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Fat in the liver -- not the belly -- is a better marker for disease risk

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

New findings from nutrition researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest that it's not whether body fat is stored in the belly that affects metabolic risk factors for diabetes, high blood triglycerides ...


Apple or pear shape is not main culprit to heart woes -- it's liver fat

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 04, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 0

For years, pear-shaped people who carry weight in the thighs and backside have been told they are at lower risk for high blood pressure and heart disease than apple-shaped people who carry fat in the abdomen. But new findings ...





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Fat-free diet reduces liver fat in fat-free mice

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created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered crucial clues about a paradoxical disease in which patients with no body fat develop many of the health complications usually found in obese people.


A high fat diet during pregnancy can lead to severe liver disease in offspring

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown link between a mother's diet in pregnancy and a severe form of liver disease in her child.


A mechanism for the development of obesity-associated conditions

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 03, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Substances known as endocannabinoids have been implicated in the development of many effects of a high-fat diet, including risk factors for type 2 diabetes. New data have now indicated that these effects of endocannabinoids ...


Low-carbohydrate diet burns more excess liver fat than low-calorie diet

Low-carbohydrate diet burns more excess liver fat than low-calorie diet

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

People on low-carbohydrate diets are more dependent on the oxidation of fat in the liver for energy than those on a low-calorie diet, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a small clinical ...


New study shows belly fat may affect liver function

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created Jun 10, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A study by the University of Southern California (USC) suggests the release of lipids from abdominal fat, which drains directly to the liver, increases overnight, providing additional insight as to how abdominal fat is associated ...


Resveratrol prevents fat accumulation in livers of 'alcoholic' mice

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created Oct 14, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The accumulation of fat in the liver as a result of chronic alcohol consumption could be prevented by consuming resveratrol, according to a new study with mice. The research found that resveratrol reduced the amount of fat ...


Fat collections linked to decreased heart function

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created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that fat collection in different body locations, such as around the heart and the aorta and within the liver, are associated with certain decreased heart ...


Cannabinoid-blocking weight-loss drug might fight alcoholic fatty liver

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created Mar 04, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

The cannabinoid receptors best known for delivering the psychological effects of marijuana also explain the connection between chronic alcohol use and a buildup of fat in the liver, according to a report in the March issue ...


Bad cholesterol inhibits the breakdown of peripheral fat

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created Nov 20, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The so called bad cholesterol (LDL) inhibits the breakdown of fat in cells of peripheral deposits, according to a study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The discovery reveals a novel function of ...


Fatty liver disease medication may have no effect

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new randomized, prospective trial has shown that orlistat, a commonly prescribed inhibitor of fat absorption, does not help patients with fatty liver disease (FLD) lose weight, nor does it improve their liver enzymes or ...



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