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Brains show evidence of injury after you eat fat

Last updated Friday, December 30, 2011 - 4:20pm

You've heard "a minute on the lips, years on the hips," or some variation. But did it make you put down that frosted butter cookie?

No? OK, here's another bit of research to snack on: After humans and rodents eat a high-fat diet, their brains begin to show evidence of injuries in just 24 hours. If they keep eating that yummy fatty stuff continuously, the area of their brains that regulates weight -- the hypothalamus -- will show evidence of serious inflammation and structural damage.

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Fat babies become fat adults

Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, November 7, 2011 - 6:31pm

CHICAGO -- Researchers say there's a new way to tell if infants are likely to become obese later on: Check to see if they've passed two key milestones on doctors' growth charts by age 2.

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Plastic surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Hartog stands in front of the fat storage tanks, after opening a fat bank, called the Liquid Gold LipoBank, at his Winter Park, Fla., office. A fat bank allows patients to deposit their own fat and keep it in frozen storage for later use.

Bank that fat; who knows, you might need it someday

Marni Jameson The Orlando Sentinel

Last updated Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 9:34am

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Giving new meaning to the phrase recycle, repurpose, reuse, a Florida plastic surgeon is opening a fat bank so patients who have fat removed during liposuction can store it for future use.

Cosmetic surgeons who perform fat-transfer procedures typically transfer the patient's fat immediately after removing it through liposuction, often within the hour. Common sites for the transferred fat are the face and breasts.

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