Obesity Is Linked With Cancer – Now We Finally Know Why
Cancer is caused by genetic changes that break down normal constraints on cell growth. It is known that obesity and overweight increases the risk of…
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More Body Fat Than Expected in Granddaughters of Men Who Started To Smoke Before Puberty
Research shows granddaughters and great-granddaughters of men who start to smoke before puberty have more body fat than expected. A new study, led by the…
Consuming Artificial Sweeteners During Pregnancy May Affect Baby’s Microbiome and Obesity Risk
Study in rats is the first to discover changes in microbial populations and metabolism in babies when mothers consumed sweeteners during pregnancy. A new study…
New Genetic Discovery Could Help Scientists Understand Obesity – And Deliver Personalized Weight Loss Treatments
A new study has helped to shine light on the genetic pathways underlying obesity. The findings could help develop more personalized ways to help people…
Study Shows the Food You Eat Is Linked to COVID-19 Symptom Severity
Diet based mitigation may be used hand in hand with vaccination against Covid-19. The links between diet-related diseases and Covid-19 is now widely accepted based…
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…
Weight Loss Medication Shows Promise for People With Diabetes and Obesity
A new study confirms that treatment with Bimagrumab, an antibody that blocks activin type II receptors and stimulates skeletal muscle growth, is safe and effective…
Researchers Find the Secret Behind Maintaining Healthy Weight Loss
Half of the Danish population are overweight, while 17 percent live with obesity. Worldwide, almost 40 percent are overweight and 13 percent live with obesity….
Weight Loss in Patients With Obesity Can Significantly Reduce Risk of Severe COVID-19 Complications
Successful weight-loss intervention before infection associated with 60% lower risk of severe disease in patients with obesity. A Cleveland Clinic study shows that among patients…
Weight Loss and Exercise: Why Physical Activity Entices You To Eat More – And How To Fight It
Worldwide 39 percent of the adults were overweight in 2016, according to statistics of the World Health Organization. In the US the prevalence of obesity…
DentalSlim Diet Control: Researchers Develop World-First Weight Loss Device
University of Otago and UK researchers have developed a world-first weight-loss device to help fight the global obesity epidemic. DentalSlim Diet Control is an intra-oral…
Childhood Obesity Linked With Mother’s Unhealthy Diet BEFORE Pregnancy
New research led by the University of Southampton shows supporting women to eat a healthy diet pre-pregnancy could reduce risk of obesity for their children….
Keto Diet May Not Work for Women – Here’s What Works Better
Scientists from University of California, Riverside are studying how the popular keto and intermittent fasting diets work on a molecular level, and whether both sexes…
New Research Finds Eating Lots of Avocados Has Public Health Benefits for Issues Like Obesity
Randomized controlled trial found that families with high avocado consumption self-reported reduced caloric intake and an overall healthier diet. In a novel study, researchers at…
Scientists Identify a New Target for Suppressing Hunger – In the Brain’s Cerebellum
A research team led by J. Nicholas Betley in the School of Arts & Sciences has identified an entirely new way the brain signals fullness…
Critical Link Discovered Between Dietary Fat and the Spread of Cancer
The study, published in the journal Nature and part-funded by the UK charity Worldwide Cancer Research, uncovers how palmitic acid alters the cancer genome, increasing the likelihood…
Neuroscientists Are Unraveling the Mystery of Why We Overeat
Researchers are examining neurons and hormones associated with eating too much. Eating is one of life’s greatest pleasures, and overeating is one of life’s growing…
One in Twenty Achieve Remission From Type 2 Diabetes – Understanding the Factors Involved Could Help Others
Around one in twenty people in Scotland diagnosed with type 2 diabetes achieve remission from the disease, according to research publishing today (November 2nd, 2021)…