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How a Low-Fiber Diet Causes Insulin and Leptin Problems Resulting in Obesity
In this review, the mechanism of our "toxic environment's" effects on insulin and weight gain in the genesis of obesity...
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Lack of Fiber Linked to Obesity Risk in Young Women
OBJECTIVE: Few observational studies have investigated dietary fiber intake and dietary glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) simultaneously in...
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Low Fiber, Leptin Resistance, and Type II Diabetes
OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the relation of modifiable dietary factors to circulating leptin concentrations, particularly in young adults and...
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Eat Kellogg's Corn Flakes if You Want to Get Fat
BACKGROUND/AIMS: To evaluate the metabolic effects of meals with varying glycemic index (GI). METHODS: We measured the glucose, insulin and...
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Lack of Fiber Sets the Stage for Metabolic Weight Gain Problems
OBJECTIVE: The relationship of visceral adiposity with adipocytokines and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particle distribution and oxidation in Asian metabolically obese,...
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Junk Food Diet Leads to Early Death
BACKGROUND: The Mediterranean diet has been suggested to play a beneficial role for health and longevity. However, to our knowledge,...
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Fiber-Containing Diets Are Associated with Less Disease and Longer Life
BACKGROUND: The impact of overall dietary patterns that reflect actual eating behaviors on mortality caused by cardiovascular or other chronic...
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Low-Fiber Fast Food Is a Cause of Obesity
Rates of obesity and insulin resistance have climbed sharply over the past 30 years. These epidemics are temporally related to...
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Fiber Reduces Breast Cancer Recurrence
OBJECTIVE: To measure the association between dietary fiber intake and eleven hormones and peptides in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors. METHODS:...
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