University of Adelaide - An Australian researcher has discovered scientific evidence that obesity associated with a high-fat diet is a key factor in infertility – because of how it affects the receptor PPARγ in women’s eggs. PPAR-gamma has an insulin-sensitizing effect in the body; it is one of the PPAR set of receptors associated with […]

Newswise — Losing weight is difficult. For most overweight people, the thought of losing that extra 20 or 30 pounds of weight seems like an insurmountable goal. Imagine the need to burn enough fat to lose 100 pounds or more, and what kind of diet and exercise program you would have to follow.
That’s just what […]

But EGCG from green tea helps reduce levels of reactive carbonyls from HFCS in soft drinks.
ACS — Researchers have found new evidence that soft drinks sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) may contribute to the development of diabetes, particularly in children, because of high levels of reactive carbonyls. In a laboratory study of commonly consumed […]

Soccer enthusiasts will be pleased with these exercise research results. In a head-to-head study, soccer burned more fat than jogging and also led to better increases in muscle mass.
The experiment Sports scientist Peter Krustrup and his colleagues from the University of Copenhagen, the Copenhagen University Hospital and Bispebjerg Hospital have followed a soccer team consisting […]

600,000 cases a year of breast and colon / rectal cancer could be prevented each year by adequate intake of vitamin D3.
UCSD - A new study looking at the relationship between vitamin D serum levels and the risk of colon and breast cancer across the globe has estimated the number of cases of cancer that […]

Wellcome Trust - Mothers who eat junk food during pregnancy and breastfeeding may be putting their children at risk of overeating and developing obesity, according to a study funded by the Wellcome Trust and carried out at the Royal Veterinary College, London. The research suggests that pregnant and breastfeeding women should not indulge in fatty, […]