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Metobolomics uncovers key indicators of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Nov 24, 2009 |
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A recent metobolomics study by researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond found that impaired peroxisomal oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) is associated with the progression ...
Research suggests vegetable juice may help people with metabolic syndrome lose weight
Apr 19, 2009 |
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Drinking at least one glass of low sodium vegetable juice daily may help overweight people with metabolic syndrome achieve better weight loss results. A study, conducted at the Baylor College of Medicine and presented at ...
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High-fat diets inflame fat tissue around blood vessels, contribute to heart disease
Feb 18, 2009 |
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A study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows that high-fat diets, even if consumed for a short amount of time, can inflame fat tissue surrounding blood vessels, possibly contributing to cardiovascular ...
People with heart disease still have trouble controlling blood lipid levels
Aug 07, 2008 |
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Despite some improvements to lower "bad" cholesterol levels, people with cardiovascular diseases still need to do a better job controlling overall blood lipid levels, according to a UC Irvine Heart Disease Prevention Program ...
People with heart disease still have trouble controlling blood lipid levels
Aug 07, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite some improvements to lower “bad” cholesterol levels, people with cardiovascular diseases still need to do a better job controlling overall blood lipid levels, according to a UC Irvine Heart Disease ...
New findings measure precise impact of fat on cancer spread
Feb 25, 2009 |
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(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 ...
Proteins involved in blood vessel dysfunction in type 2 diabetes are identified
Oct 06, 2008 |
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According to the American Heart Association, three-fourths of people with diabetes die of some form of heart or blood-vessel disease. Previous studies have shown that cardiac function is compromised and cardiovascular diseases ...
Researchers report breakthrough in lowering bad cholesterol, fatty acid levels
Jan 10, 2008 |
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There is “heartening” news out of the University of Alberta for those who may have overindulged during the recent holidays.
Abnormal cholesterol levels may raise risk of heart failure
Nov 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Even if you never have a heart attack, abnormal blood cholesterol levels may significantly raise your risk of heart failure, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart As ...
Cholesterol-lowering medicines may be effective against cancer
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Millions of people around the world use medicines based on statins to lower their blood cholesterol, but new research from the University of Gothenburg, published in the prestigious journal PNAS, shows that s ...
Action of ghrelin hormone increases appetite and favors accumulation of abdominal fat
May 20, 2009 |
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The ghrelin hormone not only stimulates the brain giving rise to an increase in appetite, but also favours the accumulation of lipids in visceral fatty tissue, located in the abdominal zone and considered to be the most harmful. ...
Study unmasks how ovarian tumors evade immune system
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Scientists at Johns Hopkins have determined how the characteristic shedding of fatty substances, or lipids, by ovarian tumors allows the cancer to evade the body's immune system, leaving the disease to spread unchecked. Ovarian ...
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