http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Cholesterol-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:59:15 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/edible-oil-polluted-with-animal-fat-in-china-101720-1.htm A lot more than 130 tonnes of edible oil in southwestern China's Yunnan province has been discovered to be contaminated with animal fat meant for industrial use and would be recalled. A local oil manufacturer, the Yunnan Fengrui Oil and Fat Company, was suspected to be producing three types of cooking oil with animal fat, China Daily reported. The use of industrial animal fat in production of food products is prohibited, as it cannot meet the hygienic standards required for cooking oil....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/edible-oil-polluted-with-animal-fat-in-china-101720-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/mothers-low-vitamin-d-levels-linked-to-childrens-body-fat-101701-1.htm Children are more likely to have more body fat during childhood if their mother has low levels of Vitamin D during pregnancy, researchers have found. Low vitamin D status has been linked to obesity in adults and children, but little is known about how variation in a mother's status affects the body composition of her child. Low vitamin D status is common among young women in the UK, and although women are recommended to take an additional 10 (and) #956;g/day of vitamin D in pregnancy, supplementation is currently not routine....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/mothers-low-vitamin-d-levels-linked-to-childrens-body-fat-101701-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/statins-use-may-help-prevent-prostate-enlargement-101633-1.htm Researchers have found that use of cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, may slow the growth of prostate in men with elevated PSA levels. The finding, presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association, provides additional insight into the effects of cholesterol-lowing drugs such as statins on the prostate. Previous studies at Duke and elsewhere had found a link between statins and lower levels of PSA, a protein produced by the prostate that is often elevated by cancer or by non-lethal prostatic diseases....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/statins-use-may-help-prevent-prostate-enlargement-101633-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/belly-fat-removal-reduces-skin-cancer-risk-in-mice-101618-1.htm Researchers found surgical removal of abdominal fat from mice fed with a high-fat diet reduces the risk of ultraviolet-light induced skin cancer. The cancer type mentioned is the most prevalent cancer in the United States with more than 2 million new cases each year. However Rutgers scientists have revealed that they don't know if the same can be applied to humans as well. Studies still need to determine if fat removal procedures would decrease cancer risk in humans. "We don't know ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/belly-fat-removal-reduces-skin-cancer-risk-in-mice-101618-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/statins-cut-cancer-risk-in-heart-transplant-recipients-101499-1.htm Statins prevent cancer and reduce death from all causes in heart transplant recipients independent of patients' cholesterol levels. The research was presented at the Heart Failure Congress 2012/a, 19-22 May, in Belgrade, Serbia. The Congress is the main annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology. Cancer is the leading cause of death late after heart transplantation. Skin cancer is particularly common, but solid organ cancers including colorectal ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/statins-cut-cancer-risk-in-heart-transplant-recipients-101499-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/too-much-of-trans-fat-is-bad-for-your-brain-101443-1.htm It is a well known fact that consuming foods containing saturated fats or trans fats is bad for your heart. Now researchers have linked "bad" fat - saturated fat - with worse overall cognitive function and memory in women over time. By contrast, a "good" fat-mono-unsaturated fat was associated with better overall cognitive function and memory. The research team from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) analyzed data from the Women's Health Study-originally a cohort of nearly 40,000 women, 45 years and older....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/too-much-of-trans-fat-is-bad-for-your-brain-101443-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/people-above-50s-urged-to-take-statins-to-avoid-heart-attack-101427-1.htm Experts have suggested people over the age of 50 to take statins which they claim may help lower the risk of heart attack or stroke risk even in healthy individuals. A research by scientists at Oxford University has found the risk of a heart attack or stroke is cut by a fifth in those who have no sign of heart disease. Treatment guidelines should be reviewed in light of the findings, the experts said, and the NHS should impose a blanket policy of prescribing up to 20 million people statins ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/people-above-50s-urged-to-take-statins-to-avoid-heart-attack-101427-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-good-cholesterol-doctrine-may-be-flawed-101386-1.htm No evidence to back the belief that higher levels of good cholesterol boost cardiovascular health, says study published in Lancet. High concentrations of HDL are one of the big markers for blood tests. They are monitored as much as low levels of "bad" cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein, or LDL) as a yardstick of dangerously clogged arteries. The paper used a method called mendelian randomisation to compare heart-attack risk among people who inherited known genetic variants that gave them higher HDL levels....