Why Different Unhealthy Diets Damage Your Liver in Different Ways
Scientists studied how two different unhealthy diets affect the liver in mice to understand why some people develop worse liver disease than others. One diet …
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How a Body Protein Might Trigger Inflammation When Eating Fatty Foods
Scientists discovered that a special protein called Hsp47 in fat tissue may play a role in causing inflammation when mice eat a high-fat diet. This protein …
Read MoreHow Too Much Fat Breaks Your Liver's Cleanup System
Scientists discovered why eating too much fat damages the liver. They found that excess fat causes a breakdown in how liver cells clean up damaged parts of …
Read MoreHow Mom's Hormones and Diet Affect Kids' Fertility for Generations
Scientists studied what happens when pregnant mice are exposed to extra male hormones and then eat a high-fat diet. They found that these conditions affected …
Read MoreHow Exercise Stops Junk Food From Shrinking Your Muscles
Eating too much fatty food can make your muscles shrink and weaker, even if you're gaining weight elsewhere. Scientists discovered that doing regular …
Read MoreHow Gut Bacteria May Travel to Your Brain
Scientists discovered something surprising: bacteria from your gut can travel directly to your brain, especially when you eat a high-fat diet. Using mice, …
Read MoreWhy Fat Cells Get Bigger When You Eat Too Much
Scientists discovered that a protein called HIF1α acts like a control switch that tells fat cells to store more fat when you eat a high-fat diet. Using mice …
Read MoreEating Less of One Amino Acid May Help Fight Fat and Brain Inflammation
Researchers studied how limiting methionine, a building block found in protein-rich foods, affects weight gain and health problems caused by eating too much …
Read MoreHow a Common Chemical and Fatty Foods Mess With Your Body's Energy Clock
Scientists studied how a chemical called PFOA (found in some non-stick products) and eating lots of fatty foods affect how the body uses energy. They tested …
Read MoreHigh-Fat Diets May Harm Male Fertility, Study Suggests
Researchers discovered that eating too much fat might damage men's ability to reproduce by disrupting how cells work together. The study found that high-fat …
Read MoreWhy High-Fat Diets May Make Asthma Worse
Researchers discovered that eating a high-fat diet may harm the immune cells in your lungs that normally help control asthma. Using mice, scientists found that …
Read MoreNatural Plant Compound May Protect Blood Vessels from Fatty Diet Damage
Researchers discovered that shikonin, a natural compound found in certain plants, may help protect blood vessels from damage caused by eating too much fatty …
Read MoreCan CBD Help Your Body Handle Fatty Foods Better?
Researchers gave rats a high-fat diet and studied what happened when they also gave them CBD (a compound from cannabis plants). The study suggests that CBD may …
Read MoreHigh-Fat Diets May Damage Hearts Through a Protein Called AGO2
Researchers discovered how eating too many fatty foods can harm the heart, even when the heart appears to pump normally. They found that a protein called AGO2 …
Read MoreLow-Carb, High-Fat Diets May Help Control Blood Sugar Markers
Researchers looked at eating patterns from nearly 20,000 American adults over 20 years to understand how different diets affect insulin resistance—a condition …
Read MoreYour Gut Cells Remember What You Eat
Scientists discovered something surprising about the cells that line your intestines: they have a kind of memory of the foods you eat, especially fatty foods. …
Read MoreNew Diet Mix Makes Lab Rats Gain Weight Faster
Scientists studied whether rats eating a combination of three different types of food would gain weight faster than rats eating just one type. They looked back …
Read MoreHow Diet-Related Cholesterol May Fuel Ovarian Cancer Growth
Researchers discovered that eating a high-fat diet may increase cholesterol levels in ways that help ovarian cancer cells grow faster. Using lab studies and …
Read MoreHeat and High-Fat Diets Team Up to Damage Kidneys
Researchers studied how heat, humidity, and fatty foods affect kidney health in laboratory rats. They found that when rats ate high-fat diets while living in …
Read MoreA Compound That May Help Protect Livers From Fat Damage
Researchers tested whether a compound called 4-phenylbutyric acid could help protect rat livers from damage caused by eating high-fat, high-sugar diets. The …
Read MoreHow High-Fat Diets Shrink Muscles: A New Discovery
When people eat high-fat diets, their muscles can actually shrink and weaken, which makes it harder for their bodies to control blood sugar. Scientists …
Read MoreWhat Mom Eats During Pregnancy May Affect Baby's Heart Health Later
Researchers discovered that when pregnant and nursing mothers eat a high-fat diet, it can cause lasting changes in their sons' blood vessels that make them …
