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Breastfeeding Protects Against Obesity

Recent evidences suggest that a number of chronic diseases seems to be associated with early prenatal and postnatal nutrition, even...

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Bonding is Important in Early Life for Normal Appetite

The function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis of the neonatal mouse or rat is characterized by a period of quiescence,...

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Oxytocin Modulates Appetite

Oxytocin (OT) effect on ghrelin-stimulated neuropeptide Y (NPY) secretion was evaluated in 12 normal men. Tests: ghrelin (1 mug/kg B.W....

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Obesity Linked to Cognitive Decline

While dementia affects 6-10% of persons 65 years or older, industrialized countries have witnessed an alarming rise in obesity. However,...

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Ghrelin Elevated in Hypothyroid Problems

Background: There are potentially complex interrelationships between thyroid function, leptin, ghrelin, body mass index (BMI), and percentage of body fat...

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Ghrelin Helps Compensate for Low Thyroid

Thyroid hormone plays a critical role in energy homeostasis through mechanisms, which are not fully understood. In the present study,...

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Stomach Hunger and Big Pharma Research

Press release of Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital:A new brain-imaging study by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University...

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Metabolic Response to Different Simple Sugars

Background:We have reported that, compared with glucose-sweetened beverages, consuming fructose-sweetened beverages with meals results in lower 24-h circulating glucose, insulin,...

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Loss of Bone Predicts Mortality Risk in Men and Women

Low baseline BMD, rate of BMD loss, weight loss, and weight fluctuation are significant predictors of all-cause mortality in elderly...

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