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Liver Health Articles:

Whey Protein Protects Against a High Fat Diet

A new animal study shows that consumption of whey protein can offset the disease-producing effects of a high fat diet by lowering weight gain by 32%, preventing insulin resistance, and preventing the build up of fat in the liver.

Read More:  fatty liver, high fat diet, insulin resistance, liver health, weight gain, whey protein

Overeating Moms Program Their Children for Future Obesity

A rather sobering animal study drives home the point that mothers eating too much food prior to and during pregnancy program the physiology of the offspring to be obese even before the child has had anything to eat! The study shows that offspring subjected to a mother’s dietary abuse have higher body fat and smaller livers--factors that set the stage for compromised metabolism and an easy path to obesity.

Read More:  body mass, epigentics, liver health, overeating, pregnancy