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fat stories: 47 news summaries

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Dunkin' Donuts Will Cut the
Trans Fat

New oil won't clog arteries but will still make you fat

Aug 27, 07 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dunkin' Donuts says it will eliminate nearly all trans fat from items on its menu by October 15—including the doughnuts. The chain will switch to a more heart-friendly blend of palm, soybean and cottonseed oils. But the company itself cautions consumers to keep the move  in perspective. "Certainly,... More »

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food • Starbucks • fat • Dunkin' Donuts • trans fats • donut • Krispy Kreme

Diet Linked to Colon Cancer Survival

Deaths, recurrences triple in patients who eat "Western" diet

Aug 15, 07 8:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new study reconfirms the link between colon cancer and a diet rich in red meat, fat and sugar—this time focusing on the survival rate of those who've already been treated for colon cancer. Those who ate what researchers dubbed the "Western" diet were three times as likely... More »

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cancer • fat • diet • colon cancer • red meat • sugar

Why Fat
is Phat

The body's most maligned cells are actually critically valuable players

Aug 7, 07 10:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fat is underappreciated, New York Times health columnist Natalie Angier writes: just because a lot of people now have too much of it doesn't mean it should be villified. The fat cell is in fact a marvel of science, a sophisticated mechanism finely tailored not only for energy storage but... More »

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obesity • evolution • health • fat • cells • body

Weight a Minute! Stress Triggers Fat
in Study

A nervous mouse is a chubby mouse

Jul 2, 07 4:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - A newly discovered chemical connection between chronic stress and fat could help curb obesity— or grow fat in places like breasts for cosmetic purposes, the Washington Post reports. Scientists found that  stressed-out mice on a rodent junk-food diet grew the fattest, and that injecting or blocking a stress neurotransmitter can... More »

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obesity • health • science • fat • weight • stress

Kids Get Graded on Obesity

Though Controversial, BMI Screenings for Children Increasingly Common

Apr 9, 07 12:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - School nurses in six states are now sending out "obesity report cards,"  giving parents the results of mandatory Body Mass Index screenings of their children. With the number of overweight kids quadrupling over the last 40 years, advocates aim to detect health issues early. But not all... More »

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obesity • health • childhood obesity • Body Mass Index • health screenings • fat • children • school • elementary school

Chemicals Linked to Obesity  

In mice, common chemicals trigger fat cells and "feed me" hormones

Mar 12, 07 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chemicals found in everything from baby bottles to cleaning agents might be triggering the obesity epidemic, causing fat cells to grow and multiply out of control. A Centers for Disease Control study suggests that exposure of mice to chemicals like tributyltin—used in fungicides and plastics—increases fat cells, which... More »

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obesity • health • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • obesity epidemic • tributyltin • bisphenol A • chemicals and obesity • baby bottle • fat

Fat and
Fertility
Do Mix

Eating ice cream makes it more likely for some women to get pregnant

Mar 1, 07 4:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Eating ice cream may help expand your waistline in more ways than one: consuming full-fat dairy products may actually boost fertility, according to new Harvard research. In an eight-year study of women suffering from anovulatory infertility—infertility due to lack of ovulation—greater intake of full-fat dairy products directly correlated... More »

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nutrition • pregnancy • fertility • fat • dairy • conception • waistline

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