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Risk of disease partially set in womb, scientists say
Pregnant women sacrifice many of life's simple pleasures - caffeine, sushi, a glass of wine - in the hope that their baby will be born healthy. But according to a provocative new field of research, what happens during pregnancy ...
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Powerful antioxidant resveratrol prevents metabolic syndrome in lab tests: study
Researchers in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta have discovered that resveratrol, a powerful antioxidant found in common foods, prevents a syndrome in some offspring that could lead to later ...
Sep 02, 2011 |
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Whose fault is famine? What the world failed to learn from 1840s Ireland
A new book by a Cambridge University academic revisits one of the worst famines in recorded history. The Irish Famine of the 1840s had terrible consequences: 1 million people died and several million left ...
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Why some people are lean and others fat
With an abundance of food available, it’s not surprising that people are getting fatter. But why do some people remain lean? A Cambridge University scientist suggests that the reason is rooted deep in ...
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Voles and weasels offer clues into human obesity
The key to understanding why some of us seem genetically programmed to pile on the pounds may lie in two tiny animals: the vole and the weasel.
Feb 07, 2011 |
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Feast, famine and the genetics of obesity: You can't have it both ways
In addition to fast food, desk jobs, and inertia, there is one more thing to blame for unwanted pounds-our genome, which has apparently not caught up with the fact that we no longer live in the Stone Age.
Dec 15, 2010 |
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Researchers uncover 'obesity gene' involved in weight gain response to high-fat diet
Scientists have determined that a specific gene plays a role in the weight-gain response to a high-fat diet. The finding in an animal study suggests that blocking this gene could one day be a therapeutic strategy to reduce ...
Feb 24, 2009 |
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New report finds food prices in Boston and Philadelphia 50 percent higher
Researchers from the Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program (C-SNAP) at Boston Medical Center and Drexel University School of Public Health, have reported that low-income families in Boston and Philadelphia using ...
Sep 17, 2008 |
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Obesity genetics
New evidence that genetics plays a key role in obesity is published today in the International Journal of Bioinformatics Research and Applications. The findings relate to the genetics of modern Pima Indians who have an unu ...
Oct 16, 2007 |
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Canned green beans are recalled
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported a nationwide recall Thursday of French Style Green Beans sold under various brand names.
Aug 02, 2007 |
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