Category Archives: Fat – Adipose

Optimal scaling of weight and waist circumference to height for maximal association with DXA-measured total body fat mass

WeightControl.com Author Interview: Moonseong Heo, PhD Department of Epidemiology and Population Health Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, NY, USA WeightControl.com: What are the main findings of the study? In our study the mostly widely used anthropometric body fat measure … Continue reading

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Hyperinsulinemia drives diet-induced obesity independently of brain insulin production

WeightControl.com Author Interview: James D. Johnson, Ph.D. Associate Professor | Medicine | Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Surgery Diabetes Research Group, Cardiovascular Research Group The University of British Columbia | Point Grey Campus 5358 – 2350 Health Sciences Mall | Vancouver, BC … Continue reading

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Obese Adults: Dyfunctional Adiposity and Risk of Diabetes

Dysfunctional Adiposity and the Risk of Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in Obese Adults Author Interview: Dr. Ian Neeland,  Cardiology fellow UT Southwestern Medical Center WeightControl.com What are the main findings of the study? 1.   One of the greatest risk … Continue reading

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Using gene expression to predict differences in the secretome of human omental vs subcutaneous adipose tissue: Author Interview

Using gene expression to predict differences in the secretome of human omental vs subcutaneous adipose tissue. Author Interview :  Dr. Nigel Hoggard Aberdeen Centre for Energy Regulation and Obesity (ACERO) Obesity & Metabolic Health Theme University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute … Continue reading

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Brown adipose tissue oxidative metabolism contributes to energy expenditure during acute cold exposure in humans : Dr. Carpentier

Brown adipose tissue oxidative metabolism contributes to energy expenditure during acute cold exposure in humans Author Interview: André Carpentier MD FRCPC Professor Department of Medicine CIHR-GSK Chair in Diabetes Centre de recherche clinique Etienne-Le Bel Université de Sherbrooke What are the main … Continue reading

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Novel Hormone Irisin Augments Brown Fat, Increases Energy Expenditure & Reduces Obesity & Insulin Resistance

BOSTON, Jan 11, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Ember Therapeutics, Inc., a company harnessing breakthroughs in brown fat biology and insulin sensitization to revolutionize the treatment of metabolic disease, today announced the publication of key data supporting its lead brown fat … Continue reading

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Brain Hormone Orexin May Reactivate ‘Good’ Brown Fat

ORLANDO, Fla., October 4, 2011 –The fat we typically think of as body fat is called white fat. But there’s another type—known as brown fat—that does more than just store fat. It burns fat. Scientists used to think that brown … Continue reading

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