Fat Fighter TV » body fat http://fatfightertv.com/blog Obesity per state, plus the latest news on diet and fitness... with a twist of fun. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:56:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 News Nugget: Lack of sleep can make you fat http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2009/06/lack-of-sleep-fat/ http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2009/06/lack-of-sleep-fat/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:31:14 +0000 FatFighter http://fatfightertv.com/blog/?p=5196

Not getting enough sleep can make you more than tired and cranky. New research shows lack of Zzz’s can lead to weight gain or make you have more total body fat. Other research has shown similar problems when children don’t get enough sleep.

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You know how there are both good and bad types of cholesterol? Well, we may also have good and bad kinds of body fat. New research finds this “good” fat, also known as brown fat, could lead to treatments for obesity and diabetes. Until recently, scientists thought the fat – which helps to keep infants warm – was mostly gone or inactive by the time we’re adults. Now three studies show some good fat remains in adults, burns calories faster than regular fat, and could help people lose weight.

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Older people who have depression are much more likely to develop a dangerous type of internal body fat – one that can lead to diabetes and heart disease, according to a new study.  Researchers say the connection goes beyond obesity and suggests some biological link between a person’s mental state and fat that collects around the internal organs.





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As if there weren’t already enough complications from the obesity epidemic. Now research shows some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and some have even needed liver transplants.

The American Liver Foundation estimates two- to five-percent of American children over age five – nearly all of them obese or overweight – have what’s known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The condition can lead to cirrhosis and liver failure or liver cancer and is now in kids in the United States, Europe, Australia and even some developing countries, says The Associated Press.





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