Search results for animal fats:
Diet prior to pregnancy determines sheep's gender
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Jun 09, 2008 |
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Maternal diet influences the chances of having male or female offspring. Research published today in BioMed Central's open access journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology has demonstrated that ewes fed a diet enrich ...
New research shows saturated and trans fats increase risk of severe heart attacks
Aug 01, 2007 |
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It has long been known that saturated or trans fats can cause clogged arteries that lead to heart attacks, but new research shows that too much fat can worsen the severity of a heart attack - and disrupt heart rhythm, increasing ...
Regular walking protects the Masai against cardiovascular disease
Jul 18, 2008 |
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Scientists have long been puzzled by how the Masai can avoid cardiovascular disease despite having a diet rich in animal fats. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet believe that their secret is in their regular walking.
Dietary fat linked to pancreatic cancer
Jun 26, 2009 |
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High intake of dietary fats from red meat and dairy products was associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study published online June 26 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Natural trans fats have health benefits, study shows
Apr 02, 2008 |
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Contrary to popular opinion, not all trans fats are bad for you. University of Alberta researcher Flora Wang found that a diet with enriched levels of trans vaccenic acid (VA) – a natural animal fat found in dairy and beef ...
The fight against obesity -- a new insight
Mar 12, 2008 |
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With obesity still on the increase, it appears that the main weapon in the fight against it - reducing energy consumption by eating less - is ineffective. There is evident need to search for new treatment strategies dealing ...
Fatty foods fire up hunger hormone
Jun 06, 2009 |
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New research led by the University of Cincinnati (UC) suggests that the hunger hormone ghrelin is activated by fats from the foods we eat—not those made in the body—in order to optimize nutrient metabolism and promote the ...
Transplanting human gut bugs into mice helps understanding of metabolic system
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May 22, 2007 |
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Bugs found in the guts of humans, which play an important part in people's metabolic makeup, have been transplanted into mice to further understanding of the human and animal metabolic system, reveals a new study in the journal ...
Fats into jet fuel -- NC State 'green' technology licensed
Feb 28, 2007 |
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New biofuels technology developed by North Carolina State University engineers has the potential to turn virtually any fat source – vegetable oils, oils from animal fat and even oils from algae – into fuel to power jet airplanes.
Unexpected finding of molecule's dual role in mice may open new avenue to cholesterol reduction
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Jun 12, 2008 |
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Researchers have discovered an unknown regulator of fat and cholesterol production in the liver of mice, a significant finding that could lead to new therapies for lowering unhealthy blood levels of cholesterol and fats.
Little Rafts Battle Anthrax
Mar 02, 2007 |
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Whether as a bioweapon or as a “mere” animal epidemic, anthrax is a serious threat. A team of Canadian and American researchers has now developed a method to increase the effectiveness of an anthrax toxin inhibitor.
New research suggests biofuel blending is often inaccurate
Feb 27, 2008 |
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While sampling blended biodiesel fuels purchased from small-scale retailers, researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution found that many of the blends do not contain the advertised amount of biofuel.
Inflammation worsens danger due to atherosclerosis
Jan 22, 2009 |
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Current research suggests that inflammation increases the risk of plaque rupture in atherosclerosis. The related report by Ovchinnikova et al, "T cell activation leads to reduced collagen maturation in atherosclerotic plaques ...
Coral's addiction to 'junk food'
Mar 24, 2008 |
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Over two hundred million humans depend for their subsistence on the fact that coral has an addiction to ‘junk food’ - and orders its partners, the symbiotic algae, to make it. This curious arrangement is one of Nature’s most ...
A high-fat diet could promote the development of Alzheimer's
Oct 28, 2008 |
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A team of Université Laval researchers has shown that the main neurological markers for Alzheimer's disease are exacerbated in the brains of mice fed a diet rich in animal fat and poor in omega-3s. Details of the study—which ...