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-good-cholesterol-doctrine-may-be-flawed-101386-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/scientists-identify-protein-that-stimulates-brown-fat-to-burn-calories-101292-1.htm A protein, which regulates the activation of brown fat in both the brain and the body's tissues has been identified by scientists. This also means that there is an 'ideal mechanism' for development of new therapies to fight obesity. Unlike white fat, which functions primarily to store up fat, brown fat (also known as brown adipose tissue) burns fats to generate heat in a process known as thermogenesis. The research, which was conducted in mice and led by scientists at the University of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/scientists-identify-protein-that-stimulates-brown-fat-to-burn-calories-101292-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/waist-to-height-ratio-could-predict-if-you-are-fat-101218-1.htm Waist to height ratio (WHR) could accurately help to predict if a person is obese better than BMI. The measurement may help to figure out a person's risk of serious health problems like diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. Keeping your waist circumference to less than half your height is key to avoiding an increased risk of obesity related diseases, according to author Margaret Ashwell from Ashwell Associates, a scientific consultancy firm. According to an analysis presented ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/waist-to-height-ratio-could-predict-if-you-are-fat-101218-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/statins-cut-bowel-cancer-risk-by-half-101210-1.htm Cholesterol-busting drugs, statins, could more than halve the risk of bowel cancer, say researchers. In a recent study, a team of doctors at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital found that the cholesterol-busting pills, which cost as little as 40p a day, slashed the chances of the disease developing by an average of 57 per cent. And in patients taking higher doses of the cholesterol-busting drugs, or were on them for at least five years, the risk fell by more than 80 per cent. The ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/statins-cut-bowel-cancer-risk-by-half-101210-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/millions-can-be-protected-from-heart-attack-via-new-cholesterol-jab-101209-1.htm Researchers claim that a new cholesterol-busting injection is a potential breakthrough in the battle against heart attacks and strokes. The medical world has been stunned after trials of the hoped-for miracle jab on volunteers found nearly three-quarters of a harmful form of artery--clogging cholesterol simply disappeared. The experimental treatment, being developed in America, could be invaluable to those who have an intolerance to statins, the most commonly prescribed drug to combat high cholesterol....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/millions-can-be-protected-from-heart-attack-via-new-cholesterol-jab-101209-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/liver-fat-maintains-sugar-levels-in-blood-says-animal-study-101052-1.htm Mice in whom an enzyme called histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) is deleted, have massively fatty livers, but lower blood sugar, a new study has revealed. These mice are thus protected from glucose intolerance and insulin resistance, the hallmark of diabetes. Insulin resistance occurs when the body does a poor job of lowering blood sugars. Typically, patients with obesity and type-2 diabetes have fatty livers, and the dogma in the field is that the fatty livers contribute to the insulin resistance ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/liver-fat-maintains-sugar-levels-in-blood-says-animal-study-101052-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/good-cholesterol-may-not-always-protect-against-heart-disease-101049-1.htm A subclass of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol or the so-called "good" cholesterol may actually be harmful, anew study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers has found. This is the first study to show that a small protein, apolipoprotein C-III (apoC-III), that sometimes resides on the surface of HDL cholesterol may increase the risk of heart disease and that HDL cholesterol without this protein may be especially heart protective. The study was published online in ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/good-cholesterol-may-not-always-protect-against-heart-disease-101049-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/black-pepper-compound-acts-as-a-fat-fighter-100838-1.htm Piperine - the pungent-tasting substance gives black pepper its characteristic taste and blocks the formation of new fat cells, reports study. Soo-Jong Um, Ji-Cheon Jeong and colleagues describe previous studies indicating that piperine reduces fat levels in the bloodstream and has other beneficial health effects. Black pepper and the black pepper plant, they note, have been used for centuries in traditional Eastern medicine to treat gastrointestinal distress, pain, inflammation and other disorders....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/black-pepper-compound-acts-as-a-fat-fighter-100838-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/risk-of-atherosclerosis-increases-in-hepatitis-c-patients-with-fibrosis-100610-1.htm Patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have a high risk of suffering from early atherosclerosis if there is a presence of severe fibrosis, a new study by Italian researchers reveals. A second study found that fatty liver disease also increases risk of developing atherosclerosis at an earlier period. Both studies appear in the May issue of iHepatology/i, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/risk-of-atherosclerosis-increases-in-hepatitis-c-patients-with-fibrosis-100610-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/plugging-fat-100531-1.htm Adam Reese, a Biology Major could have discovered the key to prevent fat cells from forming. The University of Delaware junior is confident he has keyed the trigger that converts a stem cell into a fat cell. Located on the surface of cells, the trigger, a