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New Mouse Model Confirms How Type 2 Diabetes Develops
May 3, 2013 Researchers have developed a new mouse model that answers the question of what actually happens in the body when type 2 diabetes develops and how the body responds to drug treatment. Long-term ... > full story -
Dieting Youth Show Greater Brain Reward Activity in Response to Food
May 2, 2013 Research results imply that dieting characterized by meal skipping and fasting would be less successful than weight loss efforts characterized by intake of low energy dense healthy ... > full story -
Genetic Factor Predicts Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
May 2, 2013 A genome-wide association study reveals that the amount of weight loss after gastric bypass surgery can be predicted in part by a DNA sequence variation found on chromosome 15. The findings explain ... > full storyMore: -
Weight Loss Surgery Safe and Effective for an Expanded Group of Patients
May 2, 2013 The LAP-BAND® weight loss procedure is safe and effective in an expanded group of patients, not just in people who are morbidly obese. The findings indicate that the procedure may help to ... > full story -
Newly-Discovered Human Fat Cell Opens Up New Opportunities for Future Treatment of Obesity
May 2, 2013 The body's brown fat cells play a key role in the development of obesity and diabetes. Researchers have now discovered that we humans have two different kinds of brown fat cells and not one kind as ... > full story -
Diet, 'Anti-Aging' Supplements May Help Reverse Blood Vessel Abnormality
May 1, 2013 A diet low in grains, beans and certain vegetables -- combined with "anti-aging" supplements -- improved blood vessel function, in a new ... > full story -
Heart-Healthy Diet Helps Men Lower Bad Cholesterol, Regardless of Weight Loss
May 1, 2013 A heart-healthy diet helped men at high risk for heart disease reduce their bad cholesterol, regardless of whether they lost weight, in a new ... > full story -
Possible Alternative to Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery
April 30, 2013 An experimental procedure successfully tested in obese laboratory rats may provide a less-invasive alternative to bariatric weight-loss surgery. Scientists used a catheter to redirect the flow of ... > full story -
Gastric Bypass Surgery Alters Hormones to Relieve Diabetes Symptoms
April 30, 2013 Gastric bypass surgery alters the hormones and amino acids produced during digestion, hinting at the mechanisms through which the surgery eliminates symptoms of type 2 diabetes, according to a recent ... > full story -
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What Triggers Those Late-Night Snack Cravings?
April 30, 2013 The circadian system increases hunger and cravings for sweet, starchy and salty foods in the evenings, according to new research. Eating higher-calorie foods in the evening can be counterproductive ... > full story
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