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20 Cholesterol Regulating Genes Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 8, 2009
© micahb37 Using RNA interference technology, researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory have identified 20 genes involved in cholesterol metabolism , potentially leading to new treatments for heart disease and other cholesterol-related diseases.
Of the 20 genes the scientists...
Melon Extract Against Obesity
in Daily Diabetic, on July 6, 2009
...gh fat diet , it was found that daily consumption of an antioxidant-rich melon extract may prevent obesity.
The said melon extract is commercially available as Extramel and is produced by France...
Blood Test for Aging Protein p16p16INK4a
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 17, 2009
...prised by some of their findings, "We found a very weak correlation between the biomarker and obesity - as measured by body mass index (BMI) - despite other data suggesting that caloric restricti...
Could Childhod Obesity Be Declining?
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 16, 2009
... © Joe_13
According to a recent study, childhood obesity may be declining for the first time in 20+ years. However, could the numbers be misleading?
Research shows consumption of high fat foods...
Obese Pregnant Women Should Not Gain Weight
in Next Nine Months, on May 31, 2009
Photo Credit: syposinc Until recently, pregnant women are advised to gain between 26-35 pounds during pregnancy, and about 15 pounds for obese women.
However, in a recent study of obese pregnant women with a body mass index of 30 or greater, it seems weight gain is not necessary if a woman is...
Carotenoids Against Metabolic Syndrome
in Daily Diabetic, on April 27, 2009
... © John-Morgan
Metabolic syndrome is a condition characterized by obesity, hypertension and abnormal glucose and insulin metabolism. This syndrome has been linked to increased risks of type 2 dia...
NutriSystem D: New Weight Loss Hope for People with Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on April 23, 2009
...dard hospital-based diet and education regimen.
In a recent study, researchers at the Center for Obesity Research and Education at Temple University School of Medicine followed 68 obese people with ...
Sled Dogs, Diabetes and Obesity
in Daily Diabetic, on March 25, 2009
...s of fatigue.
Such characteristics of sled dogs could maybe help find ways to treat diabetes and obesity . Oklahoma State University professor Michael Davis agreed that could be possible.
"If...
Gene Therapy for Obesity
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 10, 2009
...o courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 7126655 Scientists may have found a promising new treatment for obesity using gene therapy . They have discovered that a particular gene called BDNF , can result i...
Three Genes Linked to Obesity Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 23, 2009
...tic study of 1,380 Europeans, reseachers have identified 3 genes that increase risk of early-onset obesity in children, and morbid obesity in adults .
"The idea was not just to look at run-of-t...
New Survey Shows A Disconnect Between Doctors And Patients On Diabetes And Weight
in Daily Diabetic, on January 22, 2009
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One in four American adults have type-2 diabetes, a disease that is inextricably linked to obesity.
A recent survey by the Behavioral Diabetes Institute found that eight in 10 physicians sai...
Early Childhood Diet Influence Health as Adults
in The Parenting Weblog, on January 21, 2009
...tion of early childhood diet may have a direct lifelong impact on genes that control metabolism and obesity risk," says Reimer. "This study clearly indicates that diet composition alone can ...
MicroBiome Analysis Center to Link Chronic Diseases to Microbiomes
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 14, 2009
... microorganisms living within the human body- and try to correlate it with chronic diseases such as obesity, cancer and irritable bowel syndrome. The center will use a patented technology for genomic ...
Can Fast Food Kids' Meals Be Nutritious?
in The Parenting Weblog, on January 8, 2009
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 5571346 More and more fast food joints are now selling kid's meals. They features fares that are popular to the little ones, served in smaller portions and usually, there's a toy of some sort included... the hook that draws the kids in. To woe the p...
Rise of the new consumer
in Sox First, on January 7, 2009
...e bigger picture. Is it green and clean? Is it a morally responsible product? Does it contribute to obesity, to child labour or does it contribute to the electricity grid? The judicious consumer is hi...
Vivus Obesity Drug Works?
in Well Woman Blog, on December 15, 2008
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 306495
Vivus Inc. - the maker of the obesity drug Qnexa - has reported that obese patients treated with the highest dose of its experimental drug Qnexa ...
Brain Enzyme Regulates Appetite and Weight Gain
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 14, 2008
...enzyme in the brain called p70 S6 Kinase 1 or S6K may play a role in preventing weight gain and obesity. The researchers injected rats with special viruses that selectively raise or lower S6K acti...
Vermont is Healthiest State
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 3, 2008
...S. Now it has been trumped by Louisiana while Vermont is now called the healthiest state based on obesity and smoking rates.
