http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Studies done with laboratory rats suggest that supplementation of their diet with lipoic acid had a significant effect in lowering triglycerides, which along with cholesterol levels and blood pressure are one of the key risk factors in cardiovascular disease. http://www.physorg.com/news157653803.html Chemistry Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:43:46 EST news157653803 (PhysOrg.com) -- For people with the genetic condition known as phenylketonuria (PKU), diet is a constant struggle. They can eat virtually no protein, and instead get their daily dose of this key macronutrient by drinking a bitter-tasting formula of amino acids. Yet drink it they must; deviating from this strict dietary regimen puts them at risk of developing permanent neurological damage. http://www.physorg.com/news157645309.html Medicine & Health Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:22:23 EST news157645309 Boosting calcium consumption spurs weight loss, according to a study published in the most recent issue of the British Journal of Nutrition, but only in people whose diets are calcium deficient. http://www.physorg.com/news156076519.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:35:53 EST news156076519 We usually think of fish as a "heart-healthy" food. Now fish are helping researchers better understand how heart disease develops in studies that could lead to new drugs to slow disease and prevent heart attacks. http://www.physorg.com/news155495877.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:18:28 EST news155495877 As researchers continue to examine the role of sweeteners in the diet, it's important that people understand the differences among various ingredients used in scientific studies, according to the Corn Refiners Association (CRA). Interchanging two distinctly different ingredients, such as pure fructose and high fructose corn syrup, creates factually incorrect conclusions and misleads consumers. http://www.physorg.com/news155397066.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:52:05 EST news155397066 Any diet will do? Not if you want to lose fat instead of muscle. Not if you want to lower your triglyceride levels so you'll be less likely to develop diabetes and heart disease. Not if you want to avoid cravings that tempt you to cheat on your diet. And not if you want to keep the weight off long-term. http://www.physorg.com/news155395563.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:27:46 EST news155395563 Children who carry a gene strongly associated with obesity could offset its effect by eating a low energy density diet, according to new research from UCL (University College London) and the University of Bristol published today in PLoS ONE. http://www.physorg.com/news155334264.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:24:51 EST news155334264 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Purdue University have precisely measured the impact of a high-fat diet on the spread of cancer, finding that excessive dietary fat caused a 300 percent increase in metastasizing tumor cells in laboratory animals. http://www.physorg.com/news154802411.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:41:14 EST news154802411 The availability of healthy food choices and your quality of diet is associated with where you live, according to two studies conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Researchers examined healthy food availability and diet quality among Baltimore City and Baltimore County, Md., residents and found that availability of healthy foods was associated with quality of diet and 46 percent of lower-income neighborhoods had a low availability of healthy foods. The results are published in the March 2009 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and the December 2008 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news154789556.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:06:39 EST news154789556 Scientists have determined that a specific gene plays a role in the weight-gain response to a high-fat diet. The finding in an animal study suggests that blocking this gene could one day be a therapeutic strategy to reduce diet-related obesity and associated disorders, such as diabetes and liver damage, in humans. http://www.physorg.com/news154712272.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:38:17 EST news154712272 Current research suggests that lowering cholesterol may block the growth of prostate tumors. The related report by Solomon et al, "Ezetimibe Is an Inhibitor of Tumor Angiogenesis," appears in the March 2009 issue of The American Journal of Pathology. http://www.physorg.com/news154618084.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:29:20 EST news154618084 Could our mother's diet at the time we are conceived set the course for our future health? This intriguing question is at the heart of a new study based on an "experiment of nature" being conducted by Wellcome Trust-funded researchers. http://www.physorg.com/news154583371.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:50:17 EST news154583371 A study from the Harokopio University of Athens (Greece) determines that adherence to a dietary pattern close to the Mediterranean diet, with high consumption of fish and olive oil and low red meat intake, has a significant impact in women skeletal health. http://www.physorg.com/news154193100.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:25:46 EST news154193100 (PhysOrg.com) -- You may be wondering at this point whether to toss those vitamins into your mouth or into the trash. That's not surprising since several recent reports have called the value of vitamins into question, leaving people to wonder if it's time to ditch their supplements all together. http://www.physorg.com/news154023079.