When Muscle Meets Fat: New Study Reveals Surprising Drivers of Insulin Resistance in Prediabetes
A new study of 167 prediabetic adults reveals that visceral fat, not muscle mass alone, drives insulin resistance, and that ...
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Body Shape Index, Not BMI, Predicts Death Risk in US Cancer Survivors, Study Finds
A large NHANES-based cohort study finds that a body shape index measuring abdominal fat predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in ...
Fatty Pancreas on CT Scans Linked to Age, Body Fat and Duct Changes in New Study
A French study of 389 patients shows that fatty pancreas disorder on CT is independently linked to older age, irregular ...
Fat Around the Heart Grows Larger and Denser in Psoriasis, CT Study Finds
A propensity score-matched CT study found that adults with psoriasis have larger and denser epicardial adipose tissue than matched controls, ...
Body Roundness Index Predicts Progression of Heart, Kidney and Metabolic Disease
A large UK Biobank study using multistate models found that a high body roundness index strongly predicts the onset of ...
A Simple Caliper Test May Outmeasure the Tape for Spotting Dangerous Belly Fat
A standardized standing sagittal abdominal diameter measurement using a low-cost L-shaped caliper matched or slightly exceeded waist circumference for detecting ...
Ketogenic-style diet reshapes body fat and muscle insulin receptors in pigs, study finds
A controlled swine trial found that replacing corn with beef tallow reduced visceral and subcutaneous fat while boosting pancreatic beta-cell ...
Night Eating Syndrome Linked to Inflammation and Metabolic Disruption in Young Adults
A new cross-sectional study of Middle Eastern young adults finds that night eating syndrome is associated with elevated leptin, insulin ...
Weight Loss Program Helps Obese Teenagers Breathe Easier at Rest and During Exercise
A 16-week multidisciplinary weight-loss intervention significantly improved resting lung function, ventilatory efficiency, body composition, and cardiorespiratory fitness in 92 adolescents ...
Gut Bacteria Linked to Visceral Fat Through Glycogen Synthesis Pathway
New research in Experimental & Molecular Medicine links specific gut bacterial taxa and the glycogen synthesis pathway to the accumulation ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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