Louisiana has displaced Mississippi as the unhealthiest U.S. state and ...
Esophageal Cancer Awareness
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 11, 2008
...re are several other common contributing risk factors including:
Excessive alcohol consumption
Obesity
Lye ingestion
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), also known as acid reflux or heart...
Blood Triglyceride Levels May Predict Obesity
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 31, 2008
...nge in blood triglyceride levels following a fatty meal may indicate susceptibility to diet-induced obesity . The researchers suggest that based on these findings, a simple blood test may be designed ...
Depression at Pregnancy and Pre-term Delivery
in Next Nine Months, on October 25, 2008
...ymptoms.
The findings also provide preliminary evidence that social and reproductive risk factors, obesity and stressful events may exacerbate the depression-preterm delivery link, the researchers sa...
Curbing Hunger for the Holidays: Compulsive eating and ways to make it stop!
in Daily Diabetic, on October 22, 2008
...overeating can also spike up your appetite, leading to even more complications. Dr. Sanford Siegal, obesity expert and creator of the renowned Cookie Diet is helping thousands of people suppress the...
Gpr41 Receptor Molecule in Intestines, Target for Anti-Obesity Drugs?
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 20, 2008
...s suggest that the Gpr41 receptor may be a likely target for drugs that can fight a certain kind of obesity by slowing down the absorption of energy from the gut....
Chronic Ear Infections Linked To Increased Obesity
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 15, 2008
...sity of connecticut found associations between otitis media exposure, taste, food choice and obesity.
Epidemiologist Kathleen Daly of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities said findings showed...
Tabebuia impetiginosa Extract May Help Reduce Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease Risks
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 14, 2008
... known as Pink Ipê or Pink Lapacho) can block dietary fat absorption, and thus reduce the risks of obesity, type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease.
Dr Roos and his team have shown that Tabebuia e...
Freikometer: Bike to School movement for the future of the country
in The RFID Weblog, on August 12, 2008
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My nephew has crossed the limits of obesity, courtesy the junk food he munches everyday and the sedentary lifestyle which has become a part of his living. I was searching for ways to get him bac...
The consultant as a CIO
in The CIO Weblog, on August 5, 2008
...least), the depth of experience a consultant can amass in a relatively short amount of time usually eclipses that garnered by corporate executives in the same span, and it's more useful experience...
Exercise Pill...Anyone?
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 31, 2008
... therapeutic potential in treating certain muscle diseases, such as wasting and frailty, as well as obesity and a slew of associated metabolic disorders where exercise is known to be beneficial.
Cou...
PRe-Pregnancy Diabetes and Birth Defects
in Daily Diabetic, on July 31, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Ilya Terentyev
Diabetes at pre-pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects. Such were the findings of a new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.
Lead author Dr. Adolfo Correa, an epidemiologist at the CDC's National Center on B...
Chain Restaurants in NYC, Required to Post Calorie Infos on Menus
in Daily Diabetic, on July 21, 2008
...ng; Applebee's, operated by DineEquity Inc; dunkin donuts ; Starbucks and Subway.
Well, obesity remains an epidemic in the United States. However, a person's decision to change his eat...
CDC: Mississipi Remains Most Obese State
in Daily Diabetic, on July 17, 2008
... hesitant whether to post this at Straight From The Doc or here. Then I decided better here since obesity has a LOT to do with type-2 diabetes.
Okay...I can't remember how many times I said her...
Diabetes May Lead to Male Infertility
in Next Nine Months, on July 17, 2008
...rtesy of iStockphoto, Sharon Dominick
In my previous entry, I mentioned a study indicating that obesity adversely affects men's sperm quality . Aside from obesity, diabetes also seem to reduc...
Obesity in Men Contribute to Infertility
in Next Nine Months, on July 15, 2008
...lity centre will have at least once. "Other studies have suggested an association between male obesity and increased DNA damage in the sperm, which can be associated with reduced fertility as wel...
MSG is Out
in Latina Viva, on July 7, 2008
...th...MSG creates a lesion in the hypothalamus that correlates with abnormal development, including obesity, short stature and sexual reproduction problems." - Natural News.com
I'm checking...
Turmeric, Diabetes and Obesity
in Daily Diabetic, on June 21, 2008
...mice.
© Enygmatic-Halycon
The findings? Turmeric is a potential anti-diabetes and anti-obesity. Of course, only if the same results are found true in human subjects, later on.
Dr. Tortor...
