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Brown fat burns calories in adult humans

Brown adipose tissue (often known as brown fat) is a specialized tissue that burns calories to generate body heat in rodents and newborn humans, neither of which shiver.

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created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Receptor for tasting fat identified in humans (w/ Audio)

Why do we like fatty foods so much? We can blame our taste buds.

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created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover new gene that regulates body weight

Abraham Kovoor was studying a brain protein, called RGS9 2, that he had previously related to the involuntary, random and repetitive body movements that are side effects of drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Extra weight loss from dietary fibers extracted from seaweed

A new research project conducted at the Faculty of Life Sciences (LIFE), University of Copenhagen, shows that dietary fibres from brown algae boost the sensation of satiety, thereby making people eat less and lose more weight.

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created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Growth hormone increases bone formation in obese women

In a new study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), growth hormone replacement for six months was found to increase bone formation in abdominally obese women.

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created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obese monkeys lose weight on drug that attacks blood supply of fat cells

Obese rhesus monkeys lost on average 11 percent of their body weight after four weeks of treatment with an experimental drug that selectively destroys the blood supply of fat tissue, a research team led by scientists at The ...

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created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lose the fat and improve the gums, dental researchers find

Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine researchers found the human body is better at fighting gum disease when fat cells, which trigger inflammation, disappear.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unsaturated fat breakdown leads to complications of acute pancreatitis in obese patients

The toxic byproducts produced by the breakdown of unsaturated fats lead to a higher likelihood of severe inflammation, cell death and multi-system organ failure among acute pancreatitis patients who are obese, say researchers ...

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created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Body weight, diet may be risk factors for non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Body weight in young adulthood and diet appeared to be associated with the risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, according to results presented at the 10th AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kids with Down syndrome who bike ride are less sedentary overall

(Medical Xpress) -- Children with Down syndrome who learned to ride a two-wheel bike were less sedentary overall and had less body fat one year after learning to ride compared to those who did not participate, ...

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created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Moms who eat high-fat diet before, during pregnancy 'program' babies to be fat, at risk

New research in mice indicates that babies born to moms who eat a high-fat diet before and during pregnancy have a higher fat mass and smaller livers than babies whose moms consume low-fat fare, according to scientists at ...

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created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Foods rich in protein, dairy products help dieters preserve muscle and lose belly fat: study

New research suggests a higher-protein, lower-carbohydrate energy-restricted diet has a major positive impact on body composition, trimming belly fat and increasing lean muscle, particularly when the proteins come from dairy ...

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created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Mother's BMI linked to fatter babies

Babies of mothers with a higher pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) are fatter and have more fat in their liver, a study published in September's issue of the journal Pediatric Research has found. The researchers from Imperi ...

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created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Contrary to earlier findings, excess body fat in elderly decreases life expectancy

While some past studies have shown that persons carrying a few extra pounds in their 70s live longer than their thinner counterparts, a new study that measured subjects' weight at multiple points over a longer period of time ...

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created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Mimicking calorie restriction to fight obesity, type 2 diabetes

A Yale University-led research team has discovered how reduced expression of a particular gene protects against obesity and type 2 diabetes, possibly prolonging lifespan by mimicking the effects of calorie ...

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created Aug 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast