Study Finds Olestra Chips Don't Generate Gastrointestinal Woes
...nistration approved the non-absorbable,non-caloric fat substitute for use in snacks in January 1996 and r...x weeks. They didnot know which bags contained the fat substitute, and neither did theresearchers until the study closed. "Overall, people in both ...Childhood Obesity, Diabetes And Hyperlipidemia
Body fat distribution may determine risk for diabetes and h...thors found a clear relationship between abdominal fat according to waistcircumference and abnormal serum lipids and insulin in 3000 childrenaged 5-17. Thu...Insulin Resistance And Obesity Avoided In Genetically Modified Mice, As Reported In Science
...etes, even when fed an extremely highcalorie, high fat diet. The results are reported in the 5 March issue of Science. The finding raises hopes that researchers might someday design a drug forhumans that mimics these effects by targeting the same enzyme. "It willcertainly take some time to find a co...Lo-Cal Diet Slows Prostate Cancer In Animals, New Research Finds
... and third groups were restricted by fat andcarbohydrates. All ex... restriction -- whether overall, or from fat orcarbohydrate -- had no significant influence on tumor size. All slowedtum...The American Heart Association Urges Caution On Cholestin
... -- forexample by lowering the amount of saturated fat they eat and by increasing theamount of fruits, ve...eyconsume," says Pearson. Most dietary saturated fat is derived from animalproducts, such as red meat, butter, cheese and whole milk. If diet a...Low Educational Level Increases Risk For Congestive Heart Failure
...d body mass index (a numerical way to measure body fat based onweight and height). Other factors, such as diabetes, educational level,physical inactivity, cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption, were included inthe analysis. The low educational level was included because previous studieshad found an...Postmenopausal Women Reap Heart Benefits From Foods Containing Vitamin E
...ntioxidantsbecause they inhibit oxidation. "When a fat such as LDL undergoes oxidation, it is more prone to collect inblood vessels to form plaque. Over time, the plaque narrows the blood vessels,or unleashes a blood clot, which can result in a heart attack or stroke. WhenLDL is not oxidized, it does ......ies including changing the diet,reducing saturated fat and cholesterol, lowering weight, increasing exercise andquitting smoking. There are also potent drugs to lower cholesterol levels;lower LDLc (<100 mg/dL); raise HDLc, or good cholesterol (60-65 mg/dL); andlower the systolic blood pressure (<...Study Finds Combining Exercise With Male Hormone Therapy Benefits Men With HIV-Wasting Disease
...s in both groups showed a similar decrease in body fat and increasein bone mineral content. While physical over-training may suppress immune function, the exerciseprogram incorporated in the study showed "no evidence of worsening immunologicor virologic status," according to the researchers. Th...Female Soccer Players Perform Best On A High-Fat Diet, UB Study Finds
... higher intensity on a diet composed of 35 percent fat than on diets of 27percent fat or 24 percent fat, researchers at the University at Buffalo havefound. The higher-fat diet, ...Study Confirms Girls' Belief: More Fat Means Fewer Dates
...hers to look at the real-life implications of body fat for dating andsexual activity. The scient...hool of Public Health. Differences in body fat had significant implications for dating, anactivity most girls value. "For white girls in general a...1930s Fascism Spawned Public Health Initiatives
...o bake. Eating lessbleached flour, meat, sugar and fat was not only healthy, but also economicallysound. The Nazi war against tobacco took many forms. Tobacco advertising wasrestricted and regulations were imposed to limit smoking by women and children.Basic science initiatives were also launched......er refers to the longer axons, sheathed in a white fat calledmyelin, that reach out from neurons to more distant regions of the brain.Cerebrospinal fluid is the liquid in which the brain floats inside the head.Gray matter is where computation takes place, while white matter is responsiblefor communicatio...Study Suggests Inflammation Signs Can Show Who Will Develop Diabetes
...etting diabetes through strict weightcontrol since fat cells produce inflammatory mediators. A report on the research appears in the current (May 15) issue of theLancet, a British medical journal. Authors include Drs. Maria Ines Schmidt andBruce B. Duncan of the Federal University of Rio Grande d...'Energy Density' -- Not Fat -- Is Key To Feeling Full While Managing Weight
...ical Nutrition in a paper, "Energy density but not fat content of foodsaffected energy intake in lean and..."When we first started this study, we thought that fat played animportant role in satiety. We found that, when you keep the calories and volumeof food that...Diet Can Reduce Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease
...ogressive reduction in dietary calories, saturated fat and cholesterol haspositive benefit in reducing serum lipids and lipoproteins and cardiovascularrisk without use of conventional cholesterol lowering drugs....American Heart Association Media Advisory: Cholesterol Lowering Margarines
...ld be combined with a diet thatis low in saturated fat which comes from animal sources, such as butter, m... and high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low fat dairy productsand lean meat. Additionally, for many people, medications such as thecholesterol-lowe......beta-carotene and magnesium, and lower insaturated fat and trans fatty acids. Therefore, people who cons...s like bacon and eggs, which are high in saturated fat andcholesterol." The paper reaffirms the heart-healthy dietary guidelines of the American HeartAssoc...Summer swimsuit research flash: thigh-reducing creams don't work
...d. In thelaboratory, it was found to dissolve some fat cells, and so manufacturers beganputting it in cre...hat somepeople have called "cellulite," or dimpled fat on the body, and an earlier studysupported that notion. But during the previous research, th......iency: reduced strength and energy, increased body fat (especially aroundthe abdomen) and psychological c...re was amoderate but significant reduction in body fat (about 5 percent) in both men andwomen. The hormone effects occurred in both men and women, but ther...