Read MoreA Protein That Stops Your Body From Storing Extra Fat
Scientists discovered a protein called Netrin-1 that plays an important role in how your body handles extra calories from fatty foods. When mice were missing …
Read MoreBrain Switch Found That Controls Hunger and Weight Gain
Scientists discovered a specific protein called GPR75 in the brain that acts like a weight control switch. When this protein is turned off in certain brain …
Read MoreNew Protein Discovery May Help Fight Heart Disease
Scientists discovered that a protein called RasGRP3 may help protect blood vessels from inflammation and reduce the buildup of fatty deposits that cause heart …
Read MoreHow High-Fat Diets Change Blood Vessels Differently in Men and Women
Researchers studied how eating a high-fat diet affects blood vessels in male and female rats before high blood pressure develops. They found that the bodies of …
Read MoreHow High-Fat Diets Damage Heart Function in Just One Month
Researchers discovered how eating a high-fat diet can harm your heart's ability to relax and fill with blood properly—a condition called diastolic dysfunction. …
Read MoreAdding Lecithin to Fish Food Prevents Fatty Liver Disease
Researchers discovered that adding a natural supplement called lecithin to high-fat fish food can prevent fatty liver disease in largemouth bass. When fish ate …
Read MorePlant Compound Fixes Gut Health and Reduces Fat-Related Inflammation
Researchers discovered that a natural plant compound called leonurine may help reverse the harmful effects of eating too much fatty food. When mice ate a …
Read MoreNew Discovery Links Obesity to Lung Disease in Mice
Scientists discovered that a protein called PLA2G7 may be the missing link between obesity and a serious lung disease called COPD (chronic obstructive …
Read MoreWhy High-Fat Diets May Hurt Women's Brains More Than Men's
Researchers studied how eating a high-fat diet affects the brain in mice that develop Alzheimer's disease, comparing males and females. They found that female …
Read MoreMilk Particles May Help Protect Bones and Liver in Obesity
Researchers discovered that tiny particles found in cow's milk might help protect bones and reduce fat buildup in the liver, at least in mice eating unhealthy …
Read MoreHigh-Fat Diet Affects Brain Health Differently in Alzheimer's Mice
Scientists studied how a high-fat diet changes the brain in mice with Alzheimer's disease. They looked at two important things: the fats in the brain and genes …
Read MoreNew Protein Found That May Speed Up Heart Disease
Researchers discovered that a protein called clusterin may play a key role in developing heart disease, especially when people eat high-fat, high-cholesterol …
Read MoreGene Knockout Stops Weight Gain but Hurts Liver Health in Fish
Scientists studied a gene called grna in zebrafish to understand how it affects weight gain and liver health. When they removed this gene, zebrafish eating a …
Read MoreWhy High-Fat Diets May Hurt Women's Heart Health More Than Men's
Researchers discovered that eating a high-fat diet affects the tissue surrounding blood vessels differently in women than in men. This fat tissue, called …
Read MoreCan CBD Help Reduce Inflammation From Fatty Foods?
Researchers tested whether cannabidiol (CBD), a compound from cannabis plants, could reduce inflammation caused by eating high-fat diets. Using laboratory rats …
Read MoreHow Three Medicines Together May Protect Your Brain from Fatty Diet Damage
Eating a high-fat diet can damage blood vessels and harm memory and thinking skills, a condition called vascular dementia. Scientists tested three different …
Read MoreNew Diabetes Drugs Work Differently in Your Body When You Eat Fatty Foods
Scientists tested two experimental drugs (pimozide and PSSI-51) that might help control blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes. They gave these drugs to …
Read MoreSpecial Bacteria Pill Fixes Gut Damage from Fatty Foods
Eating too much fatty food can mess up the helpful bacteria in your stomach and damage your gut's protective lining. Scientists tested a special type of …
Read MoreHow Your Cells Clean Themselves to Protect Blood Sugar Control
Scientists discovered that a natural cleaning process inside your cells, called autophagy, helps protect the cells that make insulin even when you eat a lot of …
Read MoreTwo Medicines Help Fix Damage from Unhealthy Diets
Scientists compared two different medicines to see which one better helps repair damage caused by eating too much fatty and sugary food. They looked at how …
Read MoreWhy Your Kidneys Need This Protein When Eating Fatty Foods
Scientists discovered that a protein called NUDT19 helps your kidneys handle excess fat from a high-fat diet. When mice without this protein ate fatty food for …
Read MoreDrug Metformin Helps Reduce Fatty Liver in Obese Mice
