Saturday, September 27, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
New research indicates that problems with endothelial cells may trigger baby fat cells to grow up too fast, regardless of diet, opening up a whole new angle on the weight loss issue.
Friday, September 26, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Until recently nobody knew exactly where your baby fat cells lived. In a new study clever scientists engineered mice so that baby fat cells would glow green, allowing them to pinpoint their exact location and to follow their development.
Thursday, September 25, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
A new study points out that the lack of sleep, all by itself, is enough to inappropriately raise cortisol later in the day. As I explained last week, too much cortisol turns off fat burning gene switches in your liver, leading to obesity risk.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
New research has for the first time pinpointed the precise mechanism explaining how excess cortisol results in a fatty liver.
Saturday, September 13, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Mother’s have a profound affect on the future health of their children, including the risk for obesity. Fetal programming and early infant development are times when the nervous system is “hard wiring” patterns that will have heavy influence for a lifetime.
Sunday, September 07, 2008 - (Byron J. Richards, CCN)
Research published in the September 1 issues of the Journal Sleep shows that if you snore more than half the night you have a 64% chance of having measurable hardening of your carotid artery – a major cause of stroke.
