Anti-obesity compound found in brown seaweed
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Studies in animals suggest that  brown seaweed, also known as wakame -- commonly used to flavor  Asian soups and salads, contains a compound that promotes  weight loss. The compound, called fucoxanthin, also has  anti-diabetes effects.
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NEW YORK  - Japanese investigators have  isolated a new compound produced by fat tissue that shares  properties with insulin and may lead to the development of new  diabetes drugs. They call the protein visfatin.
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By Natalie Walker  A CHEMICAL found in seaweed could help banish the beer belly, say scientists.  Researchers in Japan have found that a type of brown kelp, known as wakame, contains a substance that triggers weight loss around the gut.
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An experimental diet drug Accomplia--already shown to aid in quitting smoking--helped people lose much more weight than a placebo in an eagerly anticipated two-year trial, researchers said.
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New research indicates that  an extract from the Korean pine nut could be effective in  treating obesity by suppressing the appetite, an expert on  obesity said on Friday.
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Nov. 9, 2004 (New Orleans) -- The experimental diet drug Accomplia not only takes off weight and reduces waist size, it also has staying power.
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It makes a fat body think like a lean person, say the Australian developers of a new bulge-busting drug. Biotechnology firm Metabolic Pharmaceuticals said the obesity drug, code-named AOD9604, was unique in that it stimulated the metabolism of body fat.
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By Peumans, Willy J Fouquaert, Elke; Jauneau, Alain; Rouge, Pierre; Et al  A lectin different from the previously described mannose-binding agglutinins has been isolated from the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha.
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Aug 25  - An antioxidant found in blueberries and grapes appears to lower cholesterol as effectively as a commercial drug, according to preliminary study findings released Monday.
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A drug approved for the  treatment of arthritis may have a role in reducing the risk of  diabetes and heart trouble developing in young obese  individuals, Harvard researchers report.
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A molecule which may protect against food allergy has been identified.
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Helping switch on an energy-burning  type of fat called brown fat may offer a way to prevent  obesity, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Blueberries, already the darlings of the fruit world for their potential disease-fighting ability, may have yet another compound to help lower cholesterol. A compound called pterostilbene performed better, at least in a lab study with rats, than a common cholesterol-lowering drug.
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NEW YORK  - When the weight-loss drug sibutramine, marketed under the brand names Meridia or Reductil, is used to treat obesity in adolescents, it is associated with small decreases in blood pressure and pulse rate, according to a new study.
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Researchers have found a compound in the blueberry that lowers cholesterol just as effectively as commercial drugs, with the added advantage of fewer side effects, according to a new study by the US Department of Agriculture.
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A compound used by blueberries and  grapes to fight off fungal infections could help lower  cholesterol, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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A compound in the fruits acted as effectively as a commercial drug used to reduce levels of the &quot;bad&quot; form of cholesterol in rodents.