Dietary change may prevent the most serious form of prostate cancer
...red Hutchinson Cancer Research Center suggest that fat and calcium themselves may not cause prostate canc... to advanced disease. While high intake of dietary fat and calcium is associated with an increased risk of clinically significant, advanced prostate cancer...Obesity might play part in increasing breast cancer rates among Hispanics
...ispanic women gain during adulthood and their body fat may put them at greater risk for breast cancer both before and after menopause, according to researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the University of New Mexico and Johns Hopkins University. The team's study appears in the August issue ...Almonds have cholesterol benefits
... The only difference was that the monounsaturated fat was swapped for the starch in the muffin, he says....iet. While nuts and seeds tend to be very high in fat and calories, most of the fat is polyunsaturated or monounsaturated (e.g. almonds, pecans, walnuts)....About 15 percent of major college athletes may have symptoms of eating disorders, study suggests
...s, but even many of them thought they had too much fat in some areas," Carter said. "You would hope that these very fit people would have a more positive body image. However, many college athletes are perfectionists and that includes perfecting ...Study of low-fat, high-fiber diet finds no effect on PSA levels in men over a four-year period
...sive nutrition counseling to consume a diet low in fat and high in fruits, vegetables and fiber, while th...a fruit- and vegetable-enriched low-fat diet with fat intake making up 20-25 percent of a person's daily intake of calories should continue to be upheld ...New National Academy of Sciences report highlights health importance of nutrients found in almonds
...a discussion of the important role monounsaturated fat plays in reducing the risk of chronic disease. Almonds are the leading source of monounsaturated fat among America's most consumed nuts (almonds, peanuts and walnuts) 1 . Of the 14 grams of total fat ...Hopkins researchers study heart defect that kills athletes
...uscle tissue of the right ventricle is replaced by fat and scar tissue. In a healthy person, electrical activation of the right ventricle proceeds in a rapid and organized fashion. But in the ARVD patient, the presence of abnormal tissue makes it possible for a potentially life-threatening "short-circu...Study shows oral contraceptive use by young women does not contribute to weight gain
...evealed that height, weight, body mass index, body fat and most cardiovascular disease risk factors were similar for oral contraceptive users and nonusers. Low-density lipoproteins, total cholesterol and triglycerides were slightly higher in users than in nonusers, although still within the normal range....Study sheds light on cause of an AIDS treatment side effect
... characterized by a poor or uneven distribution of fat cells. This distribution causes large amounts of fat to be stored in inappropriate places, which can lead to lower belly obesity and a buffalo-like hump ...Sucrose results in more weight gain than artificial sweetners in overweight individuals
...ucrose increased their energy intake, body weight, fat mass, and blood pressure. Individuals in the arti...uring 10 weeks they gained an average of 1.3 kg of fat mass and 0.3 kg of fat-free mass, and their blood pressure rose significantly. On the other hand, th...Waist circumference as a predictor of cardiovascular risk
...t than BMI that also more accurately reflects body fat distribution. In a study of white men and women published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Zhu et al. correlated 4 well-known obesity risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) with both WC and BMI. The subjects' known CVD risk facto...Futile cycle both fights diabetes and causes weight gain
...creation of glycerol kinase, an enzyme that causes fat cells to store fatty acids faster than it produces...is what researchers call a 'futile' cycle. Just as fat cells release their larder of fatty acids, glycerol kinase causes the fat cells to put them back in ...Elevated leptin in teens linked with dangerous artery changes
... Research Center in London. Leptin is produced by fat cells and regulates appetite and metabolism. It c...s have examined distensibility, leptin levels, and fat mass in children. Singhal and fellow researchers chose to study teen-agers so they could evaluate t...Patients often miss out on nutrition counseling, at cost to health
...es mellitus, obesity and hyperlipidemia [excessive fat content in the blood]," says study author Charles B. Eaton, M.D., of the family medicine department at Brown Medical School and the Center for Primary Care and Prevention at the Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island in Pawtucket. Diet changes have enormo...Research on cells' 'power centers' sheds light on AIDS treatments
.... Certain HIV-AIDS treatment side effects, such as fat loss and insulin resistance, clinically resemble diseases of the mitochondria, the "power centers" in cells, that affect the functioning of other parts of the cell.The researchers hypothesized that the drugs to combat HIV infection also might inadver...Experienced surgeon reduces complications from minimally invasive 'stomach staple' surgery
... Nguyen suspects is due to the propensity for male fat to accumulate in the abdomen, making surgery more difficult to perform. Nguyen, who recently arrived at UCI, performs gastric bypass and other minimally invasive stomach surgeries at UCI Medical Center. He also is conducting research on the effective...Lauder supports James nutrition and breast cancer study
...ausal women who will be randomized to either a low fat or a low sugar diet for one year. Participants in ...s we want to find out." Paskett says women on high fat diets who have mutations in two genes called GSTM1 and GSTT1 may not be able to detoxify certain met...Children's Hospital Boston releases results at the American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting
...uman foreskins and coaxed into forming functioning fat (adipogenic) tissue in the laboratory. The researc...growth factors and nutrients known to be needed by fat cells, or adipocytes. After eight days in culture fat formation was detected. When the scaffolds w...Energy density labels do not encourage overeating
...anufacturers and restaurants a way to decrease the fat and calories in their products making them healthier and satisfying." The study is described in the October issue of the journal, Appetite, in a paper, "Does Nutrition Information About the Energy Density of Meals Affect Food Intake in Normal-Weigh......ay just have good genes. The link between dietary fat intake and heart disease is hardwired into our gen...n: Journal of the American Heart Association. The fat risk is greatest for people who have a specific genetic mutation in the hepatic lipase (LIPC) gene t...