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  Excess Vitamin E Intake Not a Health Concern, Study Suggests

  April 15, 2013 — Despite concerns that have been expressed about possible health risks from high intake of vitamin E, a new review concludes that biological mechanisms exist to routinely eliminate excess levels of ... > full story
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  Smartphone Way to Lose Weight

  April 15, 2013 — Forget fad diets and hypnotherapy; your smartphone could be a key tool to losing those post-Easter egg pounds, according to ... > full story
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  Laser Liposuction Melts Fat, Results in Tighter Skin

  April 15, 2013 — A new, minimally invasive treatment that uses lasers to melt fat could replace the "tummy tuck," suggests research on more than 2,000 ... > full story
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  Following a Western Style Diet May Lead to Greater Risk of Premature Death

  April 15, 2013 — Data from a new study of British adults suggest that adherence to a "Western-style" diet (fried and sweet food, processed and red meat, refined grains, and high-fat dairy products) reduces a person's ... > full story
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  Molecular Hub Links Obesity, Heart Disease to High Blood Pressure

  April 11, 2013 — A new study identifies a brain protein that acts as a communications hub for blood pressure control, and links cardiovascular disease and obesity to ... > full story
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  Revealing the Scientific Secrets of Why People Can't Stop After Eating One Potato Chip

  April 11, 2013 — The scientific secrets underpinning that awful reality about potato chips — eat one and you’re apt to scarf ’em all down — began coming out of the bag ... > full story
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  Why Do People With Apple-Shaped Bodies Have an Increased Risk of Kidney Disease?

  April 11, 2013 — People with apple-shaped bodies tend to have lower kidney function, lower kidney blood flow, and higher blood pressure within the kidneys than people with pear-shaped bodies. The findings may help ... > full story
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  Molecular Techniques Are 'Man's New Best Friend' in Pet Obesity Research

  April 11, 2013 — Molecular biology technologies are making the mechanisms underlying the pet obesity epidemic more easily ... > full story
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  Weight Loss Surgery Not Only Shrinks Waists but Also Affects Genes

  April 11, 2013 — Gastric bypass surgery can drastically reduce the body weight of obese individuals in a short timeframe. For reasons that are not entirely clear, the surgery also leads to early remission of type 2 ... > full story
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  South Not the Fattest Part of U.S. After All

  April 11, 2013 — Previous data has shown that areas of the south — specifically Mississippi and Alabama – are the fattest in the U.S. But new data contradicts ... > full story

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