News tagged with human obesity
Discovery could help fight human obesity
Feb 04, 2009 |
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A Texas AgriLife Research scientist and fellow researchers have discovered that arginine, an amino acid, reduces fat mass in diet-induced obese rats and could help fight human obesity.
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Scientists pinpoint protein link to fat storage
Sep 17, 2009 |
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A protein found present in all cells in the body could help scientists better understand how we store fat.
Link between erectile dysfunction and obesity explored in obesity and weight management
Aug 24, 2009 |
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Obese men are at increased risk for erectile dysfunction (ED), likely caused by atherosclerosis-related hypertension and cardiovascular disease, as well as hormonal changes associated with obesity, as described in a timely ...
Lean muscle mass helps even obese patients battle cancer
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Lean muscle-mass may give even obese people an advantage in battling cancer, a University of Alberta study shows.
Muscle mass can make the difference in battling cancer
Dec 23, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Lean muscle-mass may give even obese people an advantage in battling cancer, a University of Alberta study shows.
Obesity significantly cuts odds of successful pregnancy
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Obese women are as much as 28 percent less likely to become pregnant and have a successful pregnancy, according to research that earned a Michigan State University professor a national award.
New gene discovery links obesity to the brain
Jun 26, 2009 |
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A variation in a gene that is active in the central nervous system is associated with increased risk for obesity, according to an international study in which Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University played ...
Evolutionary link to modern-day obesity, other problems
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Feb 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- That irresistible craving for a cheeseburger has its roots in the dramatic growth of the human brain and body that resulted from environmental changes some 2 million years ago.
Research shows rates of severe childhood obesity have tripled
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Rates of severe childhood obesity have tripled in the last 25 years, putting many children at risk for diabetes and heart disease, according to a report in Academic Pediatrics by an obesity expert at Brenner Children's Hospit ...
White tea -- the solution to the obesity epidemic?
May 01, 2009 |
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Possible anti-obesity effects of white tea have been demonstrated in a series of experiments on human fat cells (adipocytes). Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition and Metabolism have shown ...
Pure fructose frequently confused with high fructose corn syrup
Mar 04, 2009 |
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As researchers continue to examine the role of sweeteners in the diet, it's important that people understand the differences among various ingredients used in scientific studies, according to the Corn Refiners Association ...
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