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Brown Fat Burns Calories In Adult Humans
Brown adipose tissue (often known as brown fat) is a specialized tissue that burns calories to generate body heat in rodents and newborn humans, neither of which shiver. Recently, adult humans have also been found to possess brown fat...
Publ.Date : Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST

Key Factors In Student Weight - Impoverished Schools, Parent Education
Attending a financially poor school may have more of an effect on unhealthy adolescent weight than family poverty, according to Penn State sociologists. Poor schools even influence how parental education protects kids from becoming overweight...
Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST

Raised Cardiovascular Risk For Adolescents Consuming Large Amounts Of Fructose
Evidence of cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk is present in the blood of adolescents who consume a lot of fructose, a scenario that worsens in the face of excess belly fat, researchers report...
Publ.Date : Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST

Potatoes Lower Blood Pressure In Those With Obesity And Hypertension Without Increasing Weight
The first study to check the effects of eating potatoes on blood pressure in humans has concluded that two small helpings of purple potatoes (Purple Majesty) a day decreases blood pressure by about 4 percent without causing weight gain...
Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

Metabolic Side Effects Such As Obesity And Diabetes Caused By Antipsychotic Medications
In 2008, roughly 14.3 million Americans were taking antipsychotics - typically prescribed for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or a number of other behavioral disorders - making them among the most prescribed drugs in the U.S...
Publ.Date : Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST

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