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August 2010

Midlife Coffee And Tea Drinking May Protect Against Late-Life Dementia

August 31, 2010 Life Extension

Stockholm, Sweden — Midlife coffee drinking can decrease the risk of dementia/Alzheimer’s disease (AD) later in life. This conclusion is made in a Finnish Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging and Dementia (CAIDE) Study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

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Moderate Coffee Consumption Improves Aortic Distensibility In Hypertensive Elderly Individuals, Study Finds

August 31, 2010 Cardiovascular Research

A detailed study conducted by a team from the University of Athens on the Aegean island of Ikaria has demonstrated that moderate consumption of coffee by hypertensive elderly individuals can lead to improvements in aortic distensibility, according to a presentation at the European Society of Cardiology’s Congress 2010 in Stockholm.

Tagged as: Diabetes Research, Heart, Obesity, Vitamin D

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New Evidence That Drinking Coffee May Reduce The Risk Of Diabetes

August 31, 2010 Diabetes Research

Scientists are reporting new evidence that drinking coffee may help prevent diabetes and that caffeine may be the ingredient largely responsible for this effect. Their findings, among the first animal studies to demonstrate this apparent link, appear in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

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Grapefruit’s Bitter Taste Holds A Sweet Promise For Diabetes Therapy

August 31, 2010 Diabetes Research

Naringenin, an antioxidant derived from the bitter flavor of grapefruits and other citrus fruits, may cause the liver to break down fat while increasing insulin sensitivity, a process that naturally occurs during long periods of fasting.

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10-Fold Rise In Obesity Surgery In England Since 2000

August 31, 2010 News & Research

The use of bariatric or weight loss surgery has increased ten-fold in NHS hospitals in England since 2000, finds a study published online in the British Medical Journal. One reason for this rapid rise is increased demand from obese patients as they become more aware of surgery as a viable treatment option, suggest the researchers.

Tagged as: Obesity

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Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes Linked To Plaques Associated With Alzheimer’s Disease

August 30, 2010 Diabetes Research

People with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes appear to be at an increased risk of developing plaques in the brain that are associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research published in the August 25, 2010, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Tagged as: Diabetes Research, Obesity

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Fat Distribution Plays A Role In Weight Loss Success In Patients At Risk Of Diabetes

August 30, 2010 Diabetes Research

Why is it that some people lose weight and body fat when they exercise and eat less and others don’t? German researchers say MRI and magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy can provide the answer — and help predict who will benefit from lifestyle changes. Results of the study are published online and will appear in the November issue of the journal Radiology.

Tagged as: Diabetes Research, Obesity

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A Moment On The Lips, A Year On The Hips

August 30, 2010 News & Research

A short period of excess food consumption can have long-term effects on your body weight and fat storage even after the initial weight is lost. A study published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Nutrition & Metabolism has found that a four-week episode of increased energy intake and decreased exercise can cause increased weight and fat mass more than two years later when compared to control individuals.

Tagged as: Obesity

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Exercising Restores Sensitivity Of Neurons That Make One Feel Full

August 25, 2010 News & Research

There is now another good reason to exercise. Besides burning calories, exercise restores the sensitivity of neurons involved in the control of satiety (feeling full), which in turn contributes to reduced food intake and consequently weight loss.

Tagged as: Obesity

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Vitamin D Found To Influence Over 200 Genes, Highlighting Links To Disease

August 24, 2010 Arthritis Research

The extent to which vitamin D deficiency may increase susceptibility to a wide range of diseases is dramatically highlighted in newly published research. Scientists have mapped the points at which vitamin D interacts with our DNA — and identified over two hundred genes that it directly influences.

Tagged as: Diabetes Research, Immune System, Vitamin D

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Eating Berries May Activate the Brain’s Natural Housekeeper For Healthy Aging

August 24, 2010 Cardiovascular Research

Scientists have reported the first evidence that eating blueberries, strawberries, and acai berries may help the aging brain stay healthy in a crucial but previously unrecognized way. Their study, presented at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), concluded that berries, and possibly walnuts, activate the brain’s natural “housekeeper” mechanism, which cleans up and recycles toxic proteins linked to age-related memory loss and other mental decline.

Tagged as: Brain, Heart, Inflammation

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Drink Water To Curb Weight Gain? Clinical Trial Confirms Effectiveness Of Simple Appetite Control Method

August 24, 2010 News & Research

Has the long-sought magic potion in society’s “battle with the bulge” finally arrived? An appetite-control agent that requires no prescription, has no common side effects, and costs almost nothing? Scientists report results of a new clinical trial confirming that just two 8-ounce glasses of the stuff, taken before meals, enables people to shed pounds. The weight-loss elixir, they told the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), is ordinary water.

Tagged as: Obesity

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