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...that possible? Liposuction does not remove the fat cells found in the liver or the muscles, or the so-called visceral fat that surrounds internal organs. Nor does liposuction reduce the size of any remaining fat cells; large fat cells appear to produce more harmful proteins than do small ones. Some doctors believe the results would have been better if the patients had been only a few pounds overweight. In any case, the best way to shrink fat cells is still to create a negative energy balance by?you guessed it?eating fewer calories than you burn...
...reported that they felt better and could move more easily after surgery. But with respect to their metabolic risk factors, Klein says, "the data after the procedure were identical to the data before the procedure." How is that possible? Liposuction does not remove the fat cells found in the liver or the muscles, or the so-called visceral fat that surrounds internal organs. Nor does liposuction reduce the size of any remaining fat cells; large fat cells appear to produce more harmful proteins than do small ones. Some doctors believe the results would have been better if the patients...
...some athletes from trying it. "I'm convinced that some athletes are using a combination of IGF-1 and human growth hormone," says Nadia Rosenthal, an IGF-1 researcher at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Rome. The theory behind the combo is that human growth hormone signals the liver to secrete more IGF-1, keeping blood levels high. "These athletes know a little bit about how [the hormones] work, and for them, a millisecond could be the difference between gold or nothing," she says. What they don't seem to realize is that circulating IGF-1 is less effective...
...helps to know a little biology. Malaria is caused by four closely related parasites, the deadliest of which is Plasmodium falciparum, which has a particular fondness for anopheles mosquitoes. The parasites enter the bloodstream when an infected mosquito bites a human. Then they multiply inside the host's liver and red blood cells. (That's why pregnant women, who make lots of blood to nourish their growing fetus, are especially vulnerable.) Eventually the red blood cells burst with a new generation of parasites, causing fever, shivering, pain and sometimes death. The cycle of transmission is complete when another mosquito bites...
Over time, says Dr. David Elliott, director of the Celiac Clinic at the University of Iowa medical center, celiac disease can lead to osteoporosis, anemia and severe weight loss. There is also an increased risk of diabetes, thyroid disease, liver disease and arthritis. Fortunately, celiac disease has become a lot easier to diagnose in the past few years, thanks to more reliable blood tests. If the results are positive, a quick biopsy of the small bowel provides a definitive verdict. The trick now, say experts, is to teach primary-care doctors to recognize the symptoms and test for the disease...