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New protein links to fat storage

harminka — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:44:16 -0500

A protein found present in all cells in the body could help scientists better understand how we store fat.

Blueberry juice fights fat, diabetes

harminka — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:51:22 -0500

Juice extracted from North American lowbush blueberries, biotransformed with bacteria from the skin of the fruit, holds great promise as an anti-obesity and anti-diabetic agent.

Fat hormone influences our motivation to eat

harminka — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:54:12 -0500

As we all know from experience, people eat not only because they are hungry, but also because the food just simply tastes too good to pass up. Now, a new study in the August 6th Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, helps to explain how leptin, a hormone produced by fat tissue, influences that motivation to eat.

Fat synthesizing enzyme is key to healthy skin and hair

harminka — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:52:28 -0600

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) have found that an enzyme associated with the synthesis of fat in the body is also an element in healthy skin and hair.

Fat: Examining the Socio-Cultural Meaning of Obesity

aboey — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:02:11 -0600

Fat. The very word conjures up images of excess weight and ill health. We have come to view the notion of “fatness” as something akin to being unhealthy, morally repugnant and socially damaging.

Secreted protein sends signal that fat is on way

harminka — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:53:13 -0600

After you eat a burger and fries or other fat-filled meal, a protein produced by the liver may send a signal that fat is on the way, suggests a report in the December issue of the journal Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication.

How the brain senses fatty food

harminka — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:08:23 -0600

As you gorge on food this holiday season, you might not want to think about the fat content of all the goodies you've indulged in. Nevertheless, your brain will be keeping tabs directly, suggests a report in the November 26th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication.

Higher Protein Meals Help Keep the Fat Away

aboey — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:29:22 -0600

A low kilojoule diet made up of higher protein meals improves the ability to burn fat among overweight and obese people and may be the key to shedding excess kilos, according to new Australian research.

Fat around the heart may increase risk of heart attacks

harminka — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:11:24 -0500

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 colleagues reporting in the August issue of the journal Obesity.

Small protein may have big role in making more bone and less fat

harminka — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:46:25 -0500

A small protein may have a big role in helping you make more bone and less fat, researchers say.

New study links fate to environmental pollution, human health concerns

harminka — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:37:31 -0500

Parental concerns in maintaining germ-free homes for their children have led to an ever-increasing demand and the rapid adoption of anti-bacterial soaps and cleaning agents. But the active ingredients of those antiseptic soaps now have come under scrutiny by the EPA and FDA, due to both environmental and human health concerns.

Novel mechanisms controlling insulin release and fat deposition discovered

harminka — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:45:15 -0500

Scientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have in two recent studies shown that a receptor called ALK7 plays important roles in the regulation of body fat deposition as well as the release of insulin from beta-cells in the pancreas. These findings have implications for the development of treatments against diabetes and obesity.