People on a low-fat, plant-based diet ate fewer daily calories but had higher insulin and blood glucose levels, compared to when they ate a low-carbohydrate,…
A noticeable impact on the waistline of many people is a side-effect of the quarantine due to the global COVID-19 outbreak. Reduced activity and lack…
For the first time, scientists have studied the early effects of time-restricted feeding on the daily periodic oscillations of metabolites and genes in muscle, and…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Researchