000 genes help determine body weight
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| Reporting in the online journal BMC Genetics, researchers from the Monell Center have for the first time attempted to count the number of genes that contribute to obesity and body weight.
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January 15, 2008 |
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| A population-based strategy needed to tackle obesity in U.S.
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| A comprehensive, population-based strategy is needed to reduce the alarming prevalence of obesity in the United States.
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July 1, 2008 |
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| Adult-Onset Obesity Seen In Mice When Gene Disrupted
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| Texas and California scientists who disrupted one type of the gene ubiquitin (Ubb) in mice observed neuronal death in the hypothalamus, impaired control of energy balance and adult-onset obesity in the rodents. The study hints at a method to treat obesity and neurodegeneration.
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February 28, 2008 |
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| Are You What You Eat? New Study Of Body Weight Change Says Maybe Not
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| The study uses a branch of mathematics called dynamical systems theory to demonstrate that a class of model equations has an infinite number of body weight solutions, even if the food intake and energy expenditure rates are identical. However, the work also shows that another class of models directly refutes this, predicting that food intake and energy expenditure rates uniquely determine body weight.
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March 30, 2008 |
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| Aspirin-like Compounds Increase Insulin Secretion In Otherwise Healthy Obese People
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| Aspirin-like compounds (salicylates) 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 toward type 2 diabetes.
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April 30, 2008 |
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| Australia Vies With U.S. to Be Fattest
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| The land Down Under has surpassed the United States as the world's fattest nation, according to a report presented to Australian government officials Friday that contradicts other findings.
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June 20, 2008 |
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| Being Overweight May Independently Increase Risk For Heart Disease
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| Being moderately overweight or obese appears to increase the risk for developing coronary heart disease events independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors.
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September 16, 2007 |
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| Being Overweight Raises Risk of a Dozen Cancers
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| Being obese or even overweight may increase a person's risk of developing up to a dozen different types of cancer, European researchers report in a new study.
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February 15, 2008 |
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| Blocked brain enzyme decreases appetite and promotes weight loss
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| Imagine being able to tone down appetite and promote weight loss, while improving the body's ability to handle blood sugar levels. That's just what Tony Means, PhD, and his team at the Duke University Medical Center were able to do when they blocked a brain enzyme, CaMKK2, in mice.
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May 6, 2008 |
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| Blood Pressure-lowering Diet Also May Be Associated With Lower Risk For Heart Disease, Stroke
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| Women who eat diets similar to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet--which is low in animal protein, moderate in low-fat dairy products and high in plant proteins, fruits and vegetables--appear to have a lower risk of coronary heart disease and stroke, according to a new report.
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April 15, 2008 |
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| BMI criteria for obesity surgery should be lowered
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| UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that the existing body mass index criteria for obesity surgery often excludes a group of obese patients at risk of cardiovascular disease.
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December 21, 2007 |
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| Calorie-Count.com
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| we provide completely free weight loss tools, nutritional information, and a vibrant and supportive community to help you lose or maintain weight, safely and effectively!
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| Carrying Around an Extra 25 Pounds Doesn't Appear to Raise Risk of Dying From Cancer, Heart Disease
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| Being 25 pounds overweight doesn't appear to raise your risk of dying from cancer or heart disease, says a new government study that seems to vindicate Grandma's claim that a few extra pounds won't kill you.
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November 6, 2007 |
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| CDC: U.S. Obesity Rate Levels Off at 34 Percent or More Than 72 Million People
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| About 33 percent of adult men and 35 percent of U.S. women were obese in 2005-2006, according to a comprehensive survey by the federal government that includes physical examinations.
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November 28, 2007 |
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| Child Obesity Rate Levels Off After 25 Years of Gains
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| The percentage of American children who are overweight or obese appears to have leveled off after a 25-year increase, according to new figures that seem to offer a glimmer of hope in an otherwise dismal battle.
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May 27, 2008 |
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| Common Virus May Contribute To Obesity In Some People
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| Scientists are reporting new evidence that infection with a common virus may be a contributing factor to the obesity epidemic sweeping through the United States and other countries.
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August 21, 2007 |
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| Counseling Helps Maintain Weight Loss
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| Personal and Online Support Offer Modest Help in Keeping the Pounds Off
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March 11, 2008 |
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| Cutting Salty Snacks Key to Childhood Weight Loss
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| Kids who load up on salty meals and snacks get thirsty, and too often they turn to calorie-filled sodas. So maybe cutting back on the salt is a good way to cut the calories. That's the idea coming from a British study published Wednesday in an American Heart Association journal.
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February 21, 2008 |
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| Device Blocking Stomach Nerve Signals Shows Promise In Obesity
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| A new implantable medical device, developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic researchers, shows promise as a reversible and less extreme alternative to existing bariatric surgeries, according to findings recently published in the journal Surgery.
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June 28, 2008 |
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| Diet For Brain Development, From The Beginning
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| Studies looking into how diet and nutrition affect central nervous system development from birth are being conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists.
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November 30, 2007 |
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| Dietary restrictions that limit fat formation might make pancreatic cell transplants more effective
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| Using animal models, the researchers discovered that pancreatic islet cells transplanted into the liver fail not only because of immune rejection, but also because of overexposure to toxic fats that are synthesized by the surrounding liver cells and flood the pancreatic transplants.
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August 28, 2007 |
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| Dieting and medication may reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension
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| High blood pressure (hypertension) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is responsible for approximately 7 million deaths worldwide each year, according to background information in the article.
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March 25, 2008 |
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| DietingPlans.com
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| Our mission is to provide the best dieting and fitness plans to consumers worldwide, allowing them to reach their health and fitness goals through long-term healthy solutions.
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| Diets high in the nutrient choline may increase risk for colorectal polyps
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| Contrary to expectations, diets high in the nutrient choline were associated with an increased risk of some colorectal polyps, which can, but do not always, lead to colorectal cancer.
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August 8, 2007 |
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| DNA-Guided Nanoparticle Assembly
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| Brookhaven Lab scientists have developed a new method for controlling the self-assembly of nanometer and micrometer-sized particles. Based on designed DNA shells that coat a particle's surface, the method can be used to manipulate the structure of numerous materials.
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March 18, 2008 |
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| Do Sweeteners in Diet Soda Increase Weight?
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| Rat Study Links Weight Gain to Low-Calorie Sweeteners; Critics Say No Relevance for Humans.
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February 11, 2008 |
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| Earthspharmacy.com
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| your source for NATURAL weight loss products!
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| Eat Less Or Exercise More? Either Way Leads To More Youthful Hearts
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| Overweight people who lose a moderate amount of weight get an immediate benefit in the form of better heart health, according to a study conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. And the heart improvements happen whether that weight is shed by eating less or exercising more.
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January 11, 2008 |
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| Eating Causes Stress, But Antioxidants Can Help
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| No matter how pleasant a meal is, eating causes what's known as oxidative stress. As we digest our food, we create sometimes-harmful molecules known as free radicals.
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March 24, 2008 |
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| Excessive Sugarless Gum Chewing Linked to Severe Weight Loss, Diarrhea
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| People who chew sugarless gum and eat sugarless sweets are at risk for chronic diarrhea and severe weight loss, according to a new study published this week in the British Medical Association journal, BMJ.
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January 11, 2008 |
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| Extra Vitamin D In Early Childhood Cuts Adult Diabetes Risk
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| Vitamin D supplements in early childhood may ward off the development of type 1 diabetes in later life, reveals a research review published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
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March 13, 2008 |
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| Face the Fat
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| Do you know everything you need to know to make healthy fat choices?
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| Fast-Food Liver Damage Can Be Reversed, Experts Say
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| 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 non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, who offers four steps to undo the effects of a 'super-size me' diet.
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May 2, 2008 |
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| Fat People May Live Longer As Long As They Are Fit
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| Worried about those few extra pounds in your mid-section? You may not have to be, provided you are otherwise fit, according to a new study.
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December 5, 2007 |
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| Fat pills give modest weight loss
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| Patients taking anti-obesity drugs lose only "modest" amounts of weight, and many remain significantly obese or overweight, research reveals.
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November 16, 2007 |
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| FDA Warns 'Significant Hair Loss' Linked to Dietary Supplement
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| The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers in 15 states about the link between a dietary supplement and adverse side effects including "significant hair loss."
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March 28, 2008 |
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| FGFR4 gene plays a complex role in obesity, fatty liver and diabetes
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| Researchers at the Texas A&M Health Science Center Institute of Biosciences and Technology at Houston have found that a gene in the liver and elsewhere in the body, when inhibited or increased, affects fatty liver and diabetes but does not alleviate both diseases at once.
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August 12, 2007 |
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| For teenage girls dieting and smoking go hand in hand
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| Researchers from the University of Florida found when they analyzed the dieting and smoking habits of 7,795 teenagers that dieting did not effect boys in the same way.
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September 14, 2007 |
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| For Weight Control You Will Need To Walk More Than 10,000 Steps A Day
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| A collaborative study involving 14 researchers from the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, and Sweden has established preliminary guidelines for how many steps per day people should accumulate for weight control.
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January 13, 2008 |
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| Forget Types 1, 2: New Diabetes Subtypes Discovered
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| You've heard of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, but what about a kind called MODY? Diabetes is undergoing a genetics revolution that suggests there actually are many subtypes of the disease.
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March 18, 2008 |
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| FreeStyle Navigator Continuous Glucose Monitor Approved in US
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| The FDA just gave Abbott approval to market its FreeStyle Navigator continuous glucose monitor in the US. The device received the European CE mark of approval last June.
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March 17, 2008 |
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| Gastric Bypass Surgery Restores Sexual Function In Morbidly Obese Men
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| Losing weight may help resolve erectile dysfunction in obese men, according to research presented at the 103rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA). Morbid obesity can cause sexual dysfunction independent of other common confounders, including diabetes, hypertension and smoking. In this study from researchers in Boston and Philadelphia, sexual function was normalized in some men who underwent gastric bypass surgery for weight loss.
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May 17, 2008 |
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| Gene Hunters Fine-tune Marker For Common Obesity Gene
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| Genomics researchers, seeking to replicate another group's discovery of an important gene associated with obesity, have further refined the signal to a particular variant in DNA that may be more helpful in identifying this gene's role in obesity in various human populations worldwide.
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March 15, 2008 |
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| Gene Linked To Adult-onset Obesity Discovered
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| While some cardiac deficiencies were detected in these mice, the researchers unexpectedly found that these mice exhibited a predisposition to adult-onset obesity.
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June 11, 2008 |
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| Gene network disrupted by obesity
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| According to new research an entire network of genes in the body is disrupted by overeating and this not only causes obesity, but also diabetes and heart disease.
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March 17, 2008 |
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| Gene Oppositely Controlled By Dietary Protein, Sugar
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| Researchers have discovered a gene in flies whose activity rises and falls depending upon the amount of protein and sugar in the insects' diets. The findings, reported in the April issue of Cell Metabolism, might shed light on the way the insects' bodies--and perhaps those of humans too--handle dietary extremes, including high-protein, low-carb diets like the Atkins, according to the researchers.
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April 11, 2008 |
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| Genetic Abnormalities In Sperm Linked To Dietary Folate Intake
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| Women of child-bearing age are encouraged to maintain adequate levels of folate in their diet, but the new findings, to be published Thursday, March 20, in the journal Human Reproduction, provide evidence that what men eat may also affect reproductive health.
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March 20, 2008 |
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| Genetics play a key role in obesity
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| New evidence that genetics plays a key role in obesity is published today in the International Journal of Bioinformatics Research and Applications.
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October 17, 2007 |
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| Genomic Medicine Coming: Health Professionals, Public Unprepared
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| Although advances in genomic medicine for common adult chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer hold promise for improved prevention, diagnosis and treatment, health professionals and the public are not prepared to effectively integrate these new tools into practice.
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March 20, 2008 |
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| Globesity: 60 Million Chinese Are Obese
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| Rising affluence has made about 60 million Chinese — equal to the population of France — obese.
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| Good Diet and Gardening Linked To Lower Lung Cancer Risk
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| By simply eating four or more servings of green salad a week and working in the garden once or twice a week, smokers and nonsmokers alike may be able to substantially reduce the risk of developing lung cancer, say researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
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December 8, 2007 |
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| Group Says 6 Dietary Supplements Contain Dangerous Levels of Lead
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| One group claims that six dietary supplements sold by Herbalife Ltd. contain high levels of lead if taken as directed, Reuters is reporting.
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May 20, 2008 |
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| Caffeine Is No Weight-Loss Solution.
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| Foods That Are Naturally Low Fat.
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| Get Less Salt.
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| High blood pressure may be due to excess weight in half of overweight adults
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| As many as 50 percent of overweight men and women with high blood pressure may have hypertension as a result of being overweight, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's 61st Annual Fall Conference of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research.
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September 30, 2007 |
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| High Blood Pressure May Be Due To Excess Weight In Half Of Overweight Adults
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| As many as 50 percent of overweight men and women with high blood pressure may have hypertension as a result of being overweight.
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October 3, 2007 |
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| Hormone Regulates Fondness For Food
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| Scientists have discovered that leptin, one of the key hormones responsible for reducing hunger and increasing the feeling of fullness, also controls our fondness for food.
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August 11, 2007 |
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| How Diabetes Drives Atherosclerosis
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| Researchers have discovered how diabetes, by driving inflammation and slowing blood flow, dramatically accelerates atherosclerosis, according to research to be published in the March 14 edition of the journal Circulation Research.
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March 17, 2008 |
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| How not to take a vacation from your diet
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| Exercise, eating in can help you enjoy your getaway without gaining weight.
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July 2, 2008 |
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| How to gain weight-build muscle mass
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| Free tips: how to gain weight and gain muscle mass. Information on weight gaining programs, muscle building diets and supplements.
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| How To Lose Weight Without Losing Bone
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| A higher-protein diet that emphasizes lean meats and low-fat dairy foods as sources of protein and calcium can mean weight loss without bone loss--and the evidence is in bone scans taken throughout a new University of Illinois study.
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June 6, 2008 |
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| Is The Obesity Epidemic Exaggerated?
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| For example, the average population weight gain in the United States in the past 42 years is 10.9kg or 0.26kg a year. Yet, between 1999-2000 and 2001-2002, there were no significant changes in the prevalence of overweight or obesity among US adults or in the prevalence of overweight among children.
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February 4, 2008 |
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| Low-fat better than low-carb diets for heart health
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| Low-fat diets are more effective in preserving and promoting a healthy cardiovascular system than low-carbohydrate, Atkins'-like diets, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
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March 2, 2008 |
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| Mediterranean diet cuts cancer risk
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| Adopting just two aspects of the Mediterranean diet can cut the risk of developing cancer by 12 per cent.
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July 2, 2008 |
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| Metabolic syndrome linked to climate
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| Researchers from the University of Chicago have discovered that many of the genetic variations that have enabled human populations to tolerate colder climates may also affect their susceptibility to metabolic syndrome, a cluster of related abnormalities such as obesity, elevated cholesterol levels, heart disease, and diabetes.
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February 18, 2008 |
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| Modified Atkins Diet Can Cut Epileptic Seizures In Adults
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| A modified version of a popular high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet can significantly cut the number of seizures in adults with epilepsy, a study led by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests. The Atkins-like diet, which has shown promise for seizure control in children, may offer a new lifeline for patients when drugs and other treatments fail or cause complications.
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January 28, 2008 |
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| Most Physicians Aren't Prepared To Deal With Obesity Epidemic
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| The soaring obesity rates across the globe have been called the most critical challenge to public health of the 21st century. A top university researcher argues that most physicians are not adequately prepared to deal with this obesity epidemic.
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November 21, 2007 |
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| Most With High Blood Pressure Do Not Follow Recommended Diet
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| A relatively small proportion of individuals with hypertension (high blood pressure) eat diets that align with government guidelines for controlling the disease, according to a new report. In fact, since the introduction of a diet shown to help reduce blood pressure, the dietary quality of those with hypertension has decreased.
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February 13, 2008 |
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| New Electrostatic-based DNA Microarray Technique Could Revolutionize Medical Diagnostics
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| The dream of personalized medicine -- in which diagnostics, risk predictions and treatment decisions are based on a patient's genetic profile -- may be on the verge of being expanded beyond the wealthiest of nations with state-of-the-art clinics.
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July 1, 2008 |
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| New Genetic Links To Psoriasis Uncovered
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| They also found that variations in one genetic region link psoriasis and a related joint disorder, psoriatic arthritis, to four autoimmune diseases: type 1 diabetes, Grave's disease, celiac disease and rheumatoid arthritis.
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April 7, 2008 |
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| New Insights Into How Natural Antioxidants Fight Fat
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| Scientists in Taiwan are reporting new insights into why diets rich in fruits and vegetables reduce the risk of obesity. Their study focuses on healthful natural antioxidant compounds called flavonoids and phenolic acids.
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November 8, 2007 |
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| New Technique in Reading and Evaluating DNA or RNA Assays
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| A team of researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has invented a technique in which DNA or RNA assays - the key to genetic profiling and disease detection - can be read and evaluated without the need of elaborate chemical labeling or sophisticated instrumentation.
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July 1, 2008 |
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| New Weight Loss Drug Shows Promise
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| Modest Weight Loss Seen in Some Patients Taking Taranabant.
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January 8, 2008 |
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| NYC keeps the cannoli but drops the trans fats
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| Chefs struggle to retool recipes before the country's first ban takes effect.
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June 29, 2008 |
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| Oatmeal and cholesterol reduction
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| A new scientific review of the most current research shows the link between eating oatmeal and cholesterol reduction to be stronger than when the FDA initially approved the health claim's appearance on food labels in 1997.
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January 9, 2008 |
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| Obese adults have more hospitalizations
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| Obese adults are admitted to the hospital more frequently and for more days than adults who are normal weight, finds a new study that looks at how being obese leads to a need for more health care services.
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December 13, 2007 |
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| Obesity And Depression May Be Linked
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| A major review reveals that research indicates people who are obese may be more likely to become depressed, and people who are depressed may be more likely to become obese.
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June 6, 2008 |
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| Obesity Boosts Gullet Cancer Risk 6-fold
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| Obese people are six times as likely to develop gullet (oesophageal) cancer as people of 'healthy' weight, shows research published ahead of print in the journal Gut.
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October 10, 2007 |
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| Obesity can worsen the impact of asthma
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| 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 mass indexes (BMIs).
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May 1, 2008 |
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| Obesity Connected With Nervous System
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| A discovery by Queen's biologists and their students sheds new light on the genetic roots of obesity - a condition that is increasing dramatically in North America and has been linked to heart disease, diabetes and some forms of cancer.
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January 24, 2008 |
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| Obesity Increases Cancer Risk, Analysis Of Hundreds Of Studies Shows
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| Researchers from the University of Manchester, Christie Hospital and University of Bern in Switzerland have today published findings in the Lancet medical journal which further support the link between obesity and risk of developing cancer.
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February 18, 2008 |
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| Obesity may be largely genetic
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| Becoming overweight as a child is more likely to be the result of your genes than your lifestyle, claims a study.
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February 6, 2008 |
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| Obesity requires climate plan
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| Obesity needs to be tackled in the same way as climate change, a top nutritional scientist has said.
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February 18, 2008 |
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| Obesity Study Sheds Light On How Genetics Affect Risk And Onset Of Common Diseases
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| In a paper published in the journal Nature, a team of deCODE scientists detail a major mechanism through which genetic factors contribute to major public health problems. In its work on the inherited components of dozens of common diseases, deCODE has discovered gene variants that significantly affect individual susceptibility or protection against disease.
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March 19, 2008 |
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| Obesity Ups Women's Colon Cancer Risk
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| Heaving Smoking, Older Age Also Put Women at Risk for Abnormal Growths
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October 15, 2007 |
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| Obesity: Behavioral Changes Needed To Keep The Pounds Off
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| According to Rena Wing, professor of psychiatry and human behavior at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and director of the Weight Control & Diabetes Research Center at The Miriam Hospital, people who are most successful in preventing weight gain, and dieters who lose weight and keep the pounds off, have made major changes in their in diet and exercise routines.