protein called endoglin, regulates what type of cell an existing stem cell will become. Working in the biological science department's laboratory of cellular signaling and dynamics with Assistant Professor Anja Nohe, Reese investigates ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/plugging-fat-100531-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fat-surrounding-coronary-artery-increases-risk-of-atherosclerosis-100453-1.htm A new study conducted by researchers at UC has found that the risk of coronary artery disease may be increased by the presence of fat surrounding the outside of left coronary artery. These findings may help in identifying the molecular culprit, with the goal of creating targeted therapies for atherosclerosis before the disease forms. Coronary artery disease is a narrowing of the small blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart. Tapan Chatterjee, PhD, and researchers in the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fat-surrounding-coronary-artery-increases-risk-of-atherosclerosis-100453-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/cholesterol-and-cancer-fighting-properties-100418-1.htm Scientists have revealed that cholesterol may slow or stop cancer cell growth. The study, which includes a Simon Fraser University researcher, describes how cholesterol-binding proteins called ORPs may control cell growth in A Detour for Yeast Oxysterol Binding Proteins. The scientists came to their conclusion while trying to understand how cholesterol moves around inside cells in the fat's journey to cell surfaces where it reinforces their outer membrane. "The assumption was that ORPs ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/cholesterol-and-cancer-fighting-properties-100418-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/pre-operative-statin-therapy-could-reduce-risk-of-atrial-fibrillation-and-icu-stay-for-cardiac-patients-100363-1.htm A new study conducted by German researchers has found that the risk of post operative atrial fibrillation and the period of stay in the intensive care unit could be reduced by treating the patients with statin therapy prior to cardiac surgery. However, statin pre-treatment had no influence on the risk of dying, stroke, heart attack or kidney failure around the time of the operation. Statins are known to help lower the levels of lipids in people's blood. This in turn reduces the risk of patients with coronary heart disease dying....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/pre-operative-statin-therapy-could-reduce-risk-of-atrial-fibrillation-and-icu-stay-for-cardiac-patients-100363-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/cholesterol-medication-and-kidney-health-100226-1.htm A common cholesterol medication may impact kidney health, reveals study. Fibrates are a group of medications commonly used to treat high cholesterol. Recent evidence from clinical trials and case reports suggests fibrates can cause an increase to serum creatinine, an indicator of kidney health measured by a blood test, which indicates a loss of kidney health. After a number of similar experiences in their renal clinics, Dr. Garg and his colleagues felt these events merited further examination....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/cholesterol-medication-and-kidney-health-100226-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/johns-hopkins-cardiologists-back-statins-for-preventing-heart-disease-100126-1.htm Cardiologists from Johns Hopkins University have written a new feature published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) stating that there is a case for using statins among people over 55 years who have a 10 percent risk of heart attack over the next decade. They were invited to debate a professor who argues against prescribing statins for "primary" prevention-for those who have not had a cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack-even though they may be considered at "intermediate" ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/johns-hopkins-cardiologists-back-statins-for-preventing-heart-disease-100126-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/cholesterol-rates-influence-economy-and-healthcare-system-100028-1.htm The impact of cholesterol rates among the population of a country have been examined in a new study. People with a history of high cholesterol who come from higher income countries or countries with lower out-of-pocket healthcare expenses, as well as those from countries with high performing healthcare systems, defined using World Health Organization (WHO) indices, tend to have lower subsequent cholesterol rates, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal ICirculation/I....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/cholesterol-rates-influence-economy-and-healthcare-system-100028-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/scientists-discover-genetic-regulator-of-fat-metabolism-99980-1.htm The molecular mechanisms that generate the widespread health benefits attributed to exercise remain unknown. Researchers from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have shed light on this mystery by discovering that a genetic factor, Kruppel-like Factor 15 (KLF15), governs the body's ability to burn fat during exercise. Previous research from the laboratory of Mukesh Jain, MD, FAHA, identified the importance of KLF15 in the metabolism of two of the three basic nutrients used by the human body: sugar and protein....