Researchers tested whether a common diabetes medication called metformin could help reduce fat buildup in the livers of obese mice fed a high-fat diet. They …
Read MoreDoes Kratom Help With Weight and Heart Health? A Mouse Study
Researchers tested whether kratom, a plant supplement that many people use for health benefits, could help prevent weight gain and affect heart and breathing …
Read MoreHow Blood Vessel Cells Control Weight and Diabetes Risk
Scientists discovered that a protein called FUNDC1 in blood vessel cells plays a major role in how our bodies handle extra food and develop obesity and type 2 …
Read MoreHow High-Fat Diets Damage Multiple Body Systems
Researchers fed 35 monkeys a high-fat diet for 18 months to understand how unhealthy eating affects the body. After just six months, the monkeys developed high …
Read MoreBee Product May Help Protect Your Liver From Fatty Foods
Researchers from Indonesia tested a natural substance called propolis—a sticky material that bees make—to see if it could protect the liver from damage caused …
Read MoreSpecial Gut Bacteria May Help Fight Weight Gain From Fatty Foods
Scientists discovered that a specific type of gut bacteria called Akkermansia muciniphila might help prevent weight gain and fat buildup when people eat …
Read MoreA Gas in Your Body May Help Fight Unhealthy Weight Gain
Scientists discovered that a natural gas called hydrogen sulfide (H2S) plays an important role in keeping your body healthy when you eat too much fatty and …
Read MoreHow Nicotine Changes Your Gut Bacteria to Fight Obesity
Scientists discovered that nicotine at low doses may help prevent weight gain by changing the bacteria living in your gut. When mice ate a high-fat diet with …
Read MoreA Body Chemical That Helps Fight Weight Gain and Blood Sugar Problems
Scientists discovered that a natural chemical in your body called monoamine oxidase A (MAO A) helps protect against weight gain and blood sugar problems when …
Read MoreCan a Probiotic Help Stop Weight Gain from Fatty Foods?
Scientists wanted to understand how eating lots of fatty foods changes the tiny bacteria living in our stomachs, and whether a specific probiotic called …
Read MoreSpecial Nutrients Help Fish Recover from Fatty Diet Damage
Researchers discovered that two simple nutrients—mannose and tributyrin—work together to help fish recover from the harmful effects of eating too much fat. …
Read MoreSpecial CoQ10 Supplement Helps Repair Liver Damage from Fatty Foods
Researchers tested whether a special type of CoQ10 supplement could help repair liver damage caused by eating too much fatty food. They used mice that …
Read MoreSpecial Probiotic Strain Helps Mice Lose Weight on Unhealthy Diets
Scientists tested three different types of beneficial bacteria (probiotics) to see if they could help mice stay healthier when eating high-fat food. One strain …
Read MoreTiny Plastic Particles May Harm Your Gut More if You Eat Fatty Foods
Scientists discovered that microscopic plastic particles found in our environment may damage the protective lining of your intestines, but only if you eat a …
Read MoreWhat You Eat Affects Colon Polyps More Than You Think
Researchers discovered that the foods we eat play a major role in whether people develop colon polyps—small growths in the colon that doctors watch carefully. …
Read MoreNew Drug Shows Promise in Fighting Hidden Inflammation from Unhealthy Diets
Researchers discovered that a protein called casein kinase II (CK2) plays a major role in the chronic, low-level inflammation that develops when people eat …
Read MoreCan Low-Carb Diets Help Soldiers Perform Better?
Military personnel face unique challenges that regular nutrition guidelines might not address. Soldiers often work in tough conditions, carry their own food, …
Read MoreHow Fatty Foods May Weaken Your Bones Through Your Gut
Scientists are discovering that eating too much fatty food might hurt your bones in an unexpected way—through your digestive system. When you eat a high-fat …
Read MoreWhat Mom Eats During Pregnancy May Affect Baby's Heart Health
Researchers studied how a mother's diet during pregnancy affects her baby's developing heart and nervous system. They found that when pregnant mice ate a …
Read MoreAir Pollution During Pregnancy May Increase Weight Gain Risk Later
A new study found that when pregnant mice were exposed to air pollution (specifically tiny particles called PM2.5), their babies grew up to be more vulnerable …
Read MoreSpecial Oil Helps Rats Handle High-Fat Diets Better
Researchers tested a special oil called sacha inchi oil to see if it could help bodies handle fatty foods better. They gave rats different diets—some normal, …
Read MoreBirth Control Pills May Help Prevent Weight Gain on Unhealthy Diets
Researchers gave female mice birth control pills while feeding them a high-fat diet to see what would happen. The mice taking birth control pills gained less …
Read MoreDoes a Mom's Diet Before Pregnancy Affect Boys and Girls Differently?
