A Cytokine Signal to Increase “Beige Fat”
NODE SMITH, ND An immune signal promotes the production of energy-burning “beige fat,” according to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Zhonghan Yang of [...]
Less Stress, Better Eating Habits
NODE SMITH, ND Overweight low-income mothers of young kids ate fewer fast-food meals and high-fat snacks after participating in a study — not because researchers told them what not to […]
Pathophysiological Research on Link Between Inflammation and Obesity
NODE SMITH, ND When fat cells in the body are stuffed with excess fat, the surrounding tissue becomes inflamed. That chronic, low-level inflammation is one of the driving factors behind […]
Obesity Lowers Immune Function as well as Increases Tumor Growth
NODE SMITH, ND Obesity has been linked to increased risk for over a dozen different types of cancer, as well as worse prognosis and survival. Over the years, scientists have […]
New Study on Obesity, Immune Function and Cancer Development
NODE SMITH, ND Obesity has been linked to increased risk for over a dozen different types of cancer, as well as worse prognosis and survival. Over the years, scientists have […]
