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 Diet Information - January 8, 2009
| Doctors treating overweight or obese patients usually prescribe exercise as part of a regimen to help patients shed the pounds. However, a new study indicates that some people's ability to exercise may be hampered by a variety of gastrointestinal problems that frequently affect individuals who are overweight. Researchers studying nearly 1,000 men and women in weight-loss programs in Minnesota found ties between gastrointestinal symptoms, diet and exercise may have repercussions for health professionals treating both obesity and gastrointestinal problems | | The scientists say Fructose may trick you into thinking you are hungrier than you should be, and animal studies have revealed its role in a biochemical chain reaction that triggers weight gain and other features of metabolic syndrome - the main precursor to type 2 diabetes | | A new study conducted by researchers at Purdue University, finds women burned more fat and more calories after a meal, when their diets included 3-4 servings of dairy each day. Dorothy Teegarden, PhD, says, "From the results of this study, we put together a rough calculation based on the increased fat burned from a meal that suggests a high dairy diet followed over a year could potentially result in the loss of 10 pounds of fat a year | | Several thousand U.S. children suffer strokes each year, and some specialists fear these numbers may be on the rise. Now, efforts are under way to detect strokes faster in these tiny patients and begin figuring out how to treat them | | Early dietary interventions can improve blood-vessel function in boys. The American Heart Association's journal Circulation, finds that a low-fat diet is associated with better endothelial function in boys | |
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