Beer Gut Check: Study Sizes Up Belly Fat.(visceral fat)

U.S. News & World Report;  July 24, 2007 ;     621 words ......Yale University School of Medicine. Visceral fat, which accumulates in the belly and...working to find a simple way to test for visceral fat. Once thought of as just an unsightly...help regulate metabolism. On balance, visceral fat does more harm than good. The molecules...

`VISCERAL' FAT REMOVAL PROMPTS HOPE

The Boston Globe;  April 17, 2004 ;     700+ words ......simply slicing out a hefty chunk of his visceral fat, by removing a curtainlike flap of internal...the world to understand and neutralize visceral fat, now that a growing body of data is...built an ever-stronger case against visceral fat, to the point that "we believe that...

Diagnostic and therapeutic management of bilateral carotid artery...

The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology;  February 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......without any palpaple pulsation of the carotid arteries was referred to our otolaryngology...complete obstruction of both common carotid arteries, and a compensatory circulation through...resection of the enrolled intima of both carotid arteries and repair of the pharynx was ...

Do you need a "flow check" with carotid ultrasound? This simple, painless...

Healthy Years;  November 1, 2006 ;     542 words ......a number of places, including the carotid arteries, which carry oxygen-rich blood through...that reduced blood-flow through the carotid arteries can impair brain function. A recent...Interventional Radiology found that opening the carotid arteries with stents (small tubular cages ...

Type of fat, more than weight, indicates risks

Dayton Daily News;  August 26, 2008 ;     700+ words ......predictor of future health problems. Visceral fat contributes to risk of heart disease...association to other medical conditions. Visceral fat accumulates around the midsection, in...unhealthy levels of intraabdominal (visceral) fat. For example, a normal weight or thin...

GHRH analogue trims visceral fat in HIV study.(Infectious Diseases)(growth...

Internal Medicine News;  May 1, 2007 ;     660 words ......hormone (GHRH) factor analogue, while visceral fat in patients assigned to placebo increased...seen in the ratio of subcutaneous and visceral fat in patients undergoing anti-retroviral...subcutaneous fat, but a substantial increase in visceral fat, which is a significant ...

POTPOURRI: Noninvasive imaging detects narrowing of carotid arteries

Filipino Reporter;  January 4, 2001 ;     525 words ......Noninvasive imaging detects narrowing of carotid arteries THE introduction of a new noninvasive...detect narrowing or blockage of the carotid arteries in the neck is a major breakthrough...compromised by narrowing or occlusion of the carotid arteries in the neck or due to a clot ...

DENTAL X-RAYS MAY SHOW POTENTIAL FOR STROKE

The Washington Post;  April 1, 1997 ;     249 words ......dangerous calcium deposits in the carotid arteries in the neck, which supply...brain. Calcification of the carotid arteries is a sign of advanced atherosclerosis...of calcium deposits in the carotid arteries shown on X-rays and should...

Dental X-rays can show potential for stroke

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 26, 1997 ;     200 words ......dangerous calcium deposits in the carotid arteries in the neck, which supply...brain. Calcification of the carotid arteries is a sign of advanced atherosclerosis...of calcium deposits in the carotid arteries shown on X-rays and should...

Japanese Inventors Develop Visceral Fat Determination Device

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 17, 2008 ;     315 words ......both of Akashi, Japan, have developed a visceral fat determining device. According to the...obtaining quantitative information about visceral fat in the abdominal part of a subject and...being carried with the subject. The visceral fat determining device with a step-counting...

Pot-bellied men run higher death risk

The Hindustan Times;  April 4, 2006 ;     314 words ......men, as a new research has found that visceral fat in the abdomen is directly associated...This reinforces the need to target visceral fat in therapeutic strategies for dealing...indicator of risk," she says. Since visceral fat is strongly correlated with waist circumference...

A BELLYFUL OF TROUBLE

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  September 5, 2006 ;     700+ words ......the outward sign of a deeper problem: visceral fat, a kind of biological monstrosity that...around the liver and other major organs, visceral fat acts like a kind of organ itself —...by and additional fat accumulates. "Visceral fat is very bad for you," says Richard N...

STROKE PREVENTION; A LESS RISKY ALTERNATIVE; Medicare OK could aid tens of...

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  March 21, 2005 ;     623 words ......stents in some cases as an alternative to surgery on carotid arteries. One of the two carotid arteries in DeThomaso's neck is almost fully blocked by fatty deposits. The carotid arteries on the right and left sides of the neck supply blood...

STROKE RISK CAN BE REDUCED

Post-Tribune (IN);  February 16, 1993 ;     610 words ......that. His doctor found blocks in his carotid arteries six years ago. On his last check...fatty-cholesterol blockage of the carotid arteries in his neck. Many people are operated...husband's doctors are monitoring his carotid arteries to see if the obstruction becomes...

Studies link strokes to smoking, high cholesterol

Chicago Sun-Times;  February 10, 1992 ;     301 words ......Smoking helps form blockages in the carotid arteries, which supply oxygen-carrying blood...how much damage tobacco causes to carotid arteries. Doctors then could intervene and...the platelets caused spasms in the carotid arteries. Platelets taken from a similar group...