Fitness Factoids: Volume 39
Exercise Protects Women Against Crohn’s Disease
Over the last fifty years there has been a dramatic increase in the reported diagnosis of inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Patients diagnosed with an inflammatory bowel disease can suffer from chronic debilitating pain and may require invasive surgery if conditions are unable to be improved my lifestyle modifications.
Fitness Factoids: Volume 38
Combination of Nutrients Kills Breast Cancer Cells
A team of researchers from LSU Health Science Center in New Orleans and the Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center have developed a combination of six nutrients that were able to kill 100% of breast cancer cells according to data published in The Journal of Cancer. The researchers combined bioavailable chemical nutrients derived from; curcumin, isoflavone from soybeans, Indo-3 carbinol from cruciferous vegetables, C-phycocyanin from spirulina, resveratrol, and querceitin to form the compound.
Fitness Factoids: Volume 37
Bariatric Surgery Slows Aging
New research shows that bariatric surgery may be able to delay aging by lengthening telomeres. Telomeres are the small caps on the end of our chromosomes, similar to the caps on the end of a shoelace. Over time all telomeres begin to fray or shorten as we age. However, high levels of inflammation and oxidative stress cause telomeres to shorten more quickly, thus accelerating the aging process.
Fitness Factoids: Volume 36
Eating Chocolate Does Not Increase Bodyfat in Teens
There’s good news for kids still in recovery from a Halloween candy overdose. According to new research from the University of Granada, eating chocolate does not increase bodyfat in teens. The study tracked 1,458 adolescents between ages 12-17 to determine whether greater chocolate consumption would cause greater body mass and increased abdominal fat.
Fitness Factoids: Volume 35
Liver and Muscles Communicate to Burn Fat
A study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health, and published in the journal Nature, has discovered that the liver and skeletal muscle communicate with one another during lipogenesis (fat burning). The study found that the liver produces a fat burning molecule known as PPAR delta, and that skeletal muscle produces a fat burning molecule called PPAR alpha.
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