They believe that in some women plasma can stimulate fat cells and cause them to release excessive amounts of fatty acids and other toxic products triggering pre-eclampsia.

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In a healthy mouse (one with working leptin receptors) even a diet that is 60% fat does not cause a build-up of lipids anywhere except in the adipose tissue.

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The marketing excuse for this state of affairs is that Wi-Fi is enough for most folks, but the real reason is that an Ethernet port is fat, and would cause the entire unit to flab out if it were added.

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The large doses of fructose from both sucrose (table sugar) and high fructose corn syrup may be particularly detrimental to your health as they can cause the accumulation of metabolically toxic belly fat, cholesterol abnormalities -- including high triglycerides and reduced levels of HDL (good cholesterol) -- and nonalcoholic associated fatty liver disease.

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Ketosis is a state in which the body burns its own fat for fuel and can "cause health problems, such as kidney failure, " according to the medical Web site WebMD.

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The fat cells here are really active, producing toxic substances that cause damage which can lead to heart disease.

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Aside from restrictions placed on it by the FDA (for instance, it will be sold only through a single mail order pharmacy), the drug causes the buildup of fat in the liver, a warning sign that it may also cause liver damage.

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Professor Petot said it was possible that when fat was broken down by the body it released substances known as free radicals that can cause tissue damage, and might precipitate the development of Alzheimer's symptoms.

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