2013. július 17., szerda

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Increasing Rates Of Hypertension Among Children, Adolescents (07/17/13 07:00:00 UTC)

The risk of elevated blood pressure among children and adolescents rose 27 percent during a thirteen-year period, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension. Higher body mass, larger waistlines and eating excess sodium may be the reasons for the elevated blood pressure readings, researchers said...

Longer Duration Of Obesity Associated With Subclinical Coronary Heart Disease (07/17/13 08:00:00 UTC)

In a study of adults recruited and followed up over the past 3 decades in the United States, longer duration of overall and abdominal obesity beginning in young adulthood was associated with higher rates of coronary artery calcification, a subclinical predictor of coronary heart disease, according to a study in the July 17 issue of JAMA...

Hunger-Stimulating Hormone Production Altered By An 'Obesity-Risk' Allele (07/17/13 07:00:00 UTC)

Individuals carrying the "obesity-risk" allele of the fat mass and obesity associated gene, FTO, are prone to obesity and obesity related eating behaviors such as increased food consumption, preference for high fat foods and lack of satiation after eating. How this particular gene regulates obesity prone behaviors is not fully understood...

Multiple Generations Can Inherit Father's Obesity (07/17/13 08:00:00 UTC)

The sperm of obese fathers could increase the risk of both their children and their grandchildren inheriting obesity, according to new research from University of Adelaide...

Cold Acclimation Can Increase Adult Brown Fat Levels (07/17/13 07:00:00 UTC)

Brown adipose tissue or brown fat is abundant in newborns, providing them with body heat, and naturally decreases with age. Recent studies have shown that adults with detectable levels of brown fat have lowered rates of obesity and higher resting metabolic rates...
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