Summer 2004

Take A Few Simple Steps Toward Hypertension Prevention

As we get older, the more likely we are to hypertension, or high blood pressure. About 90 percent of adults will experience a rise in systolic blood pressure and a drop in diastolic pressure as they age, says Dr. Norman Kaplan, professor of internal medicince at UT Southwestern.

Nutrition Tidbits

Use of A-B-C strategy to avoid unhealthy weight-loss plans and Macademia nut oil is heart healthy - but at what cost?

Profile Kelly Tierney, DORIS DUKE FELLOW

When Kelly Tierney moved to Dallas from Philadelphia a year ago, her friends couldn’t believe it – particularly since she’d lived in the area all her life and didn’t know a soul in Texas.

Leptin Increase Turns Fat-Storing Cells Into Fat-Burners

Increasing Leptin, a protein involved regulating body weight I, in laboratory animals transforms fat-storing cells into unique fat-burning cells, researchers at UT Southwestern report

UT Southwestern Researchers Cite Recent Advances In Underlying Causes Of Rare Body-Fat Disorders

More than a decade of work conducted by UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas researchers has led to a better understanding of the underlying causes of lipodytrophies- disorders characterized by the selective loses of fat tissues, resulting I metabolic complications, such as severe diabetes and high blood cholesterol levels.

Normal-Weight Asian-Indian Men At Greater Risk For Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Complications

Asian-Indian Men are at an increased risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, whether overweight or not , because their bodies metabolize fat like people who are obese, according to researchers at UT southwestern.

A Question Of Nutrition

Spring 2004

New Food Labels Get The Word Out On Unhealthy Trans Fat 

A new Addition to food labels will soon reveal yet another artery-clogging, cholesteol-raising heart unhealthy-fat: trans fatty acids.

UT Southwestern Researchers Receive $2.2 Million Grant renewal from the NIH To Study Rare Body Fat Disorder

Dr. Garg and his collaborators will use the latest grant to take a closer look into how a specific gene, AGPAT2, which forms a key enzyme involved in synthesizing fat in the body, causes lack of body fat and metabolic complications.

Learn The ABC's Of Choosing A Dietary Supplement

Speaking at a health and Fitness series, Dr. Carson talked about top 10 thingsto know about dietary supplements.

Two Prescribed Diabetes Drugs May Cause Congestive Heart Failure

Two diabetes medications taken by more than 6 million American may lead to serious side effects, including the onset of congestive heart failure and pumonary edema, according to researchers at UT Southwestern.

Students Test Their Taste Buds With Rare Veggie, Edible Flowers

Heirloom tomatoes, portabella mushrooms, diakan radish and edible flowers are not likely afternoon snacks that fifth graders might indulge in, but that is just what a group of elementary students did during a recent kitchen tour at Zale Lipsy University Hospital.

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