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:12:00 EST news154023079 Fixing these common mistakes will help many people be healthier, says Dr. Phillip Snider, a family physician in Virginia Beach, Va. http://www.physorg.com/news153932455.html Medicine & Health Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:01:21 EST news153932455 According to a recent study published online in The FASEB Journal, diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids protect the liver from damage caused by obesity and the insulin resistance it provokes. This research should give doctors and nutritionists valuable information when recommending and formulating weight-loss diets and help explain why some obese patients are more likely to suffer some complications associated with obesity. Omega-3 fatty acids can be found in canola oil and fish. http://www.physorg.com/news153672709.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:54:21 EST news153672709 Eating a Mediterranean diet appears to be associated with less risk of mild cognitive impairment -a stage between normal aging and dementia -or of transitioning from mild cognitive impairment into Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news153419152.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:28:54 EST news153419152 For sufferers of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a new study shows that losing weight is perhaps the single most effective way to reduce OSA symptoms and associated disorders, according to a new study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, one of the American Thoracic Society's three peer-reviewed journals. http://www.physorg.com/news153147485.html Medicine & Health Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:59:29 EST news153147485 A Texas AgriLife Research scientist and fellow researchers have discovered that arginine, an amino acid, reduces fat mass in diet-induced obese rats and could help fight human obesity. http://www.physorg.com/news152981332.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:50:58 EST news152981332 Starting a weight-loss regimen significantly reduces urinary incontinence for women, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the University of California, San Francisco. http://www.physorg.com/news152386700.html Medicine & Health Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:38:41 EST news152386700 Americans who use illegal diet pills from South America are taking amphetamines without knowing it and seriously risking both their health and their jobs. Physicians need to be made aware of the range of serious side effects of these drugs to allow them to identify and treat those patients presenting with unexplained symptoms. These findings1, by Dr Pieter Cohen from the Department of Internal Medicine at the Cambridge Health Alliance in the US and Harvard Medical School, have recently been published online in Springer's Journal of General Internal Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news152191204.html Medicine & Health Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:20:49 EST news152191204 People on low-carbohydrate diets are more dependent on the oxidation of fat in the liver for energy than those on a low-calorie diet, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a small clinical study. http://www.physorg.com/news151652573.html Medicine & Health Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:43:46 EST news151652573 My friend's teen daughter Kaitlyn commented on the meals she and her brother Ben had on a recent outdoor excursion with their uncle and cousins... all males. http://www.physorg.com/news151331995.html Medicine & Health Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:39:55 EST news151331995 If you have trouble keeping weight off and you're wondering why - the surprising answer may well be the cheeseburgers you ate - when you were a toddler. http://www.physorg.com/news151167056.html Medicine & Health Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:50:56 EST news151167056 Imagine being forced to say no to a child crying for more food at supper. Sadly, Margie Fischer doesn't have to imagine it; that was normal life at her family's dinner table for years. Her daughter Maggie, now 20, suffers from phenylketonuria (PKU), a genetic disease that means her body can't tolerate anything more than a low-protein diet. http://www.physorg.com/news151160672.html Medicine & Health Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:04:32 EST news151160672 A new study into the diet of ancient Israel has revealed that far from being 'the land of milk and honey', its inhabitants suffered from the lack of a balanced diet. http://www.physorg.com/news151078460.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:14:20 EST news151078460 New evidence in mice bolsters the notion that a version of a gene earlier shown to protect lean people against weight gain and insulin resistance can have the opposite effect in those who eat a high-fat diet and are heavier, reveals a report in the January 7th issue of the journal Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication. http://www.physorg.com/news150468784.html Biology Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:53:04 EST news150468784 In a six-month comparison of low-carb diets, one that encourages eating carbohydrates with the lowest-possible rating on the glycemic index leads to greater improvement in blood sugar control, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers. http://www.physorg.com/news150397364.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:02:44 EST news150397364 Indulgence in a high-fat diet can not only lead to overweight because of excessive calorie intake, but also can affect the balance of circadian rhythms - everyone's 24-hour biological clock, Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers have shown. http://www.physorg.com/news149769761.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:42:41 EST news149769761 (PhysOrg.com) -- Low glycemic foods - beans, peas, lentils, pasta, rice boiled briefly and breads like pumpernickel and flaxseed - do a better job of managing glycemic control for type 2 diabetes and risk factors for coronary heart disease than high-fibre diets, including whole grain breads, crackers and breakfast cereals. http://www.physorg.com/news148836815.html Medicine & Health Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:33:35 EST news148836815