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Blog of Weight Loss, Dieting & Obesity Research - Archive #0140.



White tea -- the solution to the obesity epidemic?

April 30, 2009 - EurekAlert / Nutrition and Metabolism

Possible anti-obesity effects of white tea have been demonstrated in a series of experiments on human fat cells (adipocytes). Researchers have shown that an extract of the herbal brew effectively inhibits the generation of new adipocytes and stimulates fat mobilization from mature fat cells


ADA releases position paper on obesity, reproduction and pregnancy outcomes

April 28, 2009 - Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Diet and nutrition counseling for virtually all overweight and obese women of childbearing age can reduce health risks associated with excess weight for mothers and children alike


Depression linked with accumulation of visceral fat

April 28, 2009 - EurekAlert / Psychosomatic Medicine

Researchers have shown that depression is linked with the accumulation of visceral fat, the kind of fat packed between internal organs at the waistline, which has long been known to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes


Experts lay to rest long-held misconceptions about high fructose corn syrup at ILSI-USDA workshop

April 27, 2009 - EurekAlert / Corn Refiners Association

A supplement to be published in the June issue of the Journal of Nutrition encourages the scientific community and the general public to stop demonizing high fructose corn syrup as the culprit of obesity and to rethink the myths about high fructose corn syrup's impact on the American diet


Dietary fats trigger long-term memory formation

April 27, 2009 - EurekAlert / Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Having strong memories of that rich, delicious dessert you ate last night? If so, you shouldn't feel like a glutton. It's only natural


Obesity associated with higher risk for urinary tract infections

April 26, 2009 - EurekAlert / Journal of Urology

As body mass increases, so does a patient's risk of urinary tract infection, according to Baltimore researchers. A new study, presented at the 104th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association assesses and stratifies this risk


Even modest exercise can reduce negative effects of belly fat

April 23, 2009 - EurekAlert / American Journal of Physiology, Endocrinology and Metabolism

A new study suggests that moderate amounts of exercise alone can reduce the inflammation in visceral fat -- belly fat, if you will -- that has been linked with metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factors that predict heart disease and type 2 diabetes


LSUHSC public health researcher finds reason for weight gain

April 22, 2009 - EurekAlert / American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Liwei Chen, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health, is the lead author of a research paper showing that weight gain and obesity are more linked to an increase in liquid calories, particularly sugar-sweetened beverages, than calories from solid food


Diabetes, obesity and hypertension increase mortality in hepatitis C patients

April 22, 2009 - EurekAlert / International Liver Congress 2009

The specific impact of metabolic syndrome on mortality in hepatitis C patients has been revealed by new research


Drinking 100 percent fruit juice is associated with lower risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome

April 22, 2009 - EurekAlert / Experimental Biology 2009

New research finds that consumers of 100 percent fruit juice (adult men and women) were leaner, had better insulin sensitivity and had lower risk for obesity and metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of conditions that increases risk for stroke, heart disease and diabetes


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