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Aug 7, 2007 10:09 AM CDT

Why Fat is Phat

The body's most maligned cells are actually critically valuable players

(Newser) - Fat is underappreciated, New York Times health columnist Natalie Angier writes: just because a lot of people now have too much of it doesn't mean it should be villified. The fat cell is in fact a marvel of science, a sophisticated mechanism finely tailored not only for energy storage but...

Weight a Minute! Stress Triggers Fat
in Study

Jul 2, 2007 4:49 AM CDT

Weight a Minute! Stress Triggers Fat in Study

A nervous mouse is a chubby mouse

(Newser) - A newly discovered chemical connection between chronic stress and fat could help curb obesity— or grow fat in places like breasts for cosmetic purposes, the Washington Post reports. Scientists found that stressed-out mice on a rodent junk-food diet grew the fattest, and that injecting or blocking a stress neurotransmitter can...

Kids Get Graded on Obesity

Apr 9, 2007 12:08 PM CDT

Kids Get Graded on Obesity

Though Controversial, BMI Screenings for Children Increasingly Common

(Newser) - School nurses in six states are now sending out "obesity report cards," giving parents the results of mandatory Body Mass Index screenings of their children. With the number of overweight kids quadrupling over the last 40 years, advocates aim to detect health issues early. But not all...

Chemicals Linked to Obesity

Mar 12, 2007 10:46 AM CDT

Chemicals Linked to Obesity

In mice, common chemicals trigger fat cells and "feed me" hormones

(Newser) - Chemicals found in everything from baby bottles to cleaning agents might be triggering the obesity epidemic, causing fat cells to grow and multiply out of control. A Centers for Disease Control study suggests that exposure of mice to chemicals like tributyltin—used in fungicides and plastics—increases fat cells, which...

Fat and
Fertility
Do Mix

Mar 1, 2007 4:29 PM CST

Fat and Fertility Do Mix

Eating ice cream makes it more likely for some women to get pregnant

(Newser) - Eating ice cream may help expand your waistline in more ways than one: consuming full-fat dairy products may actually boost fertility, according to new Harvard research. In an eight-year study of women suffering from anovulatory infertility—infertility due to lack of ovulation—greater intake of full-fat dairy products directly correlated...