Scientists Investigate Mysterious “Obesity Paradox”
Results of standard laboratory tests performed on adult outpatients to provide an overall picture of their health are fairly consistent between those with obesity and…
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Obesity / Type 2 Diabetes Changes Cell Response to Glucose, Uses Slower Metabolic Path
Trans-omic network shows obese mice modeling Type 2 diabetes chart a different path for responding to glucose than healthy peers. Healthy cells and cells with…
Humanity’s Oldest Sculptures: Researchers New Theory on “Venus” Figurines May Have Solved Mystery
Investigators say humanity’s oldest sculptures may be linked to climate change, diet. One of world’s earliest examples of art, the enigmatic `Venus’ figurines carved some…
New Evidence for Using Testosterone Therapy to Treat Obesity – Mean Weight Loss of 50 Pounds
New research covering 11 years of data presented at this year’s European and International Congress on Obesity (ECOICO 2020) show that, in obese men suffering…
BMI Is a More Powerful Risk Factor for Diabetes Than Genetics – Losing Weight Could Prevent or Even Reverse Diabetes
Losing weight could prevent or even reverse diabetes, according to late breaking research presented today at ESC Congress 2020.1 In 2019, approximately 463 million people…
MIT Develops Synthetic Coating for the Gut That Could Block Glucose Absorption to Treat Diabetes & Obesity
MIT engineers devise a temporary film that could deliver drugs or aid in digestion and may help treat diabetes, infections, and other conditions. By making…
Obesity Linked With Higher Risk for Coronavirus Complications – May Spell Problems for COVID-19 Vaccine
UNC-Chapel Hill study raises concern that COVID-19 vaccine will be less effective for those with obesity. A review of COVID-19 studies reveals a troubling connection…
Same Metabolic Benefits Gained From Major Weight Loss – Whether From Diet or Gastric Bypass Surgery
For severely obese, it’s the weight loss alone that drives improvements such as remission of diabetes. Gastric bypass surgery is the most effective therapy to…
Lipoic Acid Supplements Help Overweight People Lose Weight in Clinical Trial
A compound given as a dietary supplement to overweight but otherwise healthy people in a clinical trial caused many of the patients to slim down,…
Obese Black and Minority Ethnic Communities Much Higher-Risk of Contracting COVID-19
Obese people among black and minority ethnic communities (BME) are at around two times higher the risk of contracting COVID-19 than white Europeans, a study…
New Remote Weight-Loss Method Helps Slash Pounds – Maximum Weight Loss for the Lowest Cost
Losing weight during COVID-19 pandemic is urgent as obesity increases risk of severe disease and death. Losing weight during the COVID-19 pandemic has increasing urgency…
Healthy Obesity: Blood Vessels Can Make You Fat, and yet Fit
Healthy obesity begins where metabolic disorders emerge: Vascular-adipose interaction enables a selective fat storage in a healthier way. Can obesity define health? It is a…
Scientific Studies Show Drinking Green Tea May Help You Lose Weight
In an analysis of randomized controlled trials, individuals who consumed green tea experienced a significant decline in body weight and body mass index. On the…
Greater Weight Loss for Obese Patients That Get Bariatric Surgery Before Diabetes Develops
Obese patients may lose more weight if they undergo bariatric surgery before they develop diabetes, suggests a study accepted for presentation at ENDO 2020, the…
Removing Belly Fat Before It Sticks to You: University Researchers Produce Fat-Busting Proteins
University of Cincinnati researchers produce fat-busting proteins in the laboratory. Triglycerides, those fats that seem to be the bane of any diet, remain a mystery…
Bariatric Surgery Associated With Significant Weight Loss, Fewer Heart Attacks and Strokes
A nationwide study of nearly 7,500 people who are obese or severely obese has found that bariatric surgery is linked to significantly fewer heart attacks…
Influenza Virus Changes More Rapidly and Becomes More Virulent With Obesity
Obesity Promotes Virulence of Influenza Currently, 50% of the adult population worldwide is overweight or obese. Obesity has been shown to increase the severity of…
Mid-Life Weight Gain Linked to Decline in Lung Capacity
Weight loss associated with slowing of this decline in lung capacity. Mid-life weight gain is linked to an acceleration in the natural decline in lung…