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Genes altered in fatty liver disease by weight loss surgery (08/08/13 08:00:00 UTC)

Research has shown that weight loss surgery can benefit obese individuals in ways that go beyond shedding pounds, for example by causing early remission of type 2 diabetes. Now scientists have found that the surgery can also reverse the symptoms of fatty liver disease...

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Could a bigger breakfast lead to a smaller waist? (08/08/13 09:00:00 UTC)

A high-calorie breakfast could help people lose weight and protect against diabetes and high blood pressure, researchers have claimed. Researchers split 93 obese women into two groups. Each group ate 1,400 calories daily for 12 weeks. The first group consumed 700 calories at breakfast, 500 at lunch, and 200 at dinner...

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Rapid Economic Growth Can Strain Bodies Developed for a Lean World (08/08/13 07:00:00 UTC)

The strikingly high prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in the American South can be partially traced to rapid economic growth between 1950 and 1980, new research suggests. The study tests the "thrifty phenotype" hypothesis, which suggests that if economic conditions present during fetal development improve dramatically during a person's childhood, the prospects of poor health in adulthood increase...

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Low GI diets during pregnancy: A new weapon in the fight against obesity (08/08/13 09:00:00 UTC)

A new study has found that consuming a low GI diet during pregnancy and breastfeeding could help reduce a child's risk of developing obesity and diabetes in later life...

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