Mirror Mirror on the Wall. My Plastic Surgery Has No Effect At All (VIDEO)
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Gene Associated with Obesity?
A gene appears to be associated with overweight and obesity in psychiatric patients, as well as the general population, according to a report published by JAMA Psychiatry.
The CRTC1 gene is involved in obesity and energy balance in animals, but its role in human obesity is unknown.
Eva Choong, Pharm.D., Ph.D., of the Lausanne University Hospital, Prilly, Switzerland, and colleagues examined whether different forms within the CRTC1 gene are associated with fat markers in psychiatric patients and the general population. Their analysis looked for differences in body mass index (BMI) and/or fat mass between CRTC1 genotype groups.
The association of three CRTC1 markers with BMI, with fat mass, or both, was examined in a group of psychiatric outpatients taking weight gain-inducing psychotropic drugs. The CRTC1 variant associated with BMI was then replicated in two independent psychiatric samples.
ÛÏThese findings suggest that CRTC1 contributes to the genetics of human obesity in psychiatric patients and the general population. Identification of high-risk subjects could contribute to a better individualization of the pharmacological treatment in psychiatry,Û the study notes.
ÛÏOur results suggest that CRTC1 plays an important role in the high prevalence of overweight and obesity observed in psychiatric patients. Besides, CRTC1 could play a role in the genetics of obesity in the general population, thereby increasing our understanding of the multiple mechanisms influencing obesity. Finally, the strong associations of CRTC1 variants with being fat in women younger than 45 years support further research on the interrelationship between that and the reproductive function,Û the study concludes.
Not sure where to tell you to go with this one. As it was a psychiatric study, it would seem to isolate that population as perhaps having the gene. Is the assumption then that others could have it too? Not sure but what I do know is that whether you have it or not, you can still control your fate. Don’t use some predisposition to relegate your thinking so that you take no action for your overall health. Your fate is in your hands.
Mirror Mirror on the Wall. My Plastic Surgery Has No Effect At All.
A study suggests that after aesthetic facial plastic surgery the average number of apparent ÛÏyears savedÛ (true age minus guessed age) was 3.1 years but there was only an insignificant increase in attractiveness scores, according to a report published by JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery, a JAMA Network publication.
Patients seek out aesthetic facial surgery to look younger and more attractive but there is minimal literature about the effect of the surgery on perceived age and attractiveness, according to the study background.
A. Joshua Zimm, M.D., of the Lenox Hill Hospital and Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Institute of North Shore-LIJ Health System, New York, and colleagues quantitatively evaluated the degree of perceived age change and improvement in attractiveness following surgical procedures.
Independent raters examined preoperative and postoperative photographs of 49 patients who underwent aesthetic facial plastic surgery between July 2006 and July 2010 at a private practice in Toronto, Canada. The photographs were shown to 50 blind raters. Patients in the study ranged in age from 42 to 73 years at the time of surgery with an average age of 57 years.
On average, raters estimated their patientsÛª ages to be about 2.1 years younger than their chronological age before surgery and 5.2 years younger than their chronological age after surgery. The average overall years saved following surgery was 3.1 years, according to the results. There also was a small and insignificant increase in attractiveness scores in post-procedural photographs, the results indicate.
ÛÏIn conclusion, the subjective nature of facial rejuvenation surgery presents a challenge in the assessment of successful results,Û the study concludes. ÛÏGiven the limitations of the attractiveness component of this study as described herein, further investigation is warranted to verify these findings.Really what do I need to add. Keep those wrinkles!åÊ
People May Adopt the Diet and Exercise Patterns of the Least Fit in their Peer Group (VIDEO)
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