Obesity “reprograms” immune cells to promote tumor formation, heightening the risk of difficult-to-treat breast cancer Obese women are at a higher likelihood of developing triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) – an aggressive type of breast cancer that is particularly difficult to treat. This is according to a University of Chicago study, which found that breast cancer, […]
Researchers have discovered that deleting an enzyme crucial in fat regulation could increase the risk of cancer, inflammation and other diseases. Phosphatidic acid phosphatase, an enzyme discovered in 1957, determines whether the body’s phosphatidic acid will be used to create fat, or create the lipids in cell membranes. Scientists have previously agreed that controlling the […]
The World Obesity Federation is calling on health organisations and countries across the world to recognize obesity as a disease. The question as to whether obesity should be classed a disease has been rumbling on for years. The World Obesity Federation (WOF) is hoping that by classifying obesity as a disease, doctors will take a […]
Saturated fat does not clog up arteries nor increase the chance of a heart attack, according to a team of doctors whose views have triggered a wave of criticism. In an editorial, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the researchers described current thinking on the effect dietary saturated fat has on health as […]