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February 20, 2008 |
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| Overeating And Obesity Triggered By Lack Of One Gene
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| Excessive weight gain is elicited by alterations in energy balance, the finely modulated equilibrium between caloric intake and expenditure. But what are the factors that determine how much food is consumed?
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December 31, 2007 |
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| Overweight But Active: Vascular Benefits From Exercise
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| Overweight but active men responded dramatically better compared to their inactive counterparts in a first-of-its kind study from Indiana University that examined the vascular response to exercise in overweight men.
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March 19, 2008 |
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| Overweight In Adolescence Gives Increased Mortality Rate, Study Shows
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| People who were already overweight in adolescence (14-19 years old) have an increased mortality rate from a range of chronic diseases as adults; endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, colon cancer and respiratory diseases.
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May 21, 2008 |
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| Overweight Mother Before Pregnancy, Overweight Child At Age Nine
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| New research shows children whose mothers had a high pre-pregnant body mass index or large mid-upper arm circumference in late pregnancy, have a greater fat mass index at age nine years than other children in their age group.
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September 10, 2007 |
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| Overweight People May Not Know When They've Had Enough
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| Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have found new clues to why some people overeat and gain weight while others don't. Examining how the human brain responds to "satiety" messages delivered when the stomach is in various stages of fullness, the scientists have identified brain circuits that motivate the desire to overeat. Treatments that target these circuits may prove useful in controlling chronic overeating, according to the authors.
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January 14, 2008 |
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| Overweight People More Likely To Have Bad Breath, Study Finds
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| Now there's another good reason to go on that diet after the holidays. Tel Aviv University researchers have published a study that finds a direct link between obesity and bad breath: the more overweight you are, the more likely your breath will smell unpleasant to those around you.
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December 14, 2007 |
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| Overweight People Pay Less for Healthcare
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| Preventing obesity and smoking can save lives, but it doesn't save money, researchers reported this week. It costs more to care for healthy people who live years longer, according to a Dutch study that counters the common perception that preventing obesity would save governments millions of dollars.
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February 5, 2008 |
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| Patients Diagnosed With Coronary Heart Disease Continue Poor Diets
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| More than 13 million Americans have survived a heart attack or have been diagnosed with coronary heart disease (CHD), the number one cause of death in the United States. In addition to medications, lifestyle changes, such as a healthy diet and exercise, are known to reduce the risk for subsequent cardiac events. Despite this evidence, a high proportion of heart attack survivors do not follow their doctor's advice to adhere to a healthy diet, according to researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS).
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February 1, 2008 |
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| Peptide hormone found in the body prevents obesity and diabetes
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| A new study finds that a chemical found in the body is capable of promoting weight loss, improving insulin resistance and reversing diabetes in an animal model.
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January 6, 2008 |
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| Poor diet accounts for 70,000 premature deaths every year in Britain
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| The report which was commissioned by Prime Minister Gordon Brown precedes a government review of the nation's food policy which aims to establish new strategies to curb the rising levels of obesity.
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January 7, 2008 |
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| Potential Remedies To Obesity And Its Health Threats
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| Researchers unveiled data during the recent Digestive Disease Week® (DDW®) conference in San Diego, California outlining improved bariatric surgery options and studies that offer new insight into the related toll on the body created by obesity, which causes many individuals to develop cancers of the esophagus and pancreas.
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May 22, 2008 |
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| Pushing Kids to Diet, Teasing Them Often Leads to Weight Gain
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| For parents concerned about their overweight teens, new research suggests the best tactic might be to just relax and cook a healthy Sunday dinner.
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October 15, 2007 |
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| Quarter of Dietary Supplements Tested Contain Steroids, Banned Stimulants
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| One quarter of dietary supplements purchased in a recent sampling contained traces of steroids and 11.5 percent had banned stimulants, according to a study to determine whether supplements sold across the United States are really clean.
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December 6, 2007 |
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| Reason For Concern In Childhood And Adolescent Obesity
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| Childhood and adolescent obesity negatively impacts vascular endothelial function, which relates to cardiac health, according to study findings presented at the May 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research Joint Meeting.