Uebergewicht, Adipositas - Insulin steuert im Gehirn, neues Forschungsergebnis
in Das Gesundheits-Weblog, on June 12, 2008
...olic brain insulin signaling", veröffentlicht im International Journal of Obesity, 2007.
Im Rahmen des Forschungsprojektes wurde normalgewichtigen und übergewichtigen männlichen Probanden über ac...
Breakfast Required
in Latina Viva, on June 3, 2008
...to be implemented in Guanajuato .
It's part of an initiative to stop and prevent future obesity.
In the US, I've noticed more and more companies including breakfast as part of the job....
Mediterranean Diet Reduces Diabetes Risk
in Daily Diabetic, on May 30, 2008
...und that it also offers a defence against the epidemic of diabetes associated with growing rates of obesity and the consumption of high-fat fast foods.
Researchers who monitored the eating habits of ...
Treatment Options for Gestational Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on May 8, 2008
...s often overproduce insulin, which may increase an infant's future risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity.
According to Michael F. Greene, director of obstetrics at Massachusetts General Hospital a...
Zsweet(R), Alternative Sugar for Diabetics
in Daily Diabetic, on April 21, 2008
...hat is proven harmless to blood sugar levels, thereby offering a solution to people suffering from obesity and diabetes.
A clinical study by the Glycemic Index Laboratories in Toronto has shown th...
Less Sleep + More TV = Overweight Infants and Toddlers
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 9, 2008
With less than 12 hours of sleep and more TV time in a day predisposes infants and toddlers twice more as likely to become overweight by age 3.
I guess this isn't exactly new, right? At least as far as infants and toddlers are concerned. But not so much of TV time in infants as it is in to...
Of Sleep Duration and Weight Gain
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 7, 2008
...in, respectively, as compared with average duration sleepers over six years. The risk of developing obesity was elevated for short and long duration sleepers as compared with average duration sleepers...
Disrupted Sleep Can Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk
in Daily Diabetic, on March 23, 2008
...eep quantity can impair glucose metabolism and appetite regulation resulting in increased risk of obesity and diabetes . This current study provides the first evidence linking poor sleep quality...
Cut the flab with RFID wrist bands
in The RFID Weblog, on March 20, 2008
...f that flab accumulated over the years due to unhealthy lifestyle? If you are one of the victims of obesity then RFID is out here to get you back into shape. Losing weight is not just about exercising...
Overweight People, More Likely to Have Allergies and Asthma
in Allergies, on March 19, 2008
...seen a big increase in allergies and asthma over the past decade and it coincides with this rise in obesity," said Gentile, director of asthma research at Allegheny General's Division of ...
Breast-fed Babies, At Lower Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes Later
in Daily Diabetic, on March 14, 2008
... to findings published in the medical journal Diabetes Care.
"Dramatic increases in childhood obesity and the emergence of type 2 diabetes in youth motivate research to identify lifestyle approa...
Fruits, Vegetables and Berries, May Help Prevent Obesity
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 7, 2008
...ble for the blue/purple/red colors in some fruits, vegetables and berries, may help prevent against obesity.
Yeah, obesity - America's "epidemic"?
Speaking of obesity, it isn&...
Diabetes in Recent Studies: Diabetes Incidence Rate, Diabetes Death
in Daily Diabetic, on March 7, 2008
...he ocean and made it to Asia - most especially in the urbanized parts where sedentary lifestyle and obesity, prevails.
In this part of the world, the estimated highest incidence of diabetes is in...
Two Protein Receptors Control Stomach Relaxation Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 5, 2008
... in humans and may serve as targets for developing drugs to aid in weight management and preventing obesity.
Dr Brian King of the UCL Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology s...
Maybe I Just Don't Get It...
in Do you like to cook?, on February 26, 2008
... eat grapes. Why on earth would you combine the two?
Apparently this is the reason: With childhood obesity increasing at alarming rates, Grāpple® brand apples could go a long way to improving the eat...
Big Plans For Las Vegas
in Play Las Vegas, on February 17, 2008
... time I think it's reached the zenith of growth a new round of building starts up which quickly eclipses the prior cycle.
Whereas some visitors find their comfort zone in a particular casino or h...
Type 2 Diabetes and Environmental Pollution
in Daily Diabetic, on February 11, 2008
...e is very limited information. Research into adult onset diabetes currently focuses on genetics and obesity; there has been almost no consideration for the possible influence of environmental factors ...
Why do we need enough sleep?
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 8, 2008
...h sleep. But cutting corners in kip could well be a false economy; lack of sleep has been linked to obesity and high blood pressure as well as more obvious symptoms such as poor concentration.
And an...
