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8Feb, 2018

DIET, THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND OBESITY

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Consuming a balanced diet and eating the recommended amounts of nutrients will help maintain normal immune function. Vitamins A, C, and D, and minerals — including zinc — play a role in the functioning of the immune system. If you eat a balanced diet, you will have no need to take supplements of these vitamins and minerals and taking extra will not particularly help your immune system. Populations that are malnourished are known to be more susceptible to infection, and there is some evidence that deficiencies in certain micronutrients alter […]
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7Feb, 2018

TROUBLE LOSING WEIGHT?

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Some people find it harder to lose weight than others, but why is this? A new study has identified a molecule in fat cells that could also be responsible for it. Researchers found that the fat cells of people who are obese show higher expression of a molecule called lysyl oxidase (LOX). LOX is associated with fibrosis, or “scarring,” of fat tissue, which, as previous research has shown, can hamper weight loss efforts. It is thought that half of the Portuguese people are obese, or risk to become obese, which […]
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5Feb, 2018

SUMMER IS COMING SOON

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TIP OF THE DAY from our Nutritionist Dr. Tomás Barbosa: Did you know that Summer will be here in about 4 months? If you want to have a nice silhouette on the beach, now it’s the time to work for it! You just have to follow our programme Liposhaper®, to implement its method and to lose many centimetres until holiday time has arrived. After a month, just that, complying with our directions, results may go as far as reducing 20 cm on your body volume.
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2Feb, 2018

BODY FAT AND PREGNANCY

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Losing body fat before pregnancy could help break the obesity cycle and improve the lifelong health of babies born to obese mothers, according to US researchers who are studying what happens across generations that could be contributing to the obesity crisis. Obesity is a growing problem worldwide, and more and more women are obese when they fall pregnant. Babies born to obese mothers are themselves more likely to become obese children and adults, another factor that drives the obesity and overweight epidemic. However, a collaborative study between the Center for Pregnancy […]
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