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May 12, 2008 |
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| Research findings link weight gain and diabetes to a variety of cancers
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| During this holiday season with its tempting bounty of edible delights, new research calls attention to the role of the expanding American waistline in health and medicine.
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December 10, 2007 |
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| Revealing Estrogen's Secret Role In Obesity
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| New research on the effects of the female sex hormone estrogen in the brain lend credence to what many women have suspected about the hormonal changes that accompany aging: Menopause can make you fat.
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August 20, 2007 |
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| Screening overweight and obese adults for pre-diabetes is cost-effective
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| according to a study by researchers at RTI International, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, University of Michigan, MedStar Research Institute, and Indiana University.
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November 5, 2007 |
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| Seasonal Weight Changes Linked To Metabolic Syndrome
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| This finding was based on analysis of 8,028 individuals, representative of the general population aged over 30, who attended a nationwide health examination survey.
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January 23, 2008 |
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| Short, Long Sleep Duration Is Associated With Future Weight Gain In Adults
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| According to the results, after adjustment for age, sex, and baseline body mass index, short duration sleepers gained 1.98 kg more and long duration sleepers gained 1.58 kg more than did average duration sleepers over six years.
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April 4, 2008 |
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| Shed Weight With the 3,500-Calorie Weight Loss Program
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| Obesity has long been a growing problem in America, where more than 40 million people are 30 pounds or more overweight.
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May 27, 2008 |
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| Small Protein May Have Big Role In Making More Bone And Less Fat
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| A small protein may have a big role in helping you make more bone and less fat, researchers say.
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July 2, 2008 |
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| Smoking Does Not Aid Weight Loss
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| Bad news for those jeopardizing their health in an effort to be thin: Smoking does not decrease body fat, according to a new study.
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October 23, 2007 |
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| Study backs carb-packed ‘big breakfast' diet
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| Plan wards off cravings, results in long-term weight loss, small study finds.
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June 20, 2008 |
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| Study confirms that low-calorie sweeteners are helpful in weight control
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| A recent review of the scientific literature concluded that low-calorie (or no-calorie) sweeteners may be of help in resolving the obesity problem.
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February 11, 2008 |
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| Study finds women more likely to know high school weight than cholesterol numbers
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| Adult women are more than twice as likely to know how much they weighed in high school as they are to know their current cholesterol number, and only half of women have had their cholesterol tested in the past year, according to the results of a nationwide survey released today.
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August 21, 2007 |
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| Study In 7,000 Men And Women Ties Obesity, Inflammatory Proteins To Heart Failure Risk
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| Heart specialists at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere 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 body's blood-pumping organ.
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May 4, 2008 |
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| Study: Social People Get Fat, Worriers Lose Weight
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| So much for the correlation between stress and weight gain.
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January 22, 2008 |
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| Super Small to Fight the Super Big, Nanotechnology Being Used to Battle Obesity
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| Wearing a portable instrument to monitor metabolism in the fight against obesity and its related health consequences may be on the horizon thanks to collaborative research being performed at the University of Houston and The Methodist Hospital.
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October 23, 2007 |
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| Tax sodas to fight obesity says mayor of San Francisco
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| The mayor of San Francisco, in an attempt to improve the overall health of citizens, is considering a tax on sodas and other drinks which are artificially sweetened by high-fructose corn syrup.
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December 27, 2007 |
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| Ten years down the line a pill to cure obesity
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| British scientists say they may have found a new way to treat obesity by stopping the stomach from expanding.
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March 4, 2008 |
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| Testosterone Replacement Benefits Older Men With Low Testosterone
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| In older men with low testosterone levels, testosterone replacement therapy improves their risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, according to two new studies.
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June 23, 2008 |
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| The Genetics Of Fat Storage In Cells Revealed
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| New research by the Gladstone Institutes of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), has revealed the genetic determinants of fat storage in cells, which may lead to a new understanding of and potential treatments for obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. While scientists have long understood that lipid droplets contribute to fat build up in cells, the genes involved in droplet biology have been a focus of extensive research.
