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High Fat Diet during Pregnancy Slows Learning in Offspring, Rat Study Suggests

August 27, 2019

Although the study was performed on animals, the researchers say their findings likely apply in some measure to other mammals...

Scientists Discover Why Brown Fat Is Good for People's Health

August 22, 2019

Study may help lead to drugs aimed at diabetes and obesity

New, Healthier 'Butter' Spread Is Almost Entirely Water

August 21, 2019

The demand for low-fat, high-protein products has rapidly increased due to consumers' growing health awareness

Fruit Fly Study Challenges Theories on Evolution and High-Carb Diets

October 29, 2018

A single mitochondrial DNA mutation common in animals could play a role in obesity and other health problems associated with ...

Promising Anti-Obesity Drug That Shrinks Fat Without Suppressing Appetite

January 8, 2018

The drug significantly reduces body weight and blood cholesterol levels without lowering food intake in obese mice

New Patch Aims to Turn Energy-Storing Fats Into Energy-Burning Fats

December 29, 2017

A new approach to reducing bulging tummy fats has shown promise in laboratory trials

Fat Distribution in Women and Men Provides Clues to Heart Attack Risk

November 30, 2017

It's not the amount of fat in your body but where it's stored that may increase your risk for heart attack, stroke, and diabe...

High-Fat Diet May Change Breast Milk Makeup, Affect Baby’s Health

November 23, 2017

Mouse study finds significant difference in RNA expression during lactation

Cinnamon Turns up the Heat on Fat Cells

November 21, 2017

Scientists had previously observed that cinnamaldehyde, an essential oil that gives cinnamon its flavor, appeared to protect ...

Bolstering Fat Cells Offers Potential New Leukemia Treatment

October 18, 2017

The production of healthy red blood cells is critical for those with acute myeloid leukemia but is sometimes overlooked as co...

A Specific Protein Regulates the Burning of Body Fat to Generate Heat

October 12, 2017

The study, published in Nature Communications, shows that the elimination of this protein from obese mice blocks any further ...

Researcher Finds Further Evidence That Fats and Oils Help to Unlock Full Nutritional Benefits of Veggies

October 11, 2017

A new study shows that eating salad with added fat in the form of soybean oil promotes the absorption of eight different...

Scientists Find Way to Convert Bad Body Fat into Good Fat

September 21, 2017

Potential for treating obesity identified in mice

A Fat-Regulating Enzyme Could Hold the Key to Obesity, Diabetes, Cancer, Other Diseases

September 19, 2017

Rutgers researchers shed light on key enzyme's role in human health

Skin Patch Dissolves “Love Handles” in Mice

September 18, 2017

Microneedle skin patch that delivers fat-shrinking drug locally could be used to treat obesity and diabetes

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