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Testosterone and body fat are controlled by the same genes
Aug 05, 2008 |
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Genes that control percentage of body fat are also responsible for circulating levels of testosterone in men, research published in the latest edition of Clinical Endocrinology shows. The research shows a 23% overlap between ...
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Analysis of the effects of a cow's genetic predisposition on the composition of its milk
Apr 29, 2009 |
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The genetic predisposition of cows has an effect on the fat and protein content of their milk. Researchers at Wageningen University have spent the past few years examining the scope and significance of genetic variation between ...
Children who often drink full-fat milk weigh less
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Eight-year-old children who drink full-fat milk every day have a lower BMI than those who seldom drink milk. This is not the case for children who often drink medium-fat or low-fat milk. This is one conclusion of a thesis ...
Redefining obesity's health risks: Scientists make the case for new body fat assessment
Oct 19, 2009 |
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The body mass index (BMI) has long been the yardstick in deciding who is at risk because of their weight. BMI is essentially a measure of density, identifying 'under-' and 'over-weight' risk groups. Recent studies however ...
Age at puberty linked to mother's prenatal diet
Jun 16, 2008 |
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A high-fat diet during pregnancy and nursing may lead to the child having an early onset of puberty and subsequent adulthood obesity, according to a new animal study. The results were presented Monday, June 16, at The Endocrine ...
Early childhood diet may influence future health
Jan 14, 2009 |
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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.
Tea for the treatment of type-2 diabetes
May 05, 2009 |
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The researchers have harvested the ingredients for the tea in Africa, totalling approximately fifty kilos of leaves and three hundred kilos of fruit from the wild nature of Nigeria. Afterwards the tea has been produced exactly ...
Weight Watchers vs. fitness centers
Jul 02, 2008 |
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In the first study of its kind, using sophisticated methods to measure body composition, the nationally known commercial weight loss program, Weight Watchers, was compared to gym membership programs to find out which method ...
Scientists discover way to increase metabolism for weight loss
Apr 28, 2008 |
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Scientists from Melbourne’s Howard Florey Institute have discovered a way to aid weight loss and reduce the likelihood of developing diabetes by manipulating fat cells to increase the body’s metabolism.
Trimming the fat boosts blood recovery after marrow transplant
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Seeking ways to improve blood recovery after chemotherapy or bone marrow transplant, researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have discovered that fat cells, which accumulate in bone marrow as people age, inhibit the marrow's ...
Breastfeeding duration and weaning diet may shape child's body composition
May 28, 2009 |
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Variations in both milk feeding and in the weaning diet are linked to differences in growth and development, and they have independent influences on body composition in early childhood, according to a new study accepted for ...
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