New pilot study suggests flaxseed and low-fat diet can be protective against prostate cancer
... issue ofUrology. The researchers said dietary fat and fiber can affect hormone levels and may influe...ids, since studies in animalsshow that the kind of fat we eat may be important for cancer progression. The pilot study involved 25 patients with prosta...University of Pittsburgh researcher provides first-ever definition of HIV-associated lipodystrophy
...nosing their patients." HIV-LS involves changes in fat distribution throughout the body, along with chole.... Signs of HIV-LS are a wasting, or a reduction in fat (lipoatrophy), in the face, arms, legs and buttocks; and an increase in fat (lipodystrophy) in the a...Spaghetti gets protein boost from corn gluten meal
...riched foods with no cholesterol and low saturated fat contents, he said. We think this may fulfill the demand for healthful food from plant sources. The researchers developed a new processing method for the corn gluten meal, which is widely available as a by-product from milling corn, but has an unpleas...New data shows rapid and sustained weight loss with Xenical
...cumference was reduced by 6.3cm on average. Excess fat around the waist is associated with insulin resistance, high blood sugar, high cholesterol levels and high blood pressure. "This study shows the significant benefits of rapid and continuous weight loss in the first 12 weeks of treatment with Xenical...Jefferson researchers have early evidence of bone marrow stem cells able to become brain cells
...lly give rise to human bone, muscle, cartilage and fat cells. Embryonic stem cells, in contrast, can become any type of cell. Other scientists have shown previously that at least a portion of mouse bone marrow stem cells treated with various growth factors and other agents will go on to resemble neu...All food energy improves memory in elderly, study says
... first study to show that pure dietary protein and fat also improve memory," says lead author Randall Kap...tter on memory tests after consuming carbohydrate, fat and protein drinks of equal calories compared to a placebo with no food energy, regardless of the dr...Trunk fat causes heavy load for boys
...ify a gender difference in the association between fat distribution and blood pressure in children and ad...rt attack early in life.Researchers measured trunk fat distribution using skin-fold thickness and duel energy absorptiometry (DXA). DXA is a method for as...CRP provides another reason to lose weight and gain heart health
...ol, researchers measured body composition and body fat distribution using radiological and imaging techni...cterized by increased plasma CRP, possibly because fat tissue releases a factor called interleukin-6, which in turn stimulates CRP production in the liver,...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet Feb. 5, 2002
... more red meat, processed meat, French fries, high fat dairy products, sweets and desserts) (Article, p. 201). This research is important because the incidence of type 2 diabetes is increasing rapidly in the United States. According to the authors, avoiding weight gain and eating a prudent diet may subs...Adult stem cells from knee fat turned into cartilage, bone, fat cells
...ed" adult stem cells taken from a small deposit of fat behind the kneecap into functioning cartilage, bone or fat cells that could potentially be grown into replacement tissues. The research team, which reported la...Stress causes heart-damaging fats to stay in blood longer
...ckly triglycerides - a type of fat linked to heart disease - clea... during a time of stress, that fat is going to be circulating in the blood for a longer period of time," Stoney sai...Mayo Clinic Proceedings looks at epidemic of obesity in February issue
...f the respondents reported consuming a diet low in fat and exercising at recommended levels, which sugges...sed diet with no more than 30 percent of food from fat and at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity a day. Mayo Clinic Proceedings is a ...High homocysteine levels may double risk of dementia, Alzheimer's disease
...D or cardiovascular disease, a healthy diet low in fat and rich in nutrients is always a good idea, says BUs Wolf....Intensive exercise improves body's ability to process blood sugars
...ikely due to the fact that a significant amount of fat is lost," said exercise physiologist Cris Slentz, ...e Physiology. "Long-term exercise leads to loss of fat in the gut (stomach) region, which is especially beneficial since this fat is thought to be directly...Nutrition education with a food label focus helps diabetics over 65 meet treatment goals
...abetes management. For example, the carbohydrate, fat and cholesterol information on the food label were... they point out, "The relationship between dietary fat and saturated fat intake and risk factors for cardiovascular disease were not discussed until week s......levels and controls diabetes in patients with rare fat disorders known as lipodystrophies, according to r...d Kidney Diseases. Leptin is a protein produced by fat cells and is nearly absent in patients with generalized lipodystrophies disorders which result in e...Mothers attitudes toward childrens eating linked to childrens obesity
...ld to eat are directly related to the childs total fat mass, according to research published in the March...rything on the plate," the lower the typical total fat mass in the child. "These findings are important for obesity prevention efforts, because they illus...Hormone therapy for prostate cancer causes weight gain and increased body fat
... that unwanted weight gain, particularly increased fat body mass, is a common occurrence in these patient... levels in men leads to increased weight, increase fat mass, and decreased muscle mass. Smith and his colleagues studied forty men with nonmetastatic pro...... outweigh all other influences on her childs total fat mass. Spruijt-Metz et al. evaluated 74 white and ...nd weight measurements and determining their total fat mass using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Each mother participated in a brief, in-person intervie......es 8 to 17, with fitness level and percent of body fat controlled in the analysis. Key findings included...der notes that young people's diets are laden with fat at the same time they are less physically active than past generations, and that combination can lea...