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- December 17, 2008News, Obesity
- Transforming research strategies for understanding and preventing obesity. JAMA. 2008 Oct 15;300(15):1811-3.
Huang TT, Glass TA.
Given the high prevalence of overweight and obesity worldwide and the fact that this trend shows no signs of slowing, it is urgent to take a new, multilevel approach to understanding the basis of the obesity epidemic and how...
- December 16, 2008News, Nutrition
- The joint impact on being overweight of self reported behaviours of eating quickly and eating until full: cross sectional survey. BMJ. 2008 Oct 21;337:a2002. doi: 10.1136/bmj.a2002.
Maruyama K, Sato S, Ohira T et al.
This article by Maruyama et al. sought to examine if there was an association between overweight and eating behaviours such as eating until full or eating quickly. In this cohort of 3,287 Japanese individuals,...
- December 16, 2008News, Physical Activity/Exercise
- Endurance exercise as a countermeasure for aging. Diabetes. 2008 Nov;57(11):2933-42.
Lanza IR, Short DK, Short KR et al.
This study sought to determine whether reduced insulin sensitivity, mitochondrial dysfunction, or other age-related alterations were consequences of aging or of physical inactivity. Subjects of the study were...
- December 15, 2008Metabolism: Animal Studies, News
- Peripheral, but not central, CB1 antagonism provides food intake-independent metabolic benefits in diet-induced obese rats. Diabetes. 2008 Nov;57(11):2977-91.
Nogueiras R, Veyrat-Durebex C, Suchanek PM
Recent studies have demonstrated that antagonism of the endocannabinoid system may be a successful strategy to reduce body weight and improve metabolic abnormalities. However, it still remains to be...
- December 15, 2008Inflammation, News
- Genetically elevated C-reactive protein and ischemic vascular disease. N Engl J Med. 2008 Oct 30;359(18):1897-908.
Zacho J, Tybjaerg-Hansen A, Jensen JS, Grande P, Sillesen H, Nordestgaard BG.
Since elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations are associated with an increased risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) and ischemic cerebrovascular disease, this...