American Heart Association-Personal Digital Assistant-Physical Activity Programs

Electronic Device Helps Overweight And Obese Adults Stick To Diet, Exercise Regime

Overweight and obese adults who used an electronic diary program on a personal digital assistant did better at staying on Diet and physical activity programs, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2012 Scientific Sessions... read more..

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T. rex's killer smile revealed

One of the most prominent features of life-size models of Tyrannosaurus rex is its fearsome array of flesh-ripping, bone-crushing teeth. New research shows that the T. rex’s front teeth gripped and pulled, while the teeth along the side of the jaw punctured and tore flesh. read more..

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Physicists simulate strongly correlated fermions

Combining known factors in a new way, physicists have solved an intractable 50-year-old problem: How to simulate strongly interacting quantum systems to accurately predict their properties. It could lead to superconductor applications and solving high-energy physics and ultra-cold atoms problems. read more..

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Weight Loss Supplements-Oregon State University-Body Of Evidence

Study Finds Most Weight Loss Supplements Are Not Effective

An Oregon State University researcher has reviewed the body of evidence around Weight Loss supplements and has bad news for those trying to find a magic pill to lose weight and keep it off - it doesn't exist. Melinda Manore reviewed the evidence surrounding hundreds of weight loss supplements, a $2.4 billion industry in the United States, and said no research evidence exists that any single product results in significant weight loss - and many have detrimental health benefits. The study is online in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism... read more..

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Environmental Pollutant-Perfluorooctanoic Acid-Danish Women-Pregnancy-Obesity

Obesity Link To Environmental Pollutant

The levels of the environmental pollutant perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) that mothers had in their blood during Pregnancy increased the risk of Obesity in their daughters at 20 years of age. The findings come from a recent study of Danish women in which the Norwegian Institute of Public Health participated. In recent decades, there has been a sharp increase in the number of overweight children and adults in both Norway and worldwide. It is suspected that diet and exercise alone cannot explain this large weight increase... read more..

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