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July 15, 2009

New Culprit Behind Obesity’s Ill Metabolic Consequences

Filed under: Main Content — Tags: Consequence, Culprit, Fat Cells, food, Health Complications, Insulin Resistance, Leads, Metabolic Consequences, Nutrition, Obesity, Protein, Science, science based nutrition — ScienceDaily: Dietary Supplement News @ 11:00 am

Obesity very often leads to insulin resistance, and now researchers have uncovered another factor behind that ill consequence. The newly discovered culprit is a protein, called PEDF for short, that is secreted by fat cells. They also report evidence to suggest that specifically blocking PEDF action may reverse some of the health complications that come with obesity.

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May 31, 2009

Ballerinas And Female Athletes Share Quadruple Health Threats

Filed under: Main Content — Tags: Ballerinas, Consequence, Face, Female Athletes, Female Dancers, Female Health, Female Sports, food, Health Medicine, Health Risks, Health Threats, Medicine, Nutrition, Professional Dancers, Science, science based nutrition, Sports Medicine — ScienceDaily: Dietary Supplement News @ 5:00 pm

Sports medicine researchers have found that young female professional dancers face the same health risks as young female athletes when they don't eat enough to offset the energy they spend, and stop menstruating as a consequence.

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