Posts Tagged ‘body fat’
Are those tiny gold particles bad for you?
STONY BROOK (US) — Pure gold nanoparticles found in everyday items such as personal care products can inhibit fat storage, slow wound healing, and accelerate wrinkling. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Feb 19, 2013 16:32 - 0 Comments
Extra energy makes cells and bodies bulge
YALE (US) — The body stores fat in two types of “packages,” but only one of them grows rapidly to store extra calories and expand waistlines. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 13, 2013 13:30 - 1 Comment
Timing when you eat may keep weight down
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — When you eat might be just as important as what and how much you eat in determining if your body will store those calories as unwanted fat. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 11, 2013 12:58 - 0 Comments
Protein hints at downside of pear-shape body
UC DAVIS (US) — Conventional wisdom says people with apple-shaped figures face more health risks, but that may be a myth. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 8, 2013 14:20 - 0 Comments
Other obesity tests don’t measure up to BMI
COLUMBIA U. (US) — Despite lots of criticism, body mass index is still the best way to determine who’s obese and therefore at risk for a host of health problems, say researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 17, 2012 14:09 - 8 Comments
To shed fat, aerobic workouts beat weights
DUKE (US) — Aerobic training is the best mode of exercise for burning fat, say scientists who compared it to resistance training and a combination of the two. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 17, 2010 14:00 - 0 Comments
As waist grows, so does cancer risk
U. LEEDS (UK)— Carrying extra weight around the waist raises the risk of bowel cancer, new research finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 31, 2010 12:11 - 1 Comment
Heavy babies move less—and later
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US)—Everybody loves a chubby baby, but those little rolls of fat may actually slow an infant’s ability to crawl and walk. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 29, 2010 12:57 - 9 Comments
Low vitamin D linked to fat buildup
MCGILL (CAN)—Vitamin D is not only good for your bones. New research shows it may help keep muscles free of fat. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 25, 2010 16:05 - 2 Comments
All-natural healing power of fat
RICE (US)—It frequently happens in science that what you throw away turns out to be most valuable. Deepak Nagrath, a researcher at Rice University, was looking for ways to grow cells in a scaffold, and he discarded the sticky substance secreted by the cells. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 31, 2009 16:08 - 1 Comment
Active tots grow up to be leaner kids
“In the end, it doesn’t take that much extra physical activity to see a measurable outcome. Even 10 extra minutes a day makes a difference in protecting against excessive fat gains,” says lead researcher Kathleen Janz.
