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Joseph Shavit

Green juices burn body fat and improve digestion, new study finds

Visceral fat is often dubbed the ‘hidden' fat because it lies in the body's midsection, where it can't be touched or seen.

Joseph Shavit

How genetics influences our body weight beyond the genes

In recent years, researchers have extensively examined which genes and gene variants play a role in excess weight.

Joseph Shavit

Green juice burns body fat and improves digestion, researchers find

One of the main dangers of visceral fat is the production of more proteins called cytokines, which trigger low-level inflammation.

Joshua Shavit

High-fat diet leads to anxiety, depression and Alzheimer's disease

Mice fed a high-fat diet for 30 weeks were considerably more likely to develop diabetes, face cognitive impairments, and develop depression

Joseph Shavit

Green juice improves digestion and burns body fat, experts say

Visceral fat is often dubbed the ‘hidden' fat because it lies in the body's midsection, where it can't be touched or seen.

Joshua Shavit

Remarkable new molecule discovered that can burn fat in the human body

Research groups around the world are therefore looking for substances that stimulate brown fat and thus increase fat burning.

Joseph Shavit

Quantum dots shine bright to help scientists spot inflammation deep in the body

Quantum dots can measure things in the body that are very, very dynamic and complicated and that we can't see currently.

Joseph Shavit

Can being obese make you dumber and more forgetful?

A new study has found that greater body fat is a risk factor for reduced cognitive function, such as processing speed, in adults.

Joseph Shavit

Breakthrough in using CRISPR-Cas9 to target fat cells

Fat is vital for life but too much can lead to health problems. CRISPR could help speed genetic discovery in the study of obesity.

Joshua Shavit

Spouses really are together in sickness and in health suggests new study

When it comes to marriage, the adage "birds of a feather flock together" is true in lifestyle habits, body shape, blood pressure and more.

Joseph Shavit

Beauty Premium - is there a link between physical attractiveness and income

Beauty premium is the notion that those who are more physically attractive tend to have a greater income. However, is it true?

Joshua Shavit

Remarkable findings regarding how body fat in the human body responds to insulin

Researchers show that the overall capacity of fat tissue to respond to insulin is determined by the function of a specific fat cell type