New Route Discovered for Regulating Blood Sugar Levels – Independent of Insulin
New molecular pathway controls blood glucose, circumventing insulin resistance. The discovery of insulin 100 years ago opened a door that would lead to life and…
Metabolism News
How Physical Exercise Can Protect Against Fatty Liver Associated Diseases
Exercise not only trains the muscles but can also prevent the development of fatty liver. A new study by the German Center for Diabetes Research…
Research Shows Intermittent Fasting Works for Weight Loss
Intermittent fasting can produce clinically significant weight loss as well as improve metabolic health in individuals with obesity, according to a new study review led…
Unique Benefits for Fat Loss: New Insight on How Resistance Training Burns Fat
Findings from a new University of Kentucky College of Medicine and College of Health Sciences study add to growing evidence that resistance exercise has unique…
New Insights Into How Metabolism Changes Over the Human Lifespan
Metabolism and total energy expenditure change throughout our lives, and now a new study documents a series of distinct, related changes in unprecedented detail. The…
Cruel Twist: Exercise Reduces Calories Burned at Rest in People With Obesity
Exercise reduces the number of calories burned at rest in people with obesity, according to a new study by researchers from the Shenzhen Institute of…
Why It Gets Colder As We Age: Immune Cell Betrayal
Human evolution has provided us a level of protection from the existential threat of cold temperature with the capacity to produce heat from fat stored…
Metabolism Changes With Age – But Exactly When Is Quite Surprising
Researchers have precisely measured life’s metabolic highs and lows, from birth to old age, and the findings might surprise you. Most of us remember a…
RNA Modification May Protect Against Fatty Liver Disease
May also explain liver fat differences among men & women. A chemical modification that occurs in some RNA molecules as they carry genetic instructions from…
Eating Whole Grains May Protect Against Heart Disease
Eating whole grains linked to smaller increases in waist size, blood pressure, blood sugar. Middle- to older-aged adults who ate at least three servings of…
Visualizing Metabolic Processes at the Single-Cell Level – Using Genetically Encoded Biosensor Paired With AI
Understanding cellular metabolism – how a cell uses energy – could be key to treating a wide array of diseases, including vascular diseases and cancer….
A Common Type of Antacid May Improve Blood Sugar Control in People With Diabetes
Antacids improved blood sugar control in people with diabetes but had no effect on reducing the risk of diabetes in the general population, according to…
New Research: Intermittent Fasting “No Magic Bullet for Weight Loss”
New research published this week challenges a popular belief that intermittent fasting diets such as alternate day fasting or the ‘5:2’ are the most effective…
The Science Behind Superfoods: Mangoes, Honey and Spices Could Bring Important Health Benefits
Superfoods like turmeric and honey have long been recognized for their ability to promote health and wellness. New studies being presented at NUTRITION 2021 LIVE ONLINE take…
Circadian Rhythm: Resetting the Biological Clock by Flipping a Switch
The biological clock is present in almost all cells of an organism. As more and more evidence emerges that clocks in certain organs could be…
Is a Calorie a Calorie? Not Always, When It Comes to Almonds
Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that a calorie labeled is not the same as a calorie digested and absorbed, when the food…
Global Study Finds Vast Under-Treatment of Diabetes
Only 1 in 10 people with diabetes in low- and middle-income countries is getting evidence-based, low-cost comprehensive care. Nearly half a billion people on the…
Carb-Eating Bacteria Under Viral Threat: Scientists Discover New Group of Viruses That Attack Bacteria in Our Guts
Scientists characterize previously unknown gut reactions. Strictly speaking, humans cannot digest complex carbohydrates — that’s the job of bacteria in our large intestines. UC Riverside…
