News tagged with fat mass
Overweight men have poorer sperm count
Overweight or obese men, like their female counterparts, have a lower chance of becoming a parent, according to a comparison of sperm quality presented at a European fertility meeting Monday.
Medicine & Health / Overweight and Obesity
Jul 04, 2011 |
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More fat around internal organs may mean more complications after liver surgery
The amount of intra-abdominal fat appears to be associated with the risk of complications following major liver surgery, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Surgery. However, appearing overweight or hav ...
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Controlling bone formation to prevent osteoporosis
Aging disrupts the balance between bone formation and bone destruction, resulting in osteoporosis, which is characterized by reduced bone mass and increased risk of fracture. Recent data have suggested that this imbalance ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 27, 2010 |
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A moment on the lips, a year on the hips
A short period of excess food consumption can have long term effects on your body weight and fat storage even after the initial weight is lost. A study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Nutrition & Metabolism has fo ...
Aug 24, 2010 |
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Study: Prostate cancer patients' weight linked to tumor size
The size of tumors in prostate cancer patients is directly linked to their weight, according to a new six-year study conducted by researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Jun 02, 2010 |
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Milk: Two glasses a day tones muscles, keeps the fat away in women, study shows
Women who drink two large glasses of milk a day after their weight-lifting routine gained more muscle and lost more fat compared to women who drank sugar-based energy drinks, a McMaster study has found.
May 26, 2010 |
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Researchers find ethnicity key to accurate obesity measurements
The current National Institutes of Health body mass index cutoff values for obesity are too high for many reproductive-age women in the U.S. and should be adjusted to account for ethnic differences in body composition to ...
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Sizing up the competition: Researchers compare body composition measurement techniques
Measuring body composition - the amount of fatty tissue, muscle tissue and bone present in the body - can provide valuable information for determining an individual's overall health status. However, obtaining accurate measurements ...
Apr 14, 2010 |
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Physical activity in schools can improve children's fitness
A structured physical activity programme at school can improve children's fitness and decrease body fat, a study published on bmj.com today shows.
Feb 23, 2010 |
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Size zero is bad news for bones
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from the Children of the 90s project suggests that teenage girls who are too thin may be putting their bones at risk.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 05, 2010 |
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Nutrigenomics researchers replicate gene interaction with saturated fat
Tufts University researchers have identified a gene-diet interaction that appears to influence body weight and have replicated their findings in three independent studies. Men and women carrying the CC genotype demonstrated ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Fat collections linked to decreased heart function
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that fat collection in different body locations, such as around the heart and the aorta and within the liver, are associated with certain decreased heart ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Redefining obesity's health risks: Scientists make the case for new body fat assessment
The body mass index (BMI) has long been the yardstick in deciding who is at risk because of their weight. BMI is essentially a measure of density, identifying 'under-' and 'over-weight' risk groups. Recent studies however ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Ethnic background may be associated with diabetes risk
Fat and muscle mass, as potentially determined by a person's ethnic background, may contribute to diabetes risk, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 06, 2009 |
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From fat to chronic inflammation
Researchers may have found a key ingredient in the recipe that leads from obesity to chronic low-grade inflammation, according to a report in the September issue of Cell Metabolism.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 01, 2009 |
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