High triglycerides caused a diet change—at age 10
Like many 10-year-olds, Lara Asch loved burgers and fries, pasta and pizza. Although she was staying active with gym classes
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Reduced carbohydrate intake improves type 2 diabetics’ ability to regulate blood sugar
Patients with type 2 diabetes improve their ability to regulate blood sugar levels if they eat food with a reduced
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New imaging modality targets cholesterol in arterial plaque
In an article published in the peer-reviewed SPIE publication Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO), “Frequency-domain differential photoacoustic radar: theory and
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Only half of US kids and teens have ideal cholesterol levels
Cholesterol levels in U.S. youth have improved from 1999 to 2016, but only half of children and adolescents are in
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Chemicals in household dust may promote fat cell development
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals present in household dust promote the development of fat cells in a cell model and could contribute to
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New cholesterol-lowering drug could help patients unable to take statins
A new class of oral cholesterol-lowering drug could help patients unable to take statins due to side effects. The findings
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Fat: A new player expands our definition of diabetes
A new study by Australian researchers, out today, is challenging what we know about the causes of diabetes. The new
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Sarcolipin tricks muscle cells into using more energy, burning fat
Ever wonder why you burn fat and heat up when you exercise or shiver? Now, researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys
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Healthy fat cells uncouple obesity from diabetes
About 422 million people around the world, including more than 30 million Americans, have diabetes. Approximately ninety percent of them
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