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Light exercise can be key to reducing childhood obesity linked to inactivi
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The study, published in Nature Communications, was conducted in collaboration with the Universities of Exeter, Eastern Finland, Bristol, and Colorado, and is the largest and longest follow-up to objectively measure physical activity and fat mass using data from the University of Bristol's Ch
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Researchers identify two distinct types of obesity
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A team led by Van Andel Institute scientists identified two distinct types of obesity, each with physiological and molecular differences that might have long-term implications for health, disease, and medication response.
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Scientists redefine obesity with discovery of two major subtypes
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A team led by Van Andel Institute scientists has identified two distinct types of obesity with physiological and molecular differences that may have lifelong consequences for health, disease and response to medication.
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A new approach for treating obesity: boosting body heat production
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], May 11 (ANI): A receptor that helps conserve energy when food is scarce may be the key to a safer approach to treating diet-induced obesity, research led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has revealed.
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Study suggests losing fat mass, but not lean mass, key for heart health in
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Dallas [US], November 10 (ANI): Reducing the level of body fat and waist size are linked to a lower risk of heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes, a study led by UT Southwestern researchers indicates.
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Study focuses on low-carb, high-fat diet effect on older populations
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 22 (ANI): A new study observed improvements in body composition, fat distribution and metabolic health in response to an eight-week very low-carbohydrate diet.
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Human body has different types of fats: Study
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 26 (ANI): Are you aware of the fact that everyone has different types of fat inside their bodies? Researchers say our stomach, hips, and thighs have white fat which produces and receives signals from a variety of different hormones.
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Fat mass index linked to high risk of cardiovascular diseases in diabetic
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 23 (ANI): Fat Mass Index (FMI) - a measure of relative fat content is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events in diabetic people, a new study has highlighted.
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Excess weight, body fat cause cardiovascular disease, study suggests
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 14 (ANI): Recent findings show that as body mass index (BMI) and fat mass increase, the risk of blood vessel diseases also increases.
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High body fat associated with 4 fold increase in mortality risk in heart b
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], June 3 (ANI): New study has shown that a higher body fat mass increases the mortality in heart bypass surgery patients by over four times, while body mass index (BMI) by itself was not associated with the increase in deaths.
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How childhood body composition determines lung health in adults
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 12 (ANI): A new study now finds that lung health in adolescents is determined by the amount of fat mass they had as children.
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Natural protein cuts fat in obese mice
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 29 (ANI): Researchers have found a natural protein that curbed obesity in mice.
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