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Diet and Lifestyle Factors Associated With Body Fat Distribution in Women
2007-10-01 21:00:00 Body fat distributed above the waist in women is associated with increased risk of heart disease, stroke and hypertension. Normally, estrogen prevents much central body fat accumulation in women, though men usually gain central body fat easily. Some of the factors associated with increased upper body fat in women are low physical activity, depression, smoking, low ... More About: Women , Lifestyle , Body , Diet , Distribution
Prebiotics and Body Mass Index in Adolescents
2007-09-24 19:10:00 Prebiotics are indigestible components of foods that promote the growth of specific bacteria in the colon. Supplementation with prebiotics can have a significant effect on BMI increases during puberty. A recent study showed that when calcium intake is... More About: Body , Index , Mass , Dole
Fatness, Fitness and Insulin Sensitivity
2007-09-17 19:54:00 It is well established that exercise improves insulin sensitivity through both glycogen depletion and activation of non-insulin mediated glucose transport. Obesity is associated with insulin resistance. Aerobic exercise is at... More About: Fitness , Fatness
Obesity Increases Risk of Osteoporosis
2007-09-10 21:00:00 Obesity results in loss of bone mineral density in both postmenopausal women and female mice. Younger females are protect by their higher levels of circulating estrogen. This places obese women at greater risk of osteopenia and osteoporosis. The relationship between obesity and bone mineral loss suggests causes that are most likely multifaceted and may included Vitamin ... More About: Diet , Obesity , Osteoporosis , Risk
Sugar and soft drinks not a major cause of childhood obesity
2007-09-03 18:14:00 A large UK study found that intake of sugar and soft drinks is only weakly associated with obesity in children. Much... More About: Childhood , Sugar , Drinks , Obesity , Soft
Protein associated with obesity in Swiss children
2007-08-30 00:25:00 Childhood obesity rates have risen in most developed countries, not just the United States. A study of both normal weight... More About: Children , Obesity , Protein , Swiss , Prot
Appetite and food intake after whey and glucose drinks
2007-08-23 20:41:00 A small group of both normal weight and overweight boys were studied to measure the amount of food eaten shortly after... More About: Food , Drinks , Petite , Petit
Calcium Intake and BMI
2007-08-18 19:22:00 A large study in Spain found that increasing your intake of calcium can help you lose weight. The researchers found that...
Ghrelin a marker for Respiratory Quotient
2007-08-15 21:03:00 Respiratory Quotient is a calculation that determines which substrate (fat or carbohydrate) is currently being burned. It is... More About: Tory , Marker
Diet composition and risk of overweight and obesity
2007-08-13 21:58:00 This large study examined the diets of women living in the southwest US. Greater intake of fat, protein and animal protein... More About: Diet , Obesity , Composition , Risk , Eight
Bright light enhances weight loss
2007-08-09 21:50:00 Bright light may improve the weight loss affect of exercise. Only the group receiving the bright light lost body fat, even... More About: Weight Loss , Weight , Loss , Light , Bright
South Beach Diet not better for gastric bypass patients
2007-08-06 21:23:00 Gastric bypass patients receiving a diet based on the South Beach Diet did not lose any more weight than those receiving a... More About: Gastric Bypass , Patients
CLA helpful for overweight, but not obese.
2007-08-02 21:08:00 There have been quite a few studies on CLA supplementation over the last few years with mixed results. Overall, CLA appears... More About: Eight , Overweight , Weigh , Obese
Fat to carbohydrate ratio
2007-07-30 18:09:00 High fat diets induce insulin resistance and obesity in rats. Reducing the amount of carbohydrates with a high fat diet... More About: Rate , Carb , Carbohydrate
Cereal grains outperform vegetables
2007-07-27 20:28:00 A small group of women were placed on calorie restricted diets, one emphasizing vegegables and one emphasizing cereal... More About: Vegetables , Grains , Perform , Cereal
Ultra-endurance races and body composition
2007-07-24 19:17:00 A multiple stage, ultra-endurance triathlon over 10 days resulted in significant fat loss and no loss of lean body mass,... More About: Body , Ultra , Composition , Races , Posi
Another look at spot reduction
2007-07-20 19:45:00 It is generally believed that it is impossible to spot reduce. This study used modern measuring techniques to measure... More About: Spot , Reduction
Fat oxidation rates
2007-07-17 16:36:00 A small group of obese and non-obese adolescents were tested to determine maximum fat oxidation rates during exercise. Maximum fat oxidation occured at around 58% maximum heart rate. Males had slightly higher fat oxidation at that intensity.... More About: Rates , Rate , Dati
Vitamin C and BMI
2007-07-13 18:38:00 Blood levels of vitamin C are inversely related to BMI, body fat percentage and waist circumference. The study used 500 mg of vitamin C daily. Vitamin C improves insulin sensitivity, which is the likely mechanism of the...
MCT oil, insulin sensitivity and weight loss
2007-07-09 00:26:00 Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT) are metabolized differently than long chain fatty acids. They resist being stored as body fat and easily produce ketones. Subjects receiving 18 grams of MCT oil a day (about 4 teaspoons... a... More About: Weight Loss , Weight , Loss , Weigh
High protein diet does not improve weight loss results in overweight childr
2007-07-03 17:42:00 Overweight children may not achieve better weight loss results by consuming more protein. In this study, the low protein dieters had similar results as the moderate protein dieters. What the researchers called 'high... More About: Weight Loss , Diet , Weight , Results , Protein
Thyroid levels in obese women
2007-06-28 20:35:00 Free T3, the more powerful of the thyoid hormones, increases with waist circumference.... which may be an adaptive response to the increased bodyweight. Many overweight people think that low thyroid output is the cause of... More About: Women , Thyroid , Obese
Food choices and body fat distribution
More articles from this author:2007-06-25 18:17:00 As in most developed countries, BMI of Swedish citizens has increased in recent years. Yet, diabetes and heart disease have not increased with BMI...most likely due to less harmful body fat distribution patterns. The... More About: Food , Body , Distribution , Choices 1, 2 |
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