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Exercise Counters Negative Effects of Weight Regain, Researchers Find

September 23, 2010 News & Research

With the obesity rate rising for American adults and children, health concerns such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease are a frequent reality. Although obesity itself is a major risk factor for disease, most of the threat may be associated with a cluster of risk factors called the metabolic syndrome (MetS). Losing weight can improve health and reduce these risk factors, but many people have difficulty keeping the weight off.

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Putting On The Pounds After Weight Loss? Hit The Gym To Maintain Health Gains

September 23, 2010 News & Research

Although obesity is a major risk factor for disease, much of the threat may be associated with the metabolic (or cardiometabolic) syndrome, a cluster of risk factors related to diabetes and heart disease. Losing weight can improve health and reduce many of these risk factors. However, many people struggle to keep the weight off long-term. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found that people who perform resistance training while regaining weight can help maintain strides in reducing their risks for chronic disease.

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Accelerated Bone Turnover Remains After Weight Loss

September 8, 2010 News & Research

When a person is losing a significant amount of weight, they expect to notice changes in their body. However, they may overlook changes happening in their bones. During weight loss through calorie-restricted diets, bones are being remodeled – breaking down old bone and forming new bone – at an accelerated rate.

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How To Lose Weight Without Losing Bone

September 8, 2010 News & Research

A higher-protein diet that emphasizes lean meats and low-fat dairy foods as sources of protein and calcium can mean weight loss without bone loss–and the evidence is in bone scans taken throughout a new University of Illinois study.

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Dietary Formula That Maintains Youthful Function Into Old Age

September 7, 2010 Cardiovascular Research

Researchers at McMaster University have developed a cocktail of ingredients that forestalls major aspects of the aging process. The findings are published in the current issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine. “As we all eventually learn, ageing diminishes our mind, fades our perception of the world and compromises our physical capacity,” says David Rollo, [...]

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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