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Plant-based, low-carb diet may promote weight loss and improve cholesterol levels
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Overweight individuals who ate a low-calorie, low-carbohydrate diet high in plant-based proteins for four weeks lost weight and experienced improvements in blood cholesterol levels and other heart disease risk factors, according ...
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For fats, longer may not be better
Jan 08, 2009 |
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Researchers have uncovered why some dietary fats, specifically long-chain fats, such as oleic acid (found in olive oil), are more prone to induce inflammation. Long-chain fats, it turns out, promote increased intestinal absorption ...
Trans fats hinder multiple steps in blood flow regulation pathways
Jun 16, 2009 |
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Partially hydrogenated vegetable oils in processed foods contain trans fatty acids that interfere with the regulation of blood flow. A new report reveals a new way in which these "trans fats" gum up the cellular machinery ...
Nonagenarian researcher petitions FDA to ban trans fats
Sep 03, 2009 |
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"I request to ban trans fats from the American diet." Thus begins a 3,000-word petition to the Food and Drug Administration, the work of a man on a dogged, decades-old crusade to eradicate trans fats from ...
Some light shed on blood sugar production
Apr 30, 2008 |
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A University of Alberta diabetes researcher has collaborated on a body of diabetes research that has unravelled the signalling pathway mystery that controls the production of blood sugar.
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 ...
Dietary fats trigger long-term memory formation
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Having strong memories of that rich, delicious dessert you ate last night? If so, you shouldn't feel like a glutton. It's only natural.
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.
Omega-6 fatty acids: Make them a part of heart-healthy eating
Jan 26, 2009 |
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Omega-6 fatty acids - found in vegetable oils, nuts and seeds - are a beneficial part of a heart-healthy eating plan, according to a science advisory published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. ...
Protein function may hold key to cures
Dec 05, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Not exactly the most well-known protein in the medical world, but they could become very important says University of Alberta biochemist Dave Brindley.
Researchers design an alternative to blood test to detect drugs in the body
Jun 21, 2007 |
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The presence of narcotic substances in a person’s body can usually be detected by a blood or urine test.
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