Weight Loss and Medical News November 8th, 2008
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Melanin Production Discovered In Fat Tissue May Protect Some Individuals Against Chronic Diseases Associated With Obesity
A two-year study conducted by researchers at George Mason University, INOVA Fairfax Hospital and the National Cancer Institute may open the door to new therapies for combating chronic diseases associated with obesity, a condition that affected more than 33 percent of American adults in 2005-06 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
While analyzing samples taken from morbidly obese patients undergoing weight loss surgery, the researchers discovered that substantial quantities of melanin—a pigment that gives the skin, the hair and the iris of the eye their natural color—were being produced in the study participants’ fat tissue.
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Cuppa could be a cancer killer
CAN green tea protect against breast cancer, bowel cancer and leukaemia? Australian researchers have been given almost $1million to find out.
The four-year study also hopes to identify the genetic make-up of people who are able to benefit most from certain chemicals, called polyphenols, which are present in green tea.
If successful, the study will add to a growing body of evidence showing green tea with health benefits such as weight loss, lower cholesterol levels and prevention of diabetes.
Professor D’Arcy Holman from the School of Population Health at the University of Western Australia said more than 70 laboratory and animal studies worldwide had consistently shown that green tea halts tumour cell growth.
This study hopes to find whether those anti-cancer effects translate to humans, particularly for breast, colorectal and blood cancers.
Raymond Mao imports six types of tea from China and serves them at My Tea House in Neutral Bay.
“I sit each customer down for five minutes and tell them which tea is good or not good for different conditions,” he said. “It’s a bit like wine tasting, but I do tea tasting.”
Weight Loss and Medical News November 8th, 2008
weight loss diet
Melanin Production Discovered In Fat Tissue May Protect Some Individuals Against Chronic Diseases Associated With Obesity
A two-year study conducted by researchers at George Mason University, INOVA Fairfax Hospital and the National Cancer Institute may open the door to new therapies for combating chronic diseases associated with obesity, a condition that affected more than 33 percent of American adults in 2005-06 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
While analyzing samples taken from morbidly obese patients undergoing weight loss surgery, the researchers discovered that substantial quantities of melanin—a pigment that gives the skin, the hair and the iris of the eye their natural color—were being produced in the study participants’ fat tissue.
Read More?
carb diet
Cuppa could be a cancer killer
CAN green tea protect against breast cancer, bowel cancer and leukaemia? Australian researchers have been given almost $1million to find out.
The four-year study also hopes to identify the genetic make-up of people who are able to benefit most from certain chemicals, called polyphenols, which are present in green tea.
If successful, the study will add to a growing body of evidence showing green tea with health benefits such as weight loss, lower cholesterol levels and prevention of diabetes.
Professor D’Arcy Holman from the School of Population Health at the University of Western Australia said more than 70 laboratory and animal studies worldwide had consistently shown that green tea halts tumour cell growth.
This study hopes to find whether those anti-cancer effects translate to humans, particularly for breast, colorectal and blood cancers.
Raymond Mao imports six types of tea from China and serves them at My Tea House in Neutral Bay.
“I sit each customer down for five minutes and tell them which tea is good or not good for different conditions,” he said. “It’s a bit like wine tasting, but I do tea tasting.”