Restricting dietary intake of certain amino acids may reduce obesity and diabetes while increasing longevity, even though many athletes build muscle and derive other health benefits from supplements of the compounds, UW-Madison research suggests.
With cookout season underway, the findings are especially relevant in Wisconsin. Bratwurst and sausage have some of the highest levels of the protein building blocks involved, known as branched-chain amino acids.
Studies by campus scientist Dudley Lamming, mostly conducted in mice, point to a possible way to help ward off type 2 diabetes, heart disease and other conditions associated with being overweight or obese, as more than two-thirds of American adults are.
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By Madalyn O Neill
Mar 17, 2021 2:43 AM
“Communities of color have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19,” said Ajay Sethi, a UW-Madison associate professor of population health sciences.
As of Tuesday, about 24% of white Dane County residents had gotten at least one dose compared to 10% of Black people, 12% of Asian people and 23% of American Indian people in the county. The numbers across the state show similar disparities.
“There’s a history of that, but we don’t want to fall into complacency,” Sethi said.
DHS said in a statement that there’s not one factor that drives the disparities, listing systemic barriers such as a lack of access to quality healthcare, housing, transportation and job opportunities.
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‘We don’t want to fall into complacency’: State numbers show disparities in vaccine distribution between races, ethnicities
March 16, 2021 9:43 PM Madalyn O Neill
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“Communities of color have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19,” said Ajay Sethi, a UW-Madison associate professor of population health sciences.
As of Tuesday, about 24% of white Dane County residents had gotten at least one dose compared to 10% of Black people, 12% of Asian people and 23% of American Indian people in the county. The numbers across the state show similar disparities.
“There’s a history of that, but we don’t want to fall into complacency,” Sethi said.
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