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Is fructose being blamed for the obesity epidemic when the real problem is we just ingest too many calories?
By Leslie Shepherd - TORONTO, Ont., Feb. 21, 2012-- Is fructose being unfairly blamed for the obesity epidemic? Or do we just eat and drink too many calories? ...VTT searches for novel biomarkers and targets for preventing or treating type 2 diabetes
Research focus on dysfunction of cells and effect of change in lifestyle ...Faulty fat sensor implicated in obesity and liver disease
Study finds defects in a protein that functions as a dietary fat sensor may be a cause of obesity and liver disease - News release...Appearance vs. reality: the perfectly healthy obese
No one can claim to be unaware of the risks of obesity in this day and age. Almost every day there are discussions in the media about the risks of carrying excess fat. ...Choline-Poor Diet in Older Women Linked to Worse Damage from Fatty Liver Disease
Menopausal women with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) who don’t consume enough of the essential nutrient choline appear to be at higher risk for liver scarring, according to research led by scientists at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center....Pancreatic hormone linked with severe heart disease in obese and diabetic patients
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Severe heart damage in people who are obese and diabetic is linked with a pancreatic hormone called amylin, UC Davis researchers have found....As Diabetes Emerges, Researchers Track Disease’s First Steps
Scientists have taken a remarkably detailed look at the initial steps that occur in the body when type 1 diabetes mellitus first develops in a child or young adult....Diabetes may start in the intestines, research suggests
By Jim Dryden - Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have made a surprising discovery about the origin of diabetes. Their research suggests that problems controlling blood sugar — the hallmark of diabetes — may begin in the intestines....Parent-training intervention curbs pediatric obesity rates, study shows
A UCLA study has found that a new parent-training program is effective in reducing the risk of low-income, preschool-age Latino children being overweight....
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Jon
on
12/10/2011 16:41:04
One reason people get the wrong idea: articles like yours that talk about "association with the risks of smoking"
Hello? Are you familiar with the ...
brigitte
on
07/10/2011 14:29:44
Those listed items are not going to make much impact. Smoking compromises babies, but doesn't result in prematurity anymore than any other imperfect practice prenatally. ...
admin
on
06/10/2011 18:47:06
Actually there is a great deal of published evidence of fluoride in drinking water severely harming the health of users.
Try examining the dozens of clinical ...
Richard Windsor
on
29/09/2011 05:25:07
Point to a single double-blind placebo controlled trial that meets modern standards of evidence based medicine and I might consider your argument.
lo chung yin
on
28/09/2011 04:57:08
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