Lose Weight and Reduce Heart Disease Risk With Better Sleep Habits
People who had the best heart health, defined as having healthy sleep in addition to meeting the AHA Life Simple 7, were less likely to…
Weight Loss
Burn Twice as Many Calories: Eat a Big Breakfast Rather Than a Large Dinner
Study finds eating more at breakfast instead of dinner could prevent obesity. Eating a big breakfast rather than a large dinner may prevent obesity and…
Yale Researchers Find Keto Diet Can Be Healthful or Harmful, Depending on the Timing
A ketogenic diet — which provides 99% of calories from fat and only 1% from carbohydrates — produces health benefits in the short term, but…
Neuron Discovered That Suppresses Eating May Lead to Effective Diet Drugs
A CALCR cell found in mice may stop feeding without subsequential nauseating effects as well as influence the long term intake of food. Ever eaten…
Improve Sleep Apnea by Losing Fat in an Unexpected Body Part — The Tongue
Penn Medicine study suggests the tongue could be a new target for treating the common sleep disorder. Losing weight is an effective treatment for Obstructive…
Caffeine May Be the Way to Offset Health Risks of High in Fat, Sugar Diets
A new study in rats suggests that caffeine may offset some of the negative effects of an obesogenic diet by reducing the storage of lipids…
Artificial Sweeteners Doing More Harm Than Good – More Likely to Gain Weight
A $2.2 billion industry to help people lose weight through artificial sweeteners may be contributing to type 2 diabetes, according to researchers from the University…
Brain Circuit Linked to Food Impulsivity Discovered – May Lead to Therapeutics That Curb Overeating
Researchers discover brain circuit linked to food impulsivity. This creates the possibility scientists can someday develop therapeutics to address overeating. You’re on a diet, but…
Secret Behind Metformin’s Weight Loss and Anti-Aging Benefits Revealed
Diabetes drug Metformin shows benefits on aging and a number of diverse diseases. Researchers at McMaster University have unlocked one of the secrets behind the…
Compound Found Only in Avocados May Help Manage Obesity, Prevent Diabetes
Your guacamole may hold the key to managing obesity and helping delay or prevent diabetes, according to a new study by a University of Guelph…
Type 2 Diabetes Remission Possible With ‘Achievable’ Weight Loss
People who achieve weight loss of 10% or more in the first five years following diagnosis with type 2 diabetes have the greatest chance of…
Simply Eating a Handful of Nuts a Day May Help Stave Off Gradual Weight Gain
Boosting daily nut consumption linked to less weight gain and lower obesity risk. Substituting half a daily serving of unhealthy foods with nuts may help…
Scientists Discover Why Brown Fat Is Good and How It Can Fight Diabetes and Obesity
Study may help lead to drugs aimed at diabetes and obesity. Rutgers researchers and other scientists have discovered how brown fat, also known as brown…
A Probiotic Treatment for Obesity?
Alterations in the gut microbiota — the microorganisms residing in the gastrointestinal tract — have been implicated in the development of obesity and other chronic…
Study Reveals Weight Training Targets Age-Related Abdominal Fat
New research from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health shows that weight training helps target age-related abdominal fat in men. Healthy men who…