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May 24, 2008 |
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| Thinness Vs. Obesity Not Directly Linked To Eating Habits, Study Suggests
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| Whether you are fat or thin isn't directly determined by your eating habits, suggest researchers who report new findings made in worms in the June issue of Cell Metabolism. While both feeding and fat in worms depends on serotonin levels in the nervous system, they found evidence that the nerve messenger acts through independent channels to control whether you eat versus what to do with those calories once you've eaten them.
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June 4, 2008 |
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| Too Much Sugar Turns Off Gene That Controls Effects Of Sex Steroids
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| This discovery reinforces public health advice to eat complex carbohydrates and avoid sugar. Table sugar is made of glucose and fructose, while fructose is also commonly used in sweetened beverages, syrups, and low-fat food products.
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November 21, 2007 |
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| Undergraduates Forge New Area Of Bioinformatics
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| A group of undergraduate students from the University of California San Diego have forged a new area of bioinformatics that may improve genomic and proteomic annotations and unlock a collection of stubborn biological mysteries.
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July 5, 2008 |
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| Weighing nearly 400 pounds, man walks off half his weight
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| He wasn't happy with his weight and neither were his doctors. In addition to taking medication for high blood pressure and cholesterol -- his physician warned him that he was on track to become a diabetic.
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February 1, 2008 |
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| Weight gain in middle-age linked to breast cancer
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| According to new research women who gain weight throughout adulthood rather than maintaining a stable weight may have an increased risk for breast cancer.
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October 23, 2007 |
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| Weight Gain Induced By Antipsychotic Drugs Can Be Avoided
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| The researchers tested their weight control program's effectiveness on a group of 59 patients treated for mental health problems. These people, suffering from schizophrenia and psycho-affective or bipolar disorders, had been using antipsychotic drugs for almost three years on average.
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January 17, 2008 |
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| Weight Gain Within The Normal Range Increases Risk Of Chronic Kidney Disease
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| Healthy individuals who gain weight, even to a weight still considered normal, are at risk for developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study appearing in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The study suggests that CKD should be added to the list of conditions that are associated with weight gain, including diabetes and hypertension.
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June 24, 2008 |
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| Weight Gain: Thyroid Gland to Blame?
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| Even Low-Normal Thyroid Function Could Tip the Scales.
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March 24, 2008 |
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| Weight Loss Computer Game: Exercise To Win
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| Finding a way to motivate the billion people in the world who are overweight to lose excess pounds can be an overwhelming task, but a University of Houston professor is meeting that weighty challenge with a challenge of his own.
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September 21, 2007 |
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| Weight Loss More Effective Than Intensive Insulin Therapy For Type 2 Diabetics, Expert Argues
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| Weight-loss and major lifestyle changes may be more effective than intensive insulin therapy for overweight patients with poorly controlled, insulin-resistant type 2 diabetes, according to a diabetes researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
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March 13, 2008 |
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| Weight loss more effective than intensive insulin therapy for type 2 diabetics, according to expert
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| Weight-loss and major lifestyle changes may be more effective than intensive insulin therapy for overweight patients with poorly controlled, insulin-resistant type 2 diabetes, according to a diabetes researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
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March 11, 2008 |
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| Weight Loss Possible When Self-belief High
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| If you are what you eat, what you eat has a lot to do with how you think about yourself, says a QUT PhD researcher whose study is part of an international research project on the healthy ageing of women.
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May 2, 2008 |
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| Weight-loss surgery slashes cancer risk
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| Bariatric-surgery patients cut their overall odds of cancer by 80 percent.
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June 19, 2008 |
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| Xtrax, the latest diet solution to stop carbohydrate cravings!
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| Xtrax, the latest breakthrough in reducing your carbohydrate cravings, recieve a 3 month supply for the price of 2!
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| Your Brain On Krispy Kremes: How Hunger Motivates
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| What makes you suddenly dart into the bakery when you spy chocolate- frosted donuts in the window, though you certainly hadn't planned on indulging? As you lick the frosting off your fingers, don't blame a lack of self-control.
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March 8, 2008 |
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| Lose Weight on the Zone Diet!
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