Mild NSAID and Type 2 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on February 1, 2008
...e data support the hypothesis that subacute chronic inflammation contributes to the pathogenesis of obesity-related dysglycemia and targeting inflammation may provide a therapeutic route for diabetes ...
Overworked, overweight
in Sox First, on January 25, 2008
Governments and businesses are now looking at various incentives and penalties for employees to lose weight. but all of these are problematic and simplistic. There is no quick fix to this complex problem. The latest is the British Government's plan to offer fat people cash incentives to lo...
Plump Moms Have Smarter Kids
in Next Nine Months, on January 15, 2008
If you've got a little bit of, er... padding on your hips, here's something you'd be glad to know for not having a perfect hourglass-shaped figure: women with a lower waist-hip ratio have been shown in studies to be smarter and have smarter offspring . It is believed that the fetus...
(Pro3)GIP Injections May reverse Obesity and Diabetes
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 6, 2008
...e demonstrated how daily injections of (Pro3) GIP was able to reverse well established diet-induced obesity, resulting to weight loss, improvement of insulin resistance and amelioration of diabetes.
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Obese Mom, Obese Baby
in Next Nine Months, on January 6, 2008
... to high-fat diets.
These findings add to the existing body of evidence showing that both maternal obesity and genetic background influence offspring's susceptibility to obesity. It goes further,...
Hormone Blocker Found May Prevent Obesity and Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on January 4, 2008
... in mice, showed that blocking GIP activity using (Pro3)GIP with established, high fat diet-induced obesity and diabetes results in significant weight loss, improvement of insulin resistance and ameli...
Lack of a Gene Triggers Overeating and Obesity
in Straightfromthedoc, on January 2, 2008
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According to a new study in mice, overeating and obesity is triggered by a lack of gene : a protein called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is critical in mediating satiety in adu...
A common grass against diabetes?
in Daily Diabetic, on December 31, 2007
...en it was prepared in an alcohol solution.
The grass is also beneficial for person suffering from obesity as the extract brought down the level of bad cholesterol by around 35 percent.
The experim...
Menin: Cause of Gestational Diabetes?
in Daily Diabetic, on December 31, 2007
...ected by prolactin.
The scientists believe that menin may play a role in diabetes associated with obesity as well, possibly by sabotaging the body's attempt to make more islet cells to serve tha...
Diabetes in Children Increases Risk of Kidney Problems
in Daily Diabetic, on December 29, 2007
...doctors should team up to give young children and rather healthy diet and active lifestyle. Prevent obesity, prevent type 2 diabetes in these kids. Oncethe kidneys are compromised, our health (and mor...
Happy Holidays!
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on December 25, 2007
... come on - Santa is too fat ?
Trust me, the gluttony of old Saint Nick is not why we have an obesity epidemic . Kids loving and believing in Santa 200 years ago were just as prone to obesity, d...
Pregnancy Despite Diabetes
in Next Nine Months, on December 24, 2007
...ths. But there are other inherent risks, too.
"It may increase the risk of childhood or adult obesity," Damron said.
Large babies have more fat cells, and fat cells don't go away.
If...
Prevent Bad Breath, Lose Weight
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 14, 2007
...t surprising because the anecdotal evidence was already there. However, the finding that correlated obesity to bad breath was unanticipated."
Well, if heart disease and diabetes isn'...
Obesity Reduces Fertility
in Next Nine Months, on December 12, 2007
It has long been established that body weight plays a significant role in fertility. If you're having difficulties trying to conceive, it is all the more important to keep close to the ideal weight .
In a recent study published in the journal Human Reproduction (doi:10.1093/humrep...
The Google of Eden: Will All This Data Bring Out The Worst In Us?
in Businesspundit, on December 11, 2007
But you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die - Genesis 2:17
Ignorance really can be bliss. Human beings aren't the angels we think we are. Everyone has a little bit of Dr. Jekyll and a little bit of Mr. Hyde, and if we are...
Sugar, Diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease
in Daily Diabetic, on December 10, 2007
...ase .
At least suggests a new study in mice:
Although the exact mechanisms aren't known, obesity and diabetes are both associated with higher incidences of Alzheimer's. Ling Li and her ...
Feline Diabetes: Weight Gain Not Type of Diet Matters
in Daily Diabetic, on December 5, 2007
It seems that more and more cats are becoming diabetic . Remember that diabetes mellitus in middle-aged cats can be fatal!
What causes diabetes in cats? The owner's lifestyle? The foods feed to cat? Scientifically, the cause is still unknown -but there has been a debate whether a dry food ...
