New fat, same old problem with an added twist?
...is University shows that a new method of modifying fat in commercial products to replace unhealthy trans ...onstrates that an interesterified fat--(a modified fat that includes hydrogenation followed by rearrangements of fats molecules by the process called inter...Penn researchers demonstrate ability of new therapy to treat severely elevated cholesterol levels
...agnetic resonance imaging of the liver for hepatic fat content were performed throughout the study. All ...er transaminase levels and accumulation of hepatic fat in some but not all of the patients studied. Rader concluded, "Although our study establishes proo...Children's packed lunches: Are they even worse than Turkey Twizzlers?
...ly eaten foods after white bread with some type of fat spread. "Fruit and vegetable /salad intakes were very low in packed lunches only 41% had a fruit and 16% a salad vegetable. These food groups were also low in the cooked school dinners - something which Jamie Oliver's reforms have tried to addre...Bulimia may result from hormonal imbalance
...ontraceptives. The result was that the craving for fat and sugar decreased, as did the feeling of hunger, in approximately half of the bulimics after as short a period of treatment as three months. Three subjects became completely free of the eating disorder as a consequence of the treatment. "This is ...Racial differences seen in steatosis in patients with hepatitis C
...HCV) are more likely to have hepatic steatosis, or fat in the liver, compared to African-American patients. However, steatosis is not associated with HCV treatment response. These findings are published in the January 2007 issue of Hepatology, the official journal of the American Association for the Stud...Trans fat ban: Watch saturated fats and calories too
...rk City passed a law to phase out the use of trans fat in restaurants. Other cities, including Boston and...staurateurs need to replace partially hydrogenated fat with unsaturated fat. If they choose saturated fat it would diminish the health benefits of this new...Five new technologies that promise to transform medicine
...udes airport x-ray style devices that "fry" excess fat with a laser. An overweight patient simply walks through the device and emerges several pounds lighter. No side effects are seen apart from the resizing of his wardrobe. Patients with chronic diseases who need regular medication will benefit from a...Less sugary drinks during childhood may cut disease risk
... had significantly greater increases in weight and fat mass between the ages of 5 and 13 compared to the other two groups. Those at higher risk for metabolic syndrome were also found to be consuming significantly more servings of sugary beverages between the ages of 5 and 9 compared to the other three gr...Reduced dietary fat intake may decrease breast cancer recurrence
Reducing dietary fat intake may decrease the chance of a breast cancer ...cer Institute . The relationship between dietary fat intake and breast cancer is unclear, both for primary breast cancer development and breast cancer re...Drug treatment slows macular vision loss in diabetics
...e tiny blood vessels in the eye, causing fluid and fat to leak onto the retina at the back of the eye. The swelling interferes with focus and blurs vision. Making matters worse, a lack of oxygen often then triggers VEGFs production cycle. All 10 subjects in the study had some vision loss at the start o...Study finds gender differences related to eating and body image
...es can result in the loss of more than a pound of fat during the course of a year, and the addition of a few pretzels a day can do the opposite, which she conceded, doesnt sound that significant. However, if people are viewing "ideal-body media" regularly, their body-weight and health could be significa...Drug combination slows progression of treatment resistant bone marrow cancer
...xorubicin) delivered via liposomes, or microscopic fat bubbles. An interim analysis of study participants who received the combination treatment showed a better response in the combination group than in participants who received standard treatment. The combination group's median time to progression - t...Higher physical activity associated with reduced risk of breast cancer
...MI), waist-hip ratio, alcohol consumption, dietary fat intake and folate level," the authors write. Aditya Bardia, M.D., M.P.H., of the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn., and colleagues reported findings from the Iowa Womens Health Study, which includes 41,836 postmenopausal women who w...Does too much protein in the diet increase cancer risk?
...cer than endurance exercise, independently of body fat mass." The study involved three groups of people... to protein intake, independent of body weight and fat mass," Fontana says. "I believe our findings suggest that protein intake may be very important in re...New breast CT scanner rivals mammography
...issue are easier to screen because normal, healthy fat shows up black on a mammogram. Lesions usually stand out plainly as white spots with jagged borders or tentacles, or as white dots that characterize calcifications. If there is any question about whether a white spot is a tumor or a cyst, an ultrasou...Blocking an inter-generational cycle of obesity
...of nutrition before birth stimulate the developing fat cells, making them more likely to increase in size...t the same early setup applies to genes within the fat cells, which regulate how much fat is made in response to particular stimuli such as a meal or high ...Holiday season could ring in 'heartburn season'
...rtburn," Dr. Spechler said. "And the reason is the fat content. Fat does a lot of things that promote heartburn. It stops the stomach from emptying well, so now you have more material in the stomach that's ready to reflux. It also further weakens that leaky valve." Food myths Eating or drinking certa...Significant amount of binge eating occurs in restaurants
...not only did both groups consume more calories and fat on days they ate out, it also revealed that about 30% of binges occurred at restaurants. Binge eaters were likely to perceive their restaurant eating as uncontrolled and excessive. This contradicts the perception that binge eating takes place in priv...Hormonal link to obesity may save lives
...articularly at the role the hormones produced from fat are playing in causing blockages in the main heart arteries. "It's exciting because we can hopefully reduce the cardiovascular risks for overweight and obese people." The Pfizer Australia CVL Research Grants were established in 1999 to support cl...Mayo Clinic discovers potential link between celiac disease and cognitive decline
...ng of symptoms of diarrhea, the presence of excess fat in the stools and abdominal cramping in five patients. The most common reasons for seeking medical help were amnesia, confusion and personality changes. The average score on the Short Test of Mental Status among the 13 patients was 28 out of 38 possi...