A small molecule earlier found to have both anti-fat and anti-cancer abilities works as a literal turnoff for fat-making genes, according to a new report in the August 28th issue of the journal Chemistry and Biology, a Cell Press journal. The chemical blocks a well known master controller of fat synthesis, a transcription factor known as SREBP. That action in mice that are genetically prone to obesity causes the animals to become leaner.

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This is 3rd instalment of my TIME magazine article rebuttal series.

Truth be told, if you are currently active, exercise is ALREADY WORKING FOR YOU. You are improving your health in a way that no other intervention can match. If you exercise regularly, this should be the number one reason why you exercise. If you aren’t, this should be the number one reason why you start.

From a fat loss perspective, I’m going to share with you how to use exercise to enhance your results.

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The Alabama obesity Task Force, a volunteer group interested in preventing and reducing obesity in Alabama, was recently provided the opportunity to join the Alabama Communities of Excellence (ACE).

Millions of Americans suffer from eating disorders and many don’t know where to turn to for help. Jacquelyn Ekern, a licensed counselor and founder of Eating Disorder Hope, launched the site, http://www.eatingdisorderhope.com, to provide a comprehensive resource for support, referrals and education about eating disorders.

US neurologists who analyzed brain scans of elderly people discovered that being overweight is linked to brain tissue loss, or what one researcher described as “severe brain degeneration”. The study was the work of senior author Dr Paul Thompson, a professor of neurology at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), and lead author Cyrus A.

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I heard passing a kidney stone is like pushing a football through a garden hose. That’ll certainly put a damper on your weekend!

So, if that doesn’t sound like fun, you might want to try the DASH diet–short for dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension.

Researchers claim “DASH-like” diets could cut the risk of kidney stones by 40 to 45 percent.

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From diet Blog Share:

I am 62 years old and have no motivation to lose weight. It’s not that I like the way I feel or look, it’s just that I can’t seem to get started.

When I was younger I was thinner, and I walked or did aerobics. I enjoyed buying clothes and wanted to look nice. Now I have a pot belly, I don’t look for clothes because I know I don’t look good, so I don’t even try.

I am a young feeling 62 years, I don’t have arthritis or high blood pressure, and I feel young. Like I said I don’t like the way I look, and I feel bloated. But, I just can’t get motivated to do anything about it.

HELP!

A study of 1,800 people in their seventies, undertaken by Columbia University, found that diet and exercise are both factors in preventing the development of Alzheimer’s, whether alone or in combination.

This is believed to be the first study where diet and exercise have been considered as separate factors in reducing the chances of developing Alzheimer’s.

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At a time of alarming increases in obesity and associated diseases — and fiery debates about the cost of health care — a UCF research team has identified a new genetic mechanism that controls the body’s fat-building process. The discovery could open the door to new treatments for obesity and type 2 diabetes, and it has the potential to help hundreds of millions of people and dramatically cut health care costs.

USANA health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA) announced that results of a large, third-party clinical study involving USANA products, conducted at the University of Colorado Denver (UCD), have been published in the August 2009 edition of the journal obesity and Weight Management. The recently completed study confirms that lifestyle change can significantly improve outcomes in subjects with metabolic syndrome.