Weight Loss and Medical News November 8th, 2008

weight loss diet

Melanin Production Discovered In Fat Tissue May Protect Some Individuals Against Chronic Diseases Associated With Obesity

A two-year study conducted by researchers at George Mason University, INOVA Fairfax Hospital and the National Cancer Institute may open the door to new therapies for combating chronic diseases associated with obesity, a condition that affected more than 33 percent of American adults in 2005-06 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While analyzing samples taken from morbidly obese patients undergoing weight loss surgery, the researchers discovered that substantial quantities of melanin—a pigment that gives the skin, the hair and the iris of the eye their natural color—were being produced in the study participants’ fat tissue.

Read More?

diet plan

Cuppa could be a cancer killer

CAN green tea protect against breast cancer, bowel cancer and leukaemia? Australian researchers have been given almost $1million to find out.

The four-year study also hopes to identify the genetic make-up of people who are able to benefit most from certain chemicals, called polyphenols, which are present in green tea.

If successful, the study will add to a growing body of evidence showing green tea with health benefits such as weight loss, lower cholesterol levels and prevention of diabetes.

Professor D’Arcy Holman from the School of Population Health at the University of Western Australia said more than 70 laboratory and animal studies worldwide had consistently shown that green tea halts tumour cell growth.

This study hopes to find whether those anti-cancer effects translate to humans, particularly for breast, colorectal and blood cancers.

Raymond Mao imports six types of tea from China and serves them at My Tea House in Neutral Bay.

“I sit each customer down for five minutes and tell them which tea is good or not good for different conditions,” he said. “It’s a bit like wine tasting, but I do tea tasting.”

Popularity: 3% [?]

• Unbiased Guidebook to The Family Financial Stress Caused By Lack Of Critical Health Coverage When you are youthful in shape, it is difficult to plan for the day when that might not be, but critical illness insurance is something that we all should make provision for. At the very least getting free insurance quotes will assist you in planning for the type of coverage......
• Stay Healthy and Reduce Your Health Insurance Costs With the rising cost of healthcare in our country, many Americans are looking to stay healthy at home, all on their own, rather than constantly using their employer health insurance. After all, even the best Texas health insurance plans don’t cover everything.Here are some basic tips for keeping yourself......
• Alzheimer's Risk:Can the Right Diet Help You Avoid It? Image via Wikipedia Alzheimer's risk: can the right diet help you avoid it? There's a possibility according to a new study which stresses a diet of fish, poultry, dark greens, broccoli and cauliflower.  Tomatoes are also a tasty way to stay brain healthy. We keep hearing more and more......
• 8 Crucial Tips for Keeping the Elderly Safe from Medical Errors Medical errors are the 8th leading cause of death in the U.S.  Between 44,000 and 98,000 patients die each year because of these often preventable medical injuries.  By being a good advocate for your aging parents and  elderly  friends you can stop them from becoming another statistic.   Here are 8 tips......
• Easy Hypnosis Weight Loss Discover Weight Loss Through Hypnosishypnosis weight lossFor many people hypnosis conjures up the image of a man of stage making someone do something completely foolish but weight loss through hypnosis seems even sillier.But there is solid evidence that a person can achieve quick and lasting weight loss results by using......

• Food For Thought... and Health Green tea may have another positive feature to add to its resume - that of increasing antibiotic effectiveness, even against superbugs! Green tea gave antibiotics a boost in their bacterial killing capabilities like spinach gave Popeye his super strength. I hope this study wasn't just a fluke!  It would be great if green tea really can provide......
• The Importance Of A Food Diary For Weight Loss No matter the type of diet that you choose in order to lose weight, having and using a food diary is one of the most important tools for being successful. Utilizing a food diary won't only make it more likely that you will meet your weight loss goals, but......
• Germs In Gut Causes Weight Gain In case you are attempting to lose weight, in addition to watching what goes into your gut, it could be essential to know what is already there. Scientists from Emory University have found that the bacteria that reside in the intestines can also play an essential position in whether......
• Alternate Day Fasting for Quick Weight Loss After observing twelve obese women and four obese men, during a period of ten weeks, eating the bare minimum of food every other day, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago concluded that this "alternate day fasting" can be a good way to lose weight fast. Currently the......
• Green Tea Is Nature’s Masterpiece The building blocks of your success during weight loss will have to begin with a superior force of nature. First and foremost you will need the force of nature that is within yourself: your inner warrior or warrior princess. Second, you will need a sword. Just kidding. But why not......