Cardiology
Healthy people are at risk of developing heart disease, expert says
Healthy people who consume high levels of sugar are at an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
Oct 5, 2017
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Health
The benefits of simply moving more
(HealthDay)—The link between exercise and good health is a strong one. Still, many people—particularly older adults—find it difficult to take part in formal exercises, and become less physically active over time.
Sep 26, 2017
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Diabetes
Six meals per day is better than three for blood sugar control in obese people with diabetes
Six meals per day is better than three for blood sugar control in obese people with impaired glucose tolerance (prediabetes) or full-blown type 2 diabetes, suggests new research presented at this year's European Association ...
Sep 13, 2017
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Health
Switching sugar for starch leads to less fatty liver in kids
A nine-day experimental diet that cut out the type of sugar in soft drinks, fruit juices and most processed foods significantly reversed the buildup of liver fat in children and adolescents – a condition strongly linked ...
Aug 29, 2017
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Immunology
Immune system can be modulated by targeted manipulation of cell metabolism
In its attempt to fight a serious bacterial infection, caused by listeria, for example, the immune system can become so over-activated that the resulting inflammatory response and its consequences can quickly lead to death. ...
Aug 21, 2017
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Medical research
Weight loss surgery's effects on bone marrow fat and bone mass
Bone marrow fat is thought to regulate bone metabolism, and high levels of marrow fat are seen in states of low bone mass, severe underweight, and diabetes. In a study of obese women undergoing gastric bypass surgery, increases ...
Aug 9, 2017
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Diabetes
What role does the gut play in type 2 diabetes?
In the destructive cycle that leads to and perpetuates type 2 diabetes, driven by overeating, excessive blood glucose, defective pancreatic beta cell function, and imbalances in insulin-regulating hormone levels, the gut ...
Aug 3, 2017
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Pediatrics
AAP counsels pediatricians to focus on clusters of cardiometabolic risk factors to help obese kids
Because obesity affects one in six U.S. children and adolescents, there is a pressing need to identify the subset of overweight or obese kids at the highest risk of developing cardiovascular and metabolic complications and ...
Jul 24, 2017
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Genetics
Patient-inspired research uncovers new link to rare disorder
Meeting a young patient with Zellweger syndrome, a rare, life-threatening genetic disease, started a scientific investigation that culminated with an unexpected discovery. The condition, also known as peroxisomal biogenesis ...
Jun 22, 2017
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Diabetes
Avocados may help combat the metabolic syndrome
A new review investigates the effects of avocados on different components of metabolic syndrome, which is a clustering of risk factors including high blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure, and body mass index. These risk ...
Apr 10, 2017
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