News articles tagged with 'diet'
How the brain senses nutrient balance
— 18 Nov 2011 17:01 | HealthThere is no doubt that eating a balanced diet is essential for maintaining a healthy body weight as well as appropriate arousal and energy balance, but the details about how the nutrients…
Social isolation, stress-induced obesity increases breast cancer risk in mice
— 6 Apr 2011 17:13 | HealthStress from social isolation, combined with a high-fat diet, increases levels of a brain neurotransmitter - neuropeptide Y, or NPY - in mice that then promotes obesity, insulin resistance,…
Diet-exercise combo best for obese seniors
— 31 Mar 2011 15:09 | HealthFor obese seniors, dieting and exercise together are more effective at improving physical performance and reducing frailty than either alone…
'Junk food' moms have 'junk food' babies
— 28 Mar 2011 17:12 | HealthA new research report published online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.faseb.org) suggests that pregnant mothers who eat high sugar and high fat diets have babies who are likely to…
Molecule that spurs cell's recycling centre may help Alzheimer's patients
— 17 Mar 2011 18:24 | HealthCells, which employ a process called autophagy to clean up and reuse protein debris leftover from biological processes, were the original recyclers. A team of scientists from Paul Greengard's…
Mediterranean diet: A heart-healthy plan for life
— 8 Mar 2011 13:35 | HealthThe Mediterranean diet has proven beneficial effects not only regarding metabolic syndrome, but also on its individual components including waist circumference, HDL-cholesterol levels,…
You are what your mother ate
— 8 Mar 2011 13:26 | HealthPoor diet during pregnancy increases offspring's vulnerability to the effects of ageing, new research has shown for the first time…
New weight loss discovery by Harvard scientists moves us closer to 'the Pill' for obesity
— 8 Mar 2011 12:53 | HealthAn important discovery in mice may make a big difference in people's waistlines thanks to a team of Harvard scientists who found that reducing the function of a transmembrane protein,…
Potassium levels possible key to racial disparity in type 2 diabetes
— 3 Mar 2011 14:02 | HealthLower potassium levels in the blood may help explain why African-Americans are twice as likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes as whites, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins…
Sugar-sweetened drinks associated with higher blood pressure
— 1 Mar 2011 17:12 | HealthSoda and other sugar-sweetened beverages such as fruit drinks are associated with higher blood pressure levels in adults, researchers report in Hypertension: Journal of the American…