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Obesity Pinpointed As Autoimmune Diseases Triggering Cause

New Delhi, 15 Nov (ANI) : A new research has revealed that obesity plays a major role in triggering autoimmune diseases in which the immune system attacks its own body rather than predatory invaders.Obesity leads to a breakdown of the body's protective self-tolerance, creating the optimal environment for autoimmune diseases, and generates a pro-inflammatory environment which is likely to worsen the disease's progression and hinder its treatment.There is a long list of causes of autoimmune disorders which includes infections, smoking, pesticides, lack of vitamins, and so forth but now a new factor has emerged that cannot be ignored which is obesity. Nov 15, 2014
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Physically active teens less affected by sugary drinks

New Delhi, 13 Nov (ANI): A new study has indicated that physically active teens are less affected by the moderate consumption of sugary drinks. Moderate consumption of high-fructose and high-glucose beverages has little impact on the metabolic health of weight-stable and physically active adolescents. These beverages may be less unhealthy for adolescents as physical activity component is really critical in protecting against some of the negative effects of drinking large amounts of sugar-sweetened drinks. Nov 13, 2014
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Brain Autopsy Shows Robin Williams had Lewy Body Dementia

A new report out this week revealed that Williams actually suffered from Lewy body dementia (LBD), a common, but often underdiagnosed condition, that causes build-up of protein deposits called Lewy bodies in nerve cells of the brain regions that manage thinking, memory and movement or motor control. Nov 13, 2014
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