Study: obesity impairs immune response of mice, boosts chances of dying from influenza infection
...UNC laboratory, 35 mice fed a high-fat, high-sugar diet for five months grew 37 percent heavier than 35 mice fed a regular rodent diet high in carbohydrates. The obese mice had a body fat percentage of 31 percent, compared to 21 percen...ACP guidelines to treat obesity cover diet, exercise, drugs and surgery
... from the American College of Physicians recommend diet and exercise for everyone and drugs and surgery on...who are not able to achieve weight-loss goals with diet and exercise alone. The guidelines, "Pharmacologic and Surgical Management of Obesity in Primary Car...Tip sheet Annals of Internal Medicine, April 5, 2005
...cians' guidelines for obesity management recommend diet and exercise for everyone and drugs and surgery on...who are not able to achieve weight-loss goals with diet and exercise alone (Clinical Guidelines, p. 525). ACP guidelines apply to patients with body mass in...Mediterranean diet leads to longer life
The Mediterranean diet is associated with longer life expectancy among el...blished online by the BMJ today. The Mediterranean diet is characterised by a high intake of vegetables, legumes, fruits, and cereals; a moderate to high in...Breakthrough findings by Ume researchers link obesity to diabetes
...oducing beta cells. Mice, like humans, that eat a diet rich in calories gain weight quickly and experience disturbances in their blood levels of insulin, sugar, and fats, and they develop fatty liver and diabetes. The findings of the Ume team show that mice that lack GPR40 receptors are healthy and expe...Obesity common among Chinese adults
...lopment and consequential changes in lifestyle and diet might explain this high and increasing prevalence. These findings indicate that the metabolic syndrome and overweight are becoming major public health problems in China. The high prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and overweight underscore the urge...New research reveals working mothers do not adversely impact on children's diets
... which had the strongest relationships with poorer diet were living in a deprived area and having a mother with fewer qualifications."...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, April 19, 2005
...els, or to lifestyle change (intensive weight loss diet and exercise), or to a placebo pill, found that in...he placebo pill. In both cases, the benefit of the diet and exercise program was larger than the benefit of the drug. Implanted Automatic Cardiac Defibril...Researchers identify marker of heart disease in low-birthweight babies
... as an early predictor of heart disease. A low-fat diet is particularly important for these children to reduce their risk of heart disease."...Spice it up or just veg out, either way you may be helping to defend against cancer
...w survival rates, to ascertain the contribution of diet and nutrition to the development of these cancers....ittsburgh School of Medicine. "The contribution of diet and nutrition to cancer risk, prevention and treatment has been a major focus of research in recent ...UT Southwestern sports medicine doctor pedals advice on gearing up for safe cycling season
...rates are an important source of energy. A healthy diet would include one with 60 percent carbohydrates, less than 30 percent fats, and 15 to 20 percent protein," Dr. Palacios said. "For activities, including warm-ups, lasting less than one hour, water is sufficient. If the activity lasts longer than an h...Study finds possible mechanism for link between sleep disturbances and metabolic syndrome
...ce with a mutation in the Clock gene fed a regular diet gained aboutas much weight as normal mice that were fed a high-fat diet. The mice witha mutation in the Clock gene showed even greater weight gain and changes inmetabolism when fed a high-fat diet. They developed a wide range ofconditions associate...Adolescents not receiving health counseling, Stanford study shows
...were: Teens were most likely to be counseled on diet and exercise: About one-quarter of all checkups in...for example, that teens receive yearly guidance on diet and exercise, sexual behaviors, substance abuse, and injury reduction. To help implement the guideli...Program for abdominal and pelvic health offered at Rush University Medical Center
...ocks, pelvic floor physical therapy, nutrition and diet modifications, psychological support and minimally invasive laproscopic surgery. "Rush's program focuses on issues beyond the physical - providing education on overall health, as well as access to a psychologist to address the stresses of living with...No evidence that calcium and vitamin D prevent fractures
...aily. The control group received only a leaflet on diet and prevention of falls. All women were monitored for an average of two years. Over the monitoring period, fracture rates were lower than expected but did not significantly differ between the groups. There was no evidence that supplements reduced the...Eliminating enzyme dramatically reduces cardiovascular disease
...ted to alter cholesterol. Evidence suggests that a diet high in mono-unsaturated fats, which include olive...CAT2. In a study of monkeys, those that were fed a diet high in monounsaturated fat got just as much heart disease as monkeys that were fed saturated fat, e...Lipoprotein abnormalities found in severely obese children
...hildhood. Lifestyle modification with appropriate diet and exercise can reduce cardiovascular risk in children," said lead author Daniel L. Preud'Homme, M.D., associate professor of medicine at the Wright State University School of Medicine and director of the lipid clinic at The Children's Medical Cente...Vascular structure and function improve with diet and exercise
...r disease risk may improve by the eighth week of a diet and exercise regimen, according to a study present...onalized physical exercise and Mediterranean-style diet plans in volunteers with pre-clinical risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The study reported p...Burden of cardiovascular disease will shift to the developing world
...sterol, which may be due to changes in patterns of diet and physical activity with city life. Blood pressure levels were independent of the economic development. The authors conclude that changes in patterns of living and with economic development and adoption of clinical interventions for blood press......lcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), fat from the diet ends up "stuck" in the liver, where it doesn't bel... was unknown. The new work implicates fat from the diet as one cause of NAFLD and shows that fat buildup in the liver results when the liver loses its abili...