Researchers investigated whether a mother's eating habits before getting pregnant, and the types of fats she consumes during pregnancy and breastfeeding, …
Read MoreFolic Acid Helps Prevent Fatty Liver Disease in Mice
Researchers discovered that folic acid supplements may help prevent fatty liver disease, especially when eating a high-fat diet. In a study with mice, those …
Read MoreYour Small Intestine's Bacteria Matter More for Weight Than Colon Bacteria
Scientists discovered that the bacteria living in your small intestine (called the ileum) have a bigger impact on your metabolism and weight than bacteria in …
Read MoreSpecial Fiber Helps Fix Brain Problems Caused by Fatty Foods
Researchers discovered that a special type of fiber called fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) can help restore normal brain function in mice that ate too much fatty …
Read MoreA Plant Compound May Help Protect Your Brain from Unhealthy Eating
Researchers discovered that puerarin, a natural compound found in plants, may help protect the brain from damage caused by eating too much fatty and sugary …
Read MoreWhy Fatty Foods May Hurt Your Brain and Memory
Scientists have found that eating too many fatty foods—especially those high in saturated fats—might damage your brain and make it harder to remember things …
Read MoreWhich Cooking Oil Is Best for Brain Health?
Scientists studied how different types of cooking oils affect the brain, especially in mice going through menopause-like changes. They compared three oils: tea …
Read MoreHow Menopause and Diet Change Your Gut Bacteria
When women go through menopause, their bodies lose estrogen, which can lead to weight gain. Scientists wanted to understand why this happens by studying how …
Read MoreVitamin D May Protect Your Liver From Fatty Food Damage
Researchers studied whether vitamin D could protect mice from liver damage caused by eating a high-fat diet. They found that mice eating fatty foods developed …
Read MoreRed Radish Sprouts May Help Protect Your Brain and Gut Health
Researchers discovered that red radish sprouts might help prevent weight gain and memory problems caused by eating too much fatty food. In a study with mice, …
Read MoreCan Obesity Change Muscle Stem Cells? What Scientists Found
Researchers wanted to know if eating too much fatty food could damage the special cells in muscles that help them grow and repair. They studied muscle stem …
Read MoreGreen Seaweed Extract May Help Your Body Handle Fat Better
Researchers discovered that a natural extract from green seaweed called enteromorpha polysaccharide (EP) may help protect your liver and improve how your body …
Read MoreWhat Parents Eat May Shape Their Kids' Brain Development
A new study shows that when parents eat lots of fatty and sugary foods, it can actually change how their children's brains develop—even before birth. …
Read MoreHigh-Fat Diet and Betel Nut May Team Up to Increase Prostate Cancer Risk
Researchers studied how eating a high-fat diet combined with chewing betel nuts affects the prostate gland in rats. They found that when these two things …
Read MoreWhy Eating Too Much Fat Makes Your Body's Sugar Control Worse
Scientists discovered that eating a high-fat diet causes special cells in your body to age faster than they should. These aged cells can't help your body …
Read MoreSpecial Plant Compound May Protect Your Brain from Fatty Diet Damage
Researchers discovered that a natural compound found in sea buckthorn berries may help protect your brain from damage caused by eating too much fatty food. In …
Read MoreRice Bran Compound May Help Protect Your Liver from Junk Food
Eating too much sugary and fatty food can damage your liver, but a natural compound called gamma oryzanol found in rice bran might help protect it. Scientists …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Protect Male Fertility in Overweight Mice
A new study found that vitamin D might help protect reproductive health in obese mice fed a high-fat diet. Researchers gave some mice vitamin D along with …
Read MoreEating Too Much Fat May Increase Your Risk of Kidney Stones
Researchers looked at data from over 31,000 Americans to understand if eating a high-fat diet increases the chances of developing kidney stones. They found …
Read MoreA Rare Diabetes Type Shows Different Kidney Problems Based on Diet and Age
Researchers studied a rare form of diabetes called GCK-MODY using specially bred mice to understand how diet and aging affect kidney health and fat levels in …
Read MoreNatural Compound from Lichen May Help Protect Brain Health in Obesity
Researchers discovered that atraric acid, a natural substance found in lichen, may help protect the brain from damage caused by high-fat diets. In studies with …
Read MoreWhy High-Fat Diets May Help Cancer Hide From Your Immune System
Scientists discovered that eating a high-fat diet may make it harder for your body's immune system to fight colorectal cancer. The research shows that a …
Read MoreSpecial Diet Helps Half of Kids with Severe Seizures Get Better
Scientists looked at 22 studies involving over 1,000 children with a severe type of seizure called epileptic spasms. They found that a special high-fat, …
Read MoreHigh-Fat Foods May Increase Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Your Gut
Scientists studied how different diets affect antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the gut. They found that high-fat, low-fiber diets significantly increased …
Read MoreCitrus Particles Help Fix Gut Problems Caused by Junk Food
Scientists discovered that tiny particles from citrus fruits can help repair gut bacteria damage caused by eating too much fatty food. When researchers gave …
Read MoreHigh-Carb Diets Change Gut Bacteria in Ways That May Affect Your Health
Scientists reviewed 17 studies involving over 690 lab animals to understand how high-carbohydrate diets affect gut bacteria. They found that different types of …
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