News tagged with triglycerides

Exercise prevents fructose-induced hypertriglyceridemia

(HealthDay)—Moderate aerobic exercise prevents fructose-induced hypertriglyceridemia in healthy males, according to a study published online May 14 in Diabetes.

Diabetes created May 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Antibody injection promising for diabetes and obesity

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at Genetech Inc. in South San Francisco, California, led by molecular biologist Junichiro Sonoda, have discovered that a single injection of antibodies into obese diabetic mice provided a marked ...

Medical research created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Obesity and metabolic syndrome associated with impaired brain function in adolescents

A new study by researchers at NYU School of Medicine reveals for the first time that metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with cognitive and brain impairments in adolescents and calls for pediatricians to take this into ...

Pediatrics created Sep 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The biology of fats in the body

When you have your cholesterol checked, the doctor typically gives you levels of three fats found in the blood: LDL, HDL and triglycerides. But did you know your body contains thousands of other types of fats, or lipids?

Medical research created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Roundworm quells obesity and related metabolic disorders

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, have shown in a mouse model that infection with nematodes (also known as roundworms) can not only combat obesity but ameliorate related metabolic disorders. ...

Immunology created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

New treatment aids weight loss, improves diabetes in monkeys

(HealthDay)—A new, lab-created antibody that mimics the action of a naturally occurring molecule causes weight loss in monkeys, researchers report.

Medical research created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Healthy diets have long-lasting positive effects even with partial weight regain

Mediterranean and low-carbohydrate diets have lasting, healthy effects, even with partial weight regain, according to a follow-up study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Israel's Nuclear Research ...

Overweight and Obesity created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Intensive glucose control improves CVD risk factors

(HealthDay)—Intensive glucose-lowering therapy (INT) is associated with favorable changes in lipoprotein levels and inflammatory risk factors even though it does not lower the incidence of cardiovascular ...

Diabetes created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Macrophage accumulation of triglycerides yields insights into atherosclerosis

A research report appearing in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology helps explain how specific immune cells, called macrophages, accumulate triglycerides to support their function. Because a characteristic finding in atherosclerosis is the ...

Medical research created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High triglyceride levels found to predict stroke in older women

In a surprising finding with significant implications for older women, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and NYU School of Medicine have found that high levels of triglycerides (blood ...

Cardiology created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Estrogen may improve pathway-selective insulin resistance

(HealthDay)—Estrogen treatment at the time of surgical menopause may reverse aspects of pathway-selective insulin resistance in the liver associated with a high-fat diet (HFD) in mice by promoting insulin ...

Diabetes created Feb 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Long commutes may be hazardous to health

As populations move even further away from urban centers, more people spend longer hours behind the wheel on their way to and from work. While sedentary behavior is known to have adverse effects on cardiovascular and metabolic ...

Health created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inflammation may link obesity and adverse pregnancy outcomes

A number of different immunological mechanisms ensure the successful establishment and maintenance of pregnancy. Imbalance in these mechanisms is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. In a review published in Advances in ...

Health created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inexpensive approach to preventing type 2 diabetes shows promise in new study

(Medical Xpress) -- A simple, inexpensive method for preventing type 2 diabetes that relies on calling people and educating them on the sort of lifestyle changes they could make to avoid developing the disease ...

Diabetes created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Midway waist circumference better than iliac crest measure

(HealthDay)—Waist circumference measured midway (WC-mid) between the lowest ribs and the iliac crest better defines risks associated with central obesity than does waist circumference measured at the iliac ...

Diabetes created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Triglyceride

Triglyceride (help·info) (more properly known as triacylglycerol (help·info), TAG or triacylglyceride) is a glyceride in which the glycerol is esterified with three fatty acids. It is the main constituent of vegetable oil and animal fats.

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