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Strict School Meal Standards Associated With Improved Weight Status Among Students
April 8, 2013 A study suggests that states with stricter school meal nutrition standards were associated with better weight status among students who received free or reduced-price lunches compared with students ... > full story -
Adding Intestinal Enzyme to Diets of Mice Appears to Prevent, Treat Metabolic Syndrome
April 8, 2013 Feeding an intestinal enzyme to mice kept on a high-fat diet appears to prevent the development of metabolic syndrome -- a group of symptoms associated with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease ... > full story -
Fatheads: How Neurons Protect Themselves Against Excess Fat
April 8, 2013 In a recent study in mice, researchers have pinpointed an enzyme that keeps neurons' fat levels under control, and may be implicated in human neurological ... > full story -
Higher Mercury Levels in Humans Associated With Increased Risk for Diabetes
April 7, 2013 A new study found that higher levels of mercury exposure in young adults increased their risks for type 2 diabetes later in life by 65 ... > full story -
Reducing Waste of Food: A Key Element in Feeding Billions More People
April 7, 2013 Families can be key players in a revolution needed to feed the world, and could save money by helping to cut food losses now occurring from field to fork to trash bin, an expert said. He described ... > full story -
New Link Between Heart Disease and Red Meat: New Understanding of Cardiovascular Health Benefits of Vegan, Vegetarian Diets
April 7, 2013 A compound abundant in red meat and added as a supplement to popular energy drinks has been found to promote atherosclerosis -- or the hardening or clogging of the ... > full story -
Ready for Debut: Fruit-Juice-Infused Chocolate With 50 Percent Less Fat
April 7, 2013 Already renowned as a healthy treat when enjoyed in moderation, chocolate could become even more salubrious if manufacturers embraced new technology for making “fruit-juice-infused ... > full story -
Lift Weights to Lower Blood Sugar? White Muscle Helps Keep Blood Glucose Levels Under Control
April 7, 2013 Researchers have challenged a long-held belief that whitening of skeletal muscle in diabetes is ... > full story -
White Blood Cell Enzyme Contributes to Inflammation and Obesity
April 2, 2013 Researchers have discovered that an imbalance between the enzyme neutrophil elastase and its inhibitor, ±1-antitrypsin, causes inflammation, obesity, insulin resistance, and fatty liver ... > full story -
Diet Shown to Be Critical Factor in Improving Type 2 Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery
April 2, 2013 Patients with type 2 diabetes who consume a diet identical to the strict regimen followed after bariatric surgery are just as likely to see a reduction in blood glucose levels as those who undergo ... > full story
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