For decades, health care practitioners have used body mass index (BMI) as an indicator of a person's health. But this equation only considers height and weight, and may not capture an accurate picture of a person's risk for ...
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Brown fat is not linked to cancer-associated loss of body weight and muscle mass, a common condition known as cachexia, according to a new joint study from The Rockefeller University and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Nutrition researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago studied 80 people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and found that those who followed an alternate-day fasting diet and exercised were able to improve their ...
Feb 14, 2023
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Scientists at the University of Augsburg and Helmholtz Munich have made an important breakthrough in better understanding early processes in the development of type 2 diabetes by identifying a previously unknown transmission ...
Feb 13, 2023
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A study conducted at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) found that the reduction in resting energy expenditure of physique athletes during their preparation for competitions ...
Feb 9, 2023
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The 150 minutes of moderate to intense aerobic activity per week that is recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services can significantly reduce liver fat, according to new research by Penn State College ...
Feb 8, 2023
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For up to 40 years, nearly 800,000 people from Sweden, Norway and Austria have been tracked based on how their BMI and metabolic health—that is, their blood pressure, blood glucose levels and blood fats—affect the risk ...
Feb 7, 2023
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Macrophages are cells of the immune system that, in addition to playing an essential role in the early response to microbial infection, also regulate tissue function and inflammation. Inflammation is a physiological response ...
Feb 3, 2023
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When most of us think of exercising, images of long runs on the treadmill or picking up heavy weights often come to mind. But although these are both great ways of keeping fit, they aren't for everyone.
Jan 23, 2023
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A new analysis of data from a year-long weight-loss study has identified behaviors and biomarkers that contribute to short- and long-term weight loss.
Jan 12, 2023
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