News tagged with fat oxidation

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

created Sep 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Setting the record straight on weight loss

It's time to set the record straight. The only reliable way to lose weight is to eat less or exercise more. Preferably both.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New evidence that vinegar may be natural fat-fighter

Researchers in Japan are reporting new evidence that the ordinary vinegar -- a staple in oil-and-vinegar salad dressings, pickles, and other foods -- may live up to its age-old reputation in folk medicine ...

Chemistry / Other

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0




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Avocado oil: The 'olive oil of the Americas'?

Atmospheric oxygen facilitated the evolution and complexity of terrestrial organisms, including human beings, because it allowed nutrients to be used more efficiently by those organisms, which in turn were able to generate ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Algae species explored for both biofuel source and pollution control

(PhysOrg.com) -- The tiny, plant-like Heterosigma akashiwo is too small to see with the naked eye, but the microscopic algae may pack a big environmental punch. University of Delaware researchers are studying ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blood on the menu: New research could make it easier to grow health-promoting blood oranges

For the red pigmentation to develop, blood oranges normally require a period of cold as they ripen. The only place to reliably grow them on a commercial scale is in the Sicilian area of Italy around Mount ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

'Meating' a solution: Research finds that LED lights extend meat shelf life, save retailers money

A switch to LED lights in refrigeration units could save the retail meat industry millions of dollars each year, according to research from Kansas State University.

Chemistry / Other

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Oxidative stress: Less harmful than suspected?

Arterial calcification and coronary heart disease, neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, cancer and even the aging process itself are suspected to be partially caused or accelerated ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Green gasoline comes closer to fueling your car

The backbone of our energy infrastructure is carbon-based fuel. In the form of oil, coal and natural gas, carbon compounds run our cars, heat our homes and cook our food. For reasons of energy security and ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Green chemistry: Getting nickel back

In Southeast Asia, palm oil is used both as an ingredient for cooking and a raw material for biodiesel production. To stabilize the oil against decomposition, it has to be hydrogenated in the presence of a ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chicken fat fuel emissions look cleaner, greener

NASA recently performed emissions testing on alternative, renewable fuels for a greener and less petroleum-dependent future. The search for alternative fuels is driven by environmental concerns as well as ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Metabolic abnormalities in obese teens may relate to poor diets

Obese teens may feel healthy, but blood tests show they have inflammation, insulin resistance, and high homocysteine levels , researchers report at the American Heart Association's Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism/Cardiovascular ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Take your vitamins: Tocopherol derivatives as new dioxin receptor antagonists

(PhysOrg.com) -- When reactive oxygen species (ROS) hit the body, vitamin E helps to prevent damage to tissues and cells by acting as an antioxidant. The health benefits of vitamin E are numerous, and in fact, ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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