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Benefits of GMOs: Production of human insulin

Benefits of GMOs: Production of human insulin
Contributed by Elena Torres-Perez

Since its discovery, insulin has become one of the most studied molecules in the history of medicine. As we all know, insulin is a protein related to diabetes, a disease that affects a large percentage of the population. The supply of exogenous insulin is needed to regulate glucose levels in patients with type 1 diabetes in all cases, and occasionally in patients with type 2 ...

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The good fat

Contributed by Sergio Perez-Diaz

Obesity is defined as an excess of body fat tissue. Adipose tissue (white adipose tissue) is the organ whose main function is to store the overflow of energy from the diet. The body mass index (BMI) is a quick formula to know when an individual person is obese, being 25 kg/m2 and 30 kg/m2 the overweight and obesity thresholds, respectively..

Anatomically, the white adipose tissue is present in three big ...

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US Burden of disease

The United States spends the most per capita on health care across all countries, yet lacks universal health coverage, and lags behind other high-income countries for life expectancy. and many other health outcome measures.From 1990 to 2010, the US made substantial progress in improving health. Life expectancy increased and all-cause death rates at all ages decreased. However, morbidity and chronic disability now account for nearly half of the US health burden, and improvements in population health in the US are slower than for ...
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JAMA>Opportunities to Reduce Childhood Hunger and Obesity Restructuring the Food Stamp Program

Opportunities to Reduce Childhood Hunger and Obesity Restructuring the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (the Food Stamp Program) David S. Ludwig, MD, PhD; Susan J. Blumenthal, MD, MPA; Walter C. Willett, MD, DrPH JAMA. 2012;308(24):2567-2568. doi:10.1001/jama.2012.45420. Childhood is a time of substantial nutritional needs. However, many children in low-income families do not consume adequate amounts of nutritious foods for optimal physical development, cognitive performance, and psychological well-being. The pending reauthorization of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program), ...More...

SATURATED FAT AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

After been hammered with the low fat mantra during 30 years. Every child, adult men and women underwent a massive  experiment. People made a substantial reduction of saturated fat content of their diets in the hope of reducing the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Currently, we know that this experiment was based on weak evidences as well as institutional and personal bias.
The saturated fat content of the diet is NOT associated with cardiovascular disease. A systematic review of 146 prospective ...More...

1st post

Being this the first post, you would expect something brilliant,sparkling  or  at least related to the topic of the website. However, this is what you get.
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