It's not something you probably think much about, but your liver is a key player in your body's digestive system. Nutrients you eat or drink, as well as medicines, passes through it. You need to ...

Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats reduce harmful LDL cholesterol levels and inflammation, and provide nutrients that your body needs to develop and maintain your cells. Polyunsaturated fats ...

Episodes of high stress, even short ones, are known to slightly and temporarily impair the function of the body's arteries. While eating fatty foods might feel good in the moment, studies suggest ...

Using both cell culture and animal models, we found that the unappreciated consequence of insulin resistance is increased free fatty acid (FFA) flux from adipocytes into arterial endothelial cells ...

Vitamin C is critical for the synthesis of hyaluronic acid. Hyaluronic acid has been touted for speeding up recovery time and relieving painful joints. Without adequate levels of vitamin C ...

SINGAPORE – Mr Gabriel Ng, 39, does not like alcohol, so he was surprised to learn that he had a fatty liver that put him at risk of further organ damage. He did not even have any symptoms to ...

Glutamine uptake and utilization can be promoted by formyl peptide receptors (FPR) with N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) to promote NADPH synthesis. Lipid metabolism is the major ...

The benefits of collagen supplements extend beyond healthy skin. They also include bone health, joint health, and more. However, research on these benefits is limited, which is important to consider ...

Figure 1. Underlying mechanisms of SUA involved in NAFLD. NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; SUA, serum uric acid; ROS, reactive oxygen species; UA, uric acid; NADPH, nicotinamide adenine ...

The nickname includes the word “fatty,” and it’s awful. None of the family sees this as problematic but rather all in good fun. Related to this, he has weigh-ins for all the kids ...