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Gut bacteria and weight loss: Mayo Clinic Radio

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Dr. Purna Kashyap and Dr. Vandana Nehra, both gastroenterologists at Mayo Clinic, share the findings of their research on how your individual gut bacteria may affect your ability to lose weight. This interview originally aired Sept. 1, 2018.

Speaking after his TEDxUCD 2016 talk Dr Andrew Hogan said, “Obesity is a national epidemic and is responsible for 4,000 deaths per year in Ireland. One in four Irish adults are obese and only three in ten are registering a healthy bodyweight. More concerning is the fact that one in five Irish children are now overweight or obese and international studies have shown that obese children have an 82% chance of becoming obese adults. As a result it is predicted that the current generation of children will have a lower life expectancy than their parents as obesity causes numerous diseases including heart disease and cancer.”
“As I outlined in my TEDxUCD 2016 talk the current solution to the obesity crisis is lifestyle modification, but meta-analysis indicates that weight gain is 90% irreversible for 90% of the population. So the question is why can’t we lose weight? Could the immune system be protecting us from weight loss and can it be used in the fight against obesity?”

Andrew is very passionate about childhood obesity and is keen to raise awareness of the problem and the imperative for prevention. His research focuses on the impact of obesity on the immune system and the role of the immune system in controlling bodyweight.
In 2009 he was awarded a Newman Fellowship with the Obesity Immunology Research Group to investigate the impact of obesity on the immune system. In 2012 Andrew received a Senior Research Fellowship from the National Children’s Research Centre to investigate if childhood obesity negatively impacts the immune system.
Andrew graduated with a BSc (Biology) from Maynooth University before undertaking his PhD there investigating the crosstalk between immune cells, with the aim of harnessing the immune system for novel therapies against cancer.
Twitter: @AndyHogan82 and @ucdmedicine

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
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Food Nutrition

Mayo Clinic Minute: How to read the new Nutrition Facts label

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Mayo Clinic Minute: How to read the new Nutrition Facts label

The new design of the Nutrition Facts label is meant to make it easier for consumers to make informed food choices. One of the most noticeable changes is the calories are now in a larger, bolder type.

When comparing calories and nutrients in different foods, you should check the serving size. However, since how much people eat and drink has changed over the years, the food serving sizes are getting a reality check on the new labels.

The new labels are now required to include vitamin D, potassium and added sugars.

More health and medical news on the Mayo Clinic News Network. https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/

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Food Nutrition

Diet and Nutrition in Managing Pancreatic Cancer – Mayo Clinic

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Thank you for joining us in this eight-part series on pancreatic cancer. In the last video of the series, Ramesh Ramanathan, M.D., medical oncologist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, and Marcia Larson, registered dietitian at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, discuss how diet and nutrition impact the risk of being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Ms. Larson also explains how a well-designed nutrition plan can help patients with the symptoms associated with treatment for pancreatic cancer.

To learn more about pancreatic cancer, visit: https://mayocl.in/2FqDWdb

To schedule a consultation with a pancreatic cancer specialist, please call (800) 446-2279 or send an e-mail to PancreaticCancer@mayo.edu.
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Weight Management

Mayo Clinic debunks 6 weight loss myths

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You want to lose weight. But it’s tough to sort through all the do’s and don’ts. Get the facts from experts who know. Get more healthy living tips from the Mayo Clinic App: http://mayocl.in/2tbMb57

Diet Plan

Mayo Clinic Minute: Ideas for a heart-healthy diet

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How’s your heart? What are you doing to make it healthier? A new Mayo Clinic survey shows a family history of heart disease is a big factor in how you answer those questions.

In the latest Mayo Clinic National Health Checkup, 67 percent of participants with a family history of heart disease listed dietary changes as the main way they are working to improve heart health, followed by monitoring blood pressure and cholesterol regularly (59 percent) and increasing exercise (51 percent).

In this Mayo Clinic Minute, cardiologist Dr. Rekha Mankad has ideas for dietary changes you can make today to boost your heart health. Jeff Olsen reports.

More health and medical news on the Mayo Clinic News Network http://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/

Hair Loss

Mayo Clinic Minute: Treatment for hair loss in women

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Thinning hair can be very upsetting, especially for women. Many women will experience some degree of hair loss throughout their lives, and, unfortunately, it’s often part of the aging process. Treatments to prevent or stop hair loss, while not perfect, do help most women.
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UCLA dermatologist Carolyn Goh, MD, presents some of the more common causes of hair loss and ways to manage it.

Learn more at https://uclahealth.org/CarolynGoh

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