Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . May 5th, 2004
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Bariatric Surgery - The Beryl Companies to handle inquiries about new bariatric surgery program
Finance - Quantum Foundation awards over $1.4 M in health-related grants
Arizona State University - Aerobic exercise improves psychological well-being in Hispanic children
Baylor College of Medicine - As children move up in school, nutrition declines
Baylor College of Medicine - Leptin is a significant regulator of bone mass
Cancer Research U.K. - Overweight Britons at risk of dying prematurely from cancer
Chinese Academy of Sciences - Weight reduction by herbs linked to fatty acid synthase inhibition
Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Res. Org. - High-calcium diet minimizes bone turnover during weight loss
Donggrell Biomedical Communications - Peptide YY3-36 reduces food intake
Doshisha University - Anthocyanin enhances adipocytokine secretion in rat adipocytes
East Carolina University - Overweight children at high risk for developing hyperinsulinemia
Emory University - Extensive preoperative testing not needed in gastric bypass patients
Fitness & Wellness - Arizona city footing bill for employee weight-loss program
Fitness & Wellness - Huckabee says unhealthy foods shouldn't be regulated
Fitness & Wellness - McDonald's pushes health with launch of adult Happy Meals
Fitness & Wellness - Number of overweight Arkadelphia students has doctors concerned
Fitness & Wellness - Only 35% of students pass Connecticut physical fitness test
Fitness & Wellness - The rule in New Haven schools: No junk food
Health and Fitness - Arkansas governor trims 100 pounds
Imperial College London - Newborn lambs' central heating system could aid fat busting in humans
INSERM U505, Paris - Glucose induces human apolipoprotein A-II gene transcription
Kagawa University - Dietary triacylglycerol length affects body fat accumulation
Karolinska Institute - Adiponectin might treat angiogenesis-dependent diseases
Leiden University Medical Center - Acipimox enhances spontaneous growth hormone secretion in obese women
Obesity - New study concludes teens are obese because of lack of exercise
Odense University of Hospital - Reduced lipid oxidation in muscle in type 2 diabetes may be genetic
Ohio State University - "Use it or lose it" warning rings true when it comes to exercise
Seoul National University - Genetic polymorphisms in PPAR-delta associated with obesity
Slovak Academy of Sciences - Low insulin receptor numbers found in adipose tissue of obese rats
South Yangtze University - Dietary diacylglycerol prevents lipid accumulation in rat liver
Tokyo Medical & Dental University - Melanin-concentrating hormone induces leptin resistance
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Gestational weight gain influenced postpartum weight retention
University of Adelaide - Leptin prevents obesity induced by a high-fat diet
University of Aquila - Antioxidants may mediate exercise-induced drop in platelet activity
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Perilipin expression in human adipose tissue is elevated with obesity
University of Cambridge - SREBP-1c mutants increase risk of type 2 diabetes
University of Chicago - Socioeconomic inequality of obesity exists in the United States
University of Groningen - Feeding response to leptin infusion predicts obesity in rats
University of Lausanne - Uniaxial accelerometry useful for assessing energy expenditure
University of Marburg - Melanocortin-4 receptor gene I103 negatively associated with obesity
University of Montreal - Glycation of LDL affects platelet aggregation in Psammomys obesus
University of Paris-Sud Orsay - Physical Self-Description Questionnaire is generalizable
University of Tsukuba - SREBP-1c expression in liver of diabetic mice is insulin independent
Weight Loss - Study: Carb-counting goes on after diets
Yale University - Changes in brain's appetite center may be key to understanding obesity
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