Recent research supports the potential for sunlight to reduce the risk of excessive weight gain and also questions the effectiveness of vitamin D supplements to prevent obesity.
Jun 17, 2015
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As little as two minutes of high-intensity exercise four times a day improves health outcomes in adolescents, but the same amount of moderate-intensity exercise does not reap the same rewards, according to a new study from ...
Jun 10, 2015
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Replacing saturated fat (SFA) with unsaturated fat in our diets lowers blood pressure and 'bad' cholesterol levels, according to new research from the University of Reading.
Jun 9, 2015
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A key mechanism in the regulation of blood sugar levels has been identified in work led by A*STAR researchers. The findings could help us understand the mechanisms of diabetes and might lead to new treatments.
May 27, 2015
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For her PhD thesis 'Misfits: An ethnographic study of extremely fat patients in intensive care', Caz Hales, who will be graduating in Victoria's May celebration, looked at the challenges critically ill patients weighing between ...
Apr 23, 2015
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Michigan State University researchers, who were the first to suggest that high blood pressure could be caused by belly fat hormones "talking" with blood vessels in the abdomen, have received a nearly $7 million National Institutes ...
Apr 20, 2015
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Recently the annual Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report stated that cholesterol was "not a nutrient of concern for overconsumption."
Apr 14, 2015
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A recent study on university-going young adults, by researchers from the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore (Duke-NUS), is the first ever to show an association between meals eaten away from home and high blood pressure. ...
Apr 10, 2015
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Male offspring appear to benefit more than females from the positive effects of exercise during pregnancy, an animal study by UNSW medical researchers has found.
Apr 8, 2015
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Medication used to treat patients with type II diabetes activates sensors on brain cells that increase hunger, causing people taking this drug to gain more body fat, according to researchers at Georgia State University, Oregon ...
Mar 25, 2015
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