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Research and study into the causes of weight gain, and the methods of fat loss. (184 posts)

Stay a Healthy Weight to Slash Alzheimer's Risk

A new study has found that the link between weight and Alzheimer's disease is different for men and women. (Alzheimer's disease is a progressive and fatal brain disorder, and the leading cause of dementia. Most people who develop Alzheimer's are over 65.) » more

6 comments · November 25, 2008

Would Banning Fast Food Ads Make Kids Thinner?

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The Burger King, Ronald McDonald and the Taco Bell dog. Their commercials make us laugh, tell a friend, search for them on YouTube, but most importantly, buy what they're selling.

But a new study shows fast food advertising has played a big role in the tripling of childhood obesity, between 1970 and 1999, and a ban on fast food commercials might reverse the trend.

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15 comments · November 24, 2008

Mouth Bacteria Makes Wine, Food Taste Better

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Yeah, a little gross! And I've never heard the guy at the liquor store mention bacteria when recommending an inexpensive but not "cheap" bottle of wine.

Researchers set out to unravel the mystery of this flavor rush certain wines, like Sauvignon Blanc, give off several seconds after the initial sip.

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2 comments · November 17, 2008

Large Waist Doubles Risk of Premature Death

I'm sure most of us already know that a big waist = bad, but this study caught my eye due to;

a) The sheer size of it (300,000 + participants)
and
b) That these findings were independent of body mass index (BMI). Here are some more details of the study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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14 comments · November 14, 2008

Statins Benefit Healthy People, Not Just High Cholesterol Patients

The current medical practice with statins is to offer them to people with high cholesterol levels - but a large international study found that even "healthy" adults benefited from taking statins. » more

25 comments · November 12, 2008

Chronic Stomach Pain: When Food Hurts...

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Hot peppers, Pop Rocks and soda, puffer fish and wasabi--all foods that hurt! Or at least potentially do.

But for some people, eating ANYTHING can bring about upper abdominal pain, fullness, burning, bloating, belching, nausea and more.

It's caused by functional dyspepsia, a chronic stomach condition, linked to gastroesophageal reflux disease, peptic ulcers and even cancer.

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4 comments · November 10, 2008

Vigorous Exercise Cuts Breast Cancer Risk - Big Time!

A very exciting study has just been released demonstrating that vigorous exercisers are 30% less likely to develop breast cancer. Here are the details - reported in the journal Breast Cancer Research.

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12 comments · November 2, 2008

Tesofensine: New Miracle Weight Loss Drug?

Weight loss drugs have been something of a flop. Between Acomplia being ordered off the shelves for making people mad, and the lackluster performance of the other popular weight loss drugs - there hasn't been much to celebrate for the pharmaceutical companies *cue crocodile tears.

That is until now... maybe.

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16 comments · October 28, 2008

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