(Medical Xpress)—When someone is suffering from raised stress levels increased amounts of glucocorticoids are secreted. These play a part in becoming overweight. Up until now it has not been clear why fat tissue is formed ...
Jul 3, 2013
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Fasting levels of the "hunger hormone" ghrelin rebound after weight loss and can help reduce belly fat and improve the body's sensitivity to insulin, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical ...
Oct 13, 2021
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Changes that occur in the body in response to an increase in belly fat have been put under the microscope as part of a study from TwinsUK, offering new insight into the cause of metabolic disease.
Jul 19, 2022
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People with high blood pressure take longer and work harder to clear fats from the blood after meals and have higher levels of inflammation after eating.
Oct 31, 2022
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A new UC San Francisco study has discovered a key biological difference in how people of European and Chinese descent put on weight—a finding that could help explain why Asians often develop type 2 diabetes at a much lower ...
Aug 6, 2018
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Canola oil and high-oleic canola oils can lower abdominal fat when used in place of other selected oil blends, according to a team of American and Canadian researchers. The researchers also found that consuming certain vegetable ...
Mar 29, 2013
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(HealthDay)—Losing weight can help people who are overweight get a better night's sleep, according to a new study.
Nov 6, 2012
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Higher levels of belly fat are associated with lower vitamin D levels in obese individuals, according to data presented in Barcelona at the European Society of Endocrinology annual meeting, ECE 2018. The study reports that ...
May 21, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Belly fat—especially hidden fat deep in the gut—may indicate increased risk for heart disease, a new study suggests.
Sep 26, 2016
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With the new year still ringing, many of us have fat on our minds, but Dr. Alexis M. Stranahan is more interested in what fat does to our minds.
Jan 29, 2018
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