Brain: beige fat protects against dementia
Beige fat would reduce the inflammation associated with white fat and thus offer protection against dementia. THE ESSENTIAL Without beige ...
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Fat around the heart increases heart risk in women
Visceral fat around the heart doubles the risk of heart failure in women. For men, it increases the risk by ...
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Why visceral fat resists fasting
The fat that accumulates around the stomach adapts over time and becomes increasingly resistant to weight loss strategies such as ...
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Menopause: hormonal treatment reduces belly fat
Hormone replacement therapy during menopause would reduce body fat, and in particular belly fat, according to the results of a ...
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Poor physical condition increases the risk of inflammatory diseases
We know the benefits of physical activity on weight and health. A study by Danish researchers shows that good physical ...
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Cardiovascular risk: the pounds taken on the lower body are less dangerous
For people of normal weight, the risk of cardiovascular accident is lower when the fat is more present on the ...
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Type 2 diabetes: genetics confirm the role of abdominal fat
Thanks to a genetic approach, American researchers confirm the link between abdominal fat and increased risk of diabetes and coronary ...
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Obesity: why visceral fat is dangerous
A molecule that prevents the elimination of visceral fat, promotes organ inflammation and the onset of type 2 diabetes has ...
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Liver damage: waist circumference more deleterious than obesity
Waist circumference weighs more than obesity in assessing the lifestyle damage to the liver. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease increases with ...
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Sugary drinks associated with increased visceral fat
Drinking sodas every day is associated with an increase in fatty tissue surrounding the organs, which increases the risk of ...
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Losing your brioche: a good resolution that could be based on medicine
Belly fat is bad for your health. Physical exercise can reduce it, but certain proteins found during inflammation could play ...
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