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Researchers study how pistachios may improve heart health
Sep 26, 2008 |
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Going green may be heart healthy if the green you choose is pistachio nuts, according to researchers at Penn State who conducted the first study to investigate the way pistachios lower cholesterol.
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Have migraine? Bigger waistline may be linked
Feb 12, 2009 |
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Overweight people who are between the ages of 20 and 55 may have a higher risk of experiencing migraine headaches, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st Annual ...
Fat transplantation can have metabolic benefits
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May 06, 2008 |
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When transplanted deep into the abdomen, fat taken from just under the skin comes with metabolic benefits, or at least it does in mice, reveals a new study in the May issue of Cell Metabolism.
Ethnic background may be associated with diabetes risk
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Fat and muscle mass, as potentially determined by a person's ethnic background, may contribute to diabetes risk, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & ...
Macadamia nuts can be included in heart healthy diet
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Macadamia nuts included in a heart healthy diet reduced low-density cholesterol (bad cholesterol) and should be included among nuts with qualified health claims, according to researchers.
Widely used body fat measurements overestimate fatness in blacks
Jun 11, 2009 |
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The body mass index (BMI) and waistline measurement overestimate obesity in blacks, according to a new study. The results suggest that conventional methods for estimating body fat may need to become race-specific.
Fat around the heart may increase risk of heart attacks
Jul 30, 2008 |
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When it comes to risk for a heart attack, having excess fat around the heart may be worse than having a high body mass index or a thick waist, according to researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and ...
Fat still on the children's menu
Aug 16, 2007 |
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Parents should think twice before offering a low-fat menu to youngsters, despite concerns over obesity. Children burn more body fat than adults for each calorie spent, according to research in the online open access publication, ...
Exercise keeps dangerous visceral fat away a year after weight loss (w/ Video)
Oct 29, 2009 |
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A study conducted by exercise physiologists in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Human Studies finds that as little as 80 minutes a week of aerobic or resistance training helps not only to prevent ...
Turmeric extract suppresses fat tissue growth in rodent models
May 18, 2009 |
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Curcumin, the major polyphenol found in turmeric, appears to reduce weight gain in mice and suppress the growth of fat tissue in mice and cell models. Researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on ...
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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