by CUNY Advanced Science Research Center The top panel shows a view of the inside of a neuron where C16 fatty acid derived from palm oil is being synthesized into ceramide C16 (CerC16), which impairs mitochondrial function and results in more severe disease course. The bottom panel shows the same scenario in a mouse with genetic...
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High fat diets break the body clock in rats, and this might be the underlying cause of obesity
by The Physiological Society Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When rats are fed a high fat diet, this disturbs the body clock in their brain that normally controls satiety, leading to over-eating and obesity. That’s according to new research published in The Journal of Physiology. The number of people with obesity has nearly tripled worldwide since 1975. In England...
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Study shows new links between high fat diets and colon cancer
by Arizona State University Credit: CC0 Public Domain For decades, physicians and dieticians have urged people to limit their intake of high-fat foods, citing links to poor health outcomes and some of the leading causes of death in the U.S., such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
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High-fat diets can cause normal liver tissue to behave like tumor tissue
by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Normal, non-cancerous liver tissue can act like tumor tissue when exposed to a diet high in fat, linking diet and obesity to the development of liver cancer. The Laboratory of Cellular Metabolism and Metabolic Regulation headed by Prof. Sarah-Maria Fendt (VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer...
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High fat diets may over-activate destructive heart disease protein
by University of Reading Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Consumption of a high fat diet may be activating a response in the heart that is causing destructive growth and lead to greater risk of heart attacks, according to new research. In a paper published in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, researchers looked at the effect of feeding...
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Hormone helps prevent muscle loss in mice on high fat diets, USC study finds
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA A new study suggests that a hormone known to prevent weight gain and normalize metabolism can also help maintain healthy muscles in mice. The findings present new possibilities for treating muscle-wasting conditions associated with age, obesity or cancer, according to scientists from the University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of...