Scientists characterize previously unknown gut reactions. Strictly speaking, humans cannot digest complex carbohydrates — that’s the job of bacteria in our large intestines. UC Riverside…
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Even Moderate Amounts of Added Sugar Doubles Body’s Fat Production
Too much sugar is unhealthy – that we know, but it’s not just down to the many calories. Even moderate amounts of added fructose and…
Researchers Warn: Not All “Good” Cholesterol Is Healthy
The work shows that people with large HDL particles have an increased risk of myocardial infarction, while only small HDL particles are actually associated with…
Hidden Structure Found in Essential Metabolic Machinery – “I Didn’t Think It Was Real”
Membrane-separated compartments are visible inside the peroxisomes of 4-day-old Arabidopsis thaliana plant cells in this image from a confocal microscope. The cells were genetically modified…
Key Factor Identified That Makes Worms Feel Full – Similar Factor May Control Feelings of Fullness in Humans
SKN-1B tagged with GFP can be seen in two chemosensory head neurons. SKN-1B acts in these neurons to sense food and elicit appropriate behavioral changes.…
Researchers Find Belly Fat Is Resistant to Intermittent Fasting – “The Location Makes a Big Difference”
Studies in mice show fat location matters for intermittent fasting. In a mouse study, Australian researchers have mapped out what happens behind the scenes in…
Surprising Study Finds Sweet Taste Can Reduce Appetite
The sweet taste of sugar, energy intake and the regulatory process of hunger and satiety. The sweet taste of sugar is very popular worldwide. In…
Scientists Warn: Chemicals in Your Living Room Cause Diabetes
Flame retardants in the home are nearly impossible to avoid, and transfer from mothers to offspring in mice. Mice develop diabetes after exposure through mothers.…
Healthy Obesity: Blood Vessels Can Make You Fat, and yet Fit
Fatty acid transporters (CD36; blue) in blood vessels (green), whose overlapping shown in yellow green, transverse around fat cells (red) under the skin. Credit: IBS…
When Cancer Cells Can’t Make Their Own Fat, They Eat What’s Around Them
A switch in cancer fat metabolism from production to import could be exploited for therapy, researchers say. Credit: National Institutes of Healthy Public LIbrary Cancer…
Researchers Discover How to Turn On the Heat in Energy-Burning Fat Cells
Researchers have discovered a new set of signals that cells send and receive to prompt one type of fat cell to convert fat into heat.…
Potential Treatment for Obesity Discovered: Drug Prevents Weight Gain and Reduces Blood Sugar
A new study offers the first evidence that a protein named BAM15 acts as an energy uncoupler and could be an effective drug for treating…
Removing Belly Fat Before It Sticks to You: University Researchers Produce Fat-Busting Proteins
University of Cincinnati researchers produce fat-busting proteins in the laboratory. Triglycerides, those fats that seem to be the bane of any diet, remain a mystery…
Surprising Impact on Fat Metabolism: How Intermittent Fasting Changes Liver Enzymes and Helps Prevent Disease
Dr. Mark Larance from the Charles Perkins Centre and School of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Sydney. Credit: Stefanie Zingsheim/University of Sydney…
New Ketone Supplement Drink May Control Blood Sugar by Mimicking Ketogenic Diet
UBCO researcher Jonathan Little suggests ketone supplement drink may help control blood sugar. Credit: UBC Okanagan Need to control glucose? There’s a drink for that,…
Caffeine May Be the Way to Offset Health Risks of High in Fat, Sugar Diets
A new study in rats suggests that caffeine may offset some of the negative effects of an obesogenic diet by reducing the storage of lipids…
Secret Behind Metformin’s Weight Loss and Anti-Aging Benefits Revealed
Diabetes drug Metformin shows benefits on aging and a number of diverse diseases. Researchers at McMaster University have unlocked one of the secrets behind the…
Perfectly Raw or Cooked to Perfection? How Food Preparation Affects the Microbiome
The gut microbiome undergoes rapid and dramatic changes in species composition and gene expression when the host switches between eating cooked or raw vegetables, according…
Compound Found Only in Avocados May Help Manage Obesity, Prevent Diabetes
Professor Paul Spagnuolo. Credit: University of Guelph Your guacamole may hold the key to managing obesity and helping delay or prevent diabetes, according to a…
Increase Your Motivation to Exercise by Limiting Mealtimes
Limiting access to food in mice increases levels of the hormone, ghrelin, which may also increase motivation to exercise, according to a study published in…