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/scientists-discover-genetic-regulator-of-fat-metabolism-99980-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/high-fat-diet-destroys-arteries-early-99974-1.htm A high fat diet can destroy your arteries earlier than what was previously expected. It has also been identified as one of the primary causative factors of high blood pressure (BP). Marie Billaud and colleagues, from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, initiated a study in mice and the results have been reported in the iJournal of Cardiovascular Translational Research./i As an individual grows older, the internal wall of the large intestine becomes thinner and increasingly ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/high-fat-diet-destroys-arteries-early-99974-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/statins-could-ward-off-alzheimers-if-prescribed-early-99813-1.htm A recent study has found that prescribing statins early may help to prevent Alzheimer's disease. Previous study has found that simvastatin improves blood flow in the brains of year-old lab mice with Alzheimer's. Scientists have now found that it also boosts learning and memory, but only in six-month-old mice when the dementia disorder has not progressed, according to the Mirror. The drug had no effect on an Alzheimer's hallmark - the build up of amyloid beta protein in the brain. Simvastatin ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/statins-could-ward-off-alzheimers-if-prescribed-early-99813-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/south-africa-outdoor-gyms-to-fight-fat-99789-1.htm Soweto's first outdoor gym is hoping to trigger a new trend in South Africa, which is one of the fattest nations in the world. The facility, set in a park among tiny two-bedroom homes, has caught on with many Sowetans who are determined to lose the flab without signing expensive gym contracts. Opened by the Johannesburg city council a month ago, the gym has seen the people of all ages pumping iron and swaying around in swing-like contraptions designed to target problem fat. "Joining a gym has never ever crossed my mind....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/south-africa-outdoor-gyms-to-fight-fat-99789-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/diabetes-may-be-prevented-by-fat-cells-99755-1.htm The way in which fat cells protect the body against diabetes has been decoded by researchers. The finding that may lead to a new therapeutic strategy for preventing and treating type 2 diabetes and obesity-related metabolic diseases. In the last decade, several research groups have shown that fat cells in people play a major role in controlling healthy blood sugar and insulin levels throughout the body. To do this crucial job, fat cells need a small portion of the sugars derived from food....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/diabetes-may-be-prevented-by-fat-cells-99755-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/immune-therapies-against-atherosclerosis-on-the-anvil-99660-1.htm The treatment approach to heart disease could soon be changed thanks to new strategies involving vaccines and monoclonal antibodies to combat atherosclerosis. Both approaches, Professor Jan Nilsson told delegates at the Frontiers in CardioVascular Biology (FCVB) 2012 meeting, can be considered truly ground breaking since for the first time they target the underlying cause of CVD. The FCVB meeting, organised by the Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science (CBCS) of the European Society of Cardiology ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/immune-therapies-against-atherosclerosis-on-the-anvil-99660-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/lowering-ldl-cholesterol-as-soon-as-possible-is-associated-with-better-outcomes-99560-1.htm It is well-known that coronary atherosclerosis is a hardening of the arteries due to a build-up of fat and cholesterol. The former can lead to heart attacks and other forms of coronary heart disease (CHD). Lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or "bad" cholesterol, reduces the risk of CHD, and researchers found that lowering LDL beginning early in life resulted in a three-fold greater reduction in the risk of CHD than treatment with a statin started later in life, according to research presented ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/lowering-ldl-cholesterol-as-soon-as-possible-is-associated-with-better-outcomes-99560-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fat-lady-seeks-government-aid-for-medical-bill-99506-1.htm In a bizarre development, a British woman wants the government to pay 14,000 pounds for her gastric band surgery as she is too fat to earn. Weighing 33 stone (about 210 kg), Sara Agintas, who once used to splash out 200 pounds a week on takeaways, already receives 17,000 pounds a year in benefits. But she says she now requires the taxpayers' help, the Sun reported. Agintas, 43, of Buckinghamshire's Milton Keynes town, says: "I can't work because I'm too fat to fit in an office chair and can only stand for two minutes at a time....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fat-lady-seeks-government-aid-for-medical-bill-99506-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/effectiveness-of-statin-therapy-increased-by-antibody-injection-which-lowers-ldl-99497-1.htm A new study has identified a novel monoclonal antibody that dramatically lowered circulating LDL cholesterol by 40 percent to 72 percent. This development has the potential to provide a new option for patients who are resistant to cholesterol-lowering drugs such as statins or to the current standard of care. The research was presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 61st Annual Scientific Session. The Scientific Session, the premier cardiovascular medical meeting, brings cardiovascular ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/effectiveness-of-statin-therapy-increased-by-antibody-injection-which-lowers-ldl-99497-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/quitting-statin-therapy-raises-death-risk-in-arthritis-patients-99491-1.htm Discontinuing statin therapy may raise the risk of death from cardiovascular disease and other causes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). According to the findings of a population-based study now available in iArthritis Care (and) Research/i, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), RA patients should be advised of the importance of compliance to their statin therapy to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality risk. A report ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/quitting-statin-therapy-raises-death-risk-in-arthritis-patients-99491-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/research-says-good-cholesterol-can-help-fight-heart-disease-99467-1.htm The role of high density lipoprotein (HDL) in protecting against heart disease has been confirmed by a University of Amsterdam cardiologist. John Kastelein made his finding while examining a patient who was brought into emergency at an Amsterdam hospital after he had collapsed with a heart attack. The 36-year-old man was tall and lean, non-smoking and physically fit. "All his coronary arteries were terribly obstructed and he got operated on right away," Sydney Morning Herald quoted Professor ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/research-says-good-cholesterol-can-help-fight-heart-disease-99467-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/knowledge-about-fat-content-of-foods-compared-99459-1.htm U.S. consumers know surprisingly more about the fat content of the foods they buy than their French counterparts,a study by Universite Laval's Maurice Doyon and French and American researchers has revealed. Paradoxically, the obesity rate is nearly three times higher in the United States (35%) than it is in France (12%). In light of these results, published in a recent edition of the iBritish Food Journal/i, the researchers cast doubt on the notion that providing nutritional information ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/knowledge-about-fat-content-of-foods-compared-99459-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-excess-insulin-levels-not-a-risk-factor-for-atherosclerosis-99426-1.htm Though a number of studies have shown that excess insulin circulating in the bloodstream is a major independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, a new study from Joslin Diabetes Center reveals that this condition, called hyperinsulinemia, is itself not a cause of atherosclerosis. In humans, insulin resistance, a condition in which insulin becomes less effective at lowering blood sugar levels, coexists with hyperinsulinemia. Both are associated with atherosclerosis, the buildup of cholesterol ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-finds-excess-insulin-levels-not-a-risk-factor-for-atherosclerosis-99426-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/non-hdl-c-level-linked-to-severe-cardiovascular-events-risk-with-patients-taking-statins-99423-1.htm Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) levels among statin-treated patients seem to be linked to the risk of developing a serious cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack or stroke. This is because of the levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and apolipoprotein B, states meta-analysis of data from previously published studies appearing in the March 28 issue of iJAMA/i. "Statin therapy is the cornerstone of pharmacological therapy for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/non-hdl-c-level-linked-to-severe-cardiovascular-events-risk-with-patients-taking-statins-99423-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/monthly-shot-reduces-cholesterol-levels-99353-1.htm Monthly injections of an experimental drug from Amgen lowered patients' cholesterol levels by up to 66 percent, reveals study. The early phase 1 clinical trial, designed mainly to see if the treatment was safe, followed 51 patients who received a shot of the drug, AMG 145, either once every two or every four weeks. Among trial subjects were already taking high doses of cholesterol-lowering drugs, known as statins, and who got the shot every two weeks, the dangerous type of cholesterol ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/monthly-shot-reduces-cholesterol-levels-99353-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fat-hormone-linked-to-asthma-risk-in-women-99240-1.htm Low serum levels of adiponectin could help predict future risk of asthma in women - especially if they smoke, an Indian origin scientist has revealed. Akshay Sood, MD, MPH, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, is the lead author of paper describing the finding. "Adiposity is known to be related to asthma. Although a causal link between adiponectin (a protein produced by adipose ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fat-hormone-linked-to-asthma-risk-in-women-99240-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/trans-fat-consumption-linked-to-aggressive-behavior-98810-1.htm Consumption of dietary trans fatty acids is associated with aggression and irritability, shows study. The study of nearly 1,000 men and women provides the first evidence linking dTFAs with adverse behaviors that impacted others, ranging from impatience to overt aggression. The research, led by Beatrice Golomb, MD, PhD, associate professor in the UC San Diego Department of Medicine, has been published online by IPLoS ONE/I. Dietary trans fatty acids are primarily products of hydrogenation, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/trans-fat-consumption-linked-to-aggressive-behavior-98810-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/losing-belly-fat-helps-improve-blood-vessel-function-98808-1.htm Shedding pounds, especially belly fat can help improve the function of blood vessels, reveals study. In the six-month weight-loss study, Hopkins researchers found that the more belly fat the participants lost, the better their arteries were able to expand when needed, allowing more blood to flow more freely. The researchers also found that participants in the study who were on a low-carb diet lost about ten pounds more, on average, than those who were on a low-fat diet. Being overweight increases ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/losing-belly-fat-helps-improve-blood-vessel-function-98808-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-dietary-fat-and-semen-quality-98803-1.htm An association has been established between high fat intake and lower total sperm count and concentration. The results of the study published in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal IHuman Reproduction/I. It also found that men who ate more omega-3 polyunsaturated fats (the type of fat often found in fish and plant oils) had better formed sperm than men who ate less. However, the researchers warn that this is a small study, and its findings need to be replicated by further ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/link-between-dietary-fat-and-semen-quality-98803-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/statins-may-cut-parkinsons-disease-risk-98764-1.htm Regular use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease, shows study published in Archives of Neurology. Statins are one of the most prescribed classes of drugs in the United States and some researchers have hypothesized that the anti-inflammatory and immunomodulating effects of these medications may be neuroprotective. However, statins also may have unfavorable effects on lowering the level of plasma coenzyme Q10, which may be neuroprotective in ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/statins-may-cut-parkinsons-disease-risk-98764-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/metformin-prevents-atherosclerosis-progression-in-hiv-infected-patients-98618-1.htm Metformin - a diabetes drug reduces the progression of coronary atherosclerosis in HIV-infected patients, shows study. In a presentation today at the 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers reported that study participants receiving daily doses of metformin had essentially no progression of coronary artery calcification during the year-long study period, while participants receiving a placebo had calcium increases of up to 50 percent....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/metformin-prevents-atherosclerosis-progression-in-hiv-infected-patients-98618-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/blocking-brain-chemical-helps-burn-fat-98551-1.htm Blocking a brain compound may have a magical effect in burning fat, even if you gorge yourself and avoid the gym, a study reveals. For instance, mice modified to limit production of the brain compound, an endocannabinoid called 2-AG, did not gain any weight, even after being fed high fat diets and becoming sluggish. Neither did they develop any signs of obesity and high blood pressure linked ith cardiovascular disease and diabetes, the journal Cell Metabolism reported. Endocannabinoids ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/blocking-brain-chemical-helps-burn-fat-98551-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/stomach-fat-used-to-repair-skull-98222-1.htm A 32-year old man, who had a part of his skull removed after a fall, underwent a surgery at King's College Hospital where the doctors repaired the damage using stomach fat. Tim Barter from Brixton, London, suffered an accident in 2009 when he was climbing up the drainpipe of his house after finding himself locked out. The drainpipe collapsed and Barter fell down 25 feet, suffering from brain hemorrhage which necessitated removing part of his skull. That surgery gave an impression of a "dent" on ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/stomach-fat-used-to-repair-skull-98222-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/statins-reduce-depression-risk-in-heart-patients-97963-1.htm Statins significantly lowers depression risk in heart patients, study finds. A study by Mary Whooley, MD, a physician at the San Francisco VA Medical Center has found that patients who took cholesterol-lowering statins were less likely to develop depression than those who did not. The study was published electronically in the IJournal of Clinical Psychiatry/I (February 21, 2012). Whooley and her research team evaluated 965 heart disease patients for depression, and found that the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/statins-reduce-depression-risk-in-heart-patients-97963-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/how-good-cholesterol-turns-bad-new-evidence-97911-1.htm A recent study provides evidence to explain how cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) mediates the conversation of cholesterol from 'good' HDLs to 'bad' LDLs. These findings point the way to the design of safer, more effective next generation CETP inhibitors that could help prevent the development of heart disease. In a study, researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have recorded the first structural images of CETP interacting with HDLs and LDLs....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/how-good-cholesterol-turns-bad-new-evidence-97911-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/burn-fat-with-the-help-of-3-mins-intense-exercise-97848-1.htm Folks feeling lazy to go to gym or have no time to exercise may be literally jumping once they read this news. Scientists say we don't need to work for hours at the gym to cut flab, as just three minutes of exercise a week could be enough to help you lose weight. The secret is short bursts of intense exercise - known as high-intensity interval training. According Scientists at Birmingham and Nottingham universities, such a session once a week is far more effective at -burning fat than daily workouts, the Daily Express reported....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/burn-fat-with-the-help-of-3-mins-intense-exercise-97848-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/research-says-faulty-fat-sensor-implicated-in-obesity-and-liver-disease-97756-1.htm A study published in the journal iNature/i says that defects in a protein that functions as a dietary fat sensor may be a cause of obesity and liver disease. The study was led by researchers at Imperial College London. The findings highlight a promising target for new drugs to treat obesity and metabolic disorders.The protein GPR120 is found on the surface of cells in the gut, liver and fat tissue and allows cells to detect and respond to unsaturated fatty acids from the diet, especially ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/research-says-faulty-fat-sensor-implicated-in-obesity-and-liver-disease-97756-1.htm