Health
US troops turn to liposuction to pass fat test (Update)
The soldiers often call Dr. Adam Tattelbaum, a plastic surgeon, in a panic. They need liposuction, and fast.
Oct 28, 2013
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Page 8 - News tagged with excess fat
Medical research
Scientists develop a new way to identify good fat
When it comes to fat, you want the brown type and not so much of the white variety because brown fat burns energy to keep you warm and metabolically active, while white fat stores excess energy around your waist, causing ...
Sep 18, 2013
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Cardiology
Location of body fat can elevate heart disease, cancer risk
Individuals with excessive abdominal fat have a greater risk of heart disease and cancer than individuals with a similar body mass index (BMI) who carry their fat in other areas of the body, according to a study published ...
Jul 10, 2013
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Medical research
Drug boosts fat tissue's calorie-burning ability in lab
A drug that mimics the activity of thyroid hormone significantly increases the amount of energy burned by fat tissue and promotes weight loss, an animal study of metabolism finds. The results were presented Sunday at The ...
Jun 17, 2013
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Health
Vitamin D deficiency may raise allergy and asthma risk in obese children, teens
One reason why obese children and teenagers are more likely to have hard-to-control asthma and allergies may be vitamin D deficiency, a new study finds. Results of the study will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's ...
Jun 17, 2013
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Medical research
Researchers decode a kind of trigger switch for the conversion of fat cells
For a long time, scientists have dreamed of converting undesirable white fat cells into brown fat cells and thus simply have excess pounds melt away. Researchers at the University of Bonn have now gotten a step closer to ...
Apr 23, 2013
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Medical research
Fatheads: How neurons protect themselves against excess fat
We're all fatheads. That is, our brain cells are packed with fat molecules, more of them than almost any other cell type. Still, if the brain cells' fat content gets too high, they'll be in trouble. In a recent study in mice, ...
Apr 8, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Extra pounds may be healthy—as long as its just a few
Turns out a few extra pounds may not be such a bad thing, according to a new analysis of nearly three million adults that showed people who are overweight or slightly obese may live longer.
Jan 2, 2013
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Medical research
Researchers identify role for protein linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have taken another step toward better understanding the metabolic functions of obesity and its connection to type 2 diabetes.
Dec 17, 2012
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Cardiology
Gastric band surgery has big impact on heart disease and stroke risk factors
Bariatric surgery—restrictive gastric banding and other types of gastric bypass—can radically reduce risk factors for heart disease and stroke, and within a short period of time, indicates an analysis of the available ...
Oct 17, 2012
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