Tag Archive | "obesity"

Multivitamins may help weight loss in obese women

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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Results of a 26-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled intervention study with 87 women found that multivitamins and minerals were associated with significantly lower body weight, body mass index, and fat mass

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Obesity causes 100,000 U.S. cancer cases

Monday, November 9, 2009

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Having too much body fat causes nearly half the cases of endometrial cancer -- a type of cancer of the uterus -- and a third of esophageal cancer cases, the American Institute for Cancer Research said.

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CoQ10 may protect against obesity problems

Friday, October 16, 2009

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Mice fed a high fat and fructose diet and supplemented with CoQ10 had decreased levels of inflammatory and metabolic stresses markers in their livers than mice just fed the high-fat diet, according to findings published in Biochemical Pharmacology.

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Probiotics Supplement May Help After Gastric Bypass Surgery

Friday, July 17, 2009

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Taking a probiotics supplement after gastric bypass surgery helps patients lose weight faster and avoid vitamin B deficiency, a new study finds. Probiotics are the "good" bacteria found in yogurt and in dietary supplements that aid digestion.

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Dietary Oils May Help Some Fight Fat

Thursday, July 16, 2009

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"I don't think it's a magic bullet, but I think it could have enhancing effects," said the study's lead author, Martha A. Belury, the Carol S. Kennedy professor of human nutrition at Ohio State University in Columbus. The study appeared online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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Grapefruit extract may prevent metabolic syndrome

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

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The citrus flavonoid naringenin may prevent cholesterol increases, and changes in insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism linked to metabolic syndrome, says a new study with mice.

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Excess Weight Speeds Up Osteoarthritis

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

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Being overweight was associated with rapid cartilage loss, Roemer's team found. In fact, for every one-unit increase in body mass index, the chances of rapid cartilage loss increased 11 percent.

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Obese Hearts

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

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Obesity causes prolonged inflammation of heart tissue that in turn boosts heart failure risk, according to a U.S. study of almost 7,000 people. Recent findings from the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) may provide the first real evidence that obesity causes prolonged inflammation of heart tissue. This in turn boosts heart failure risk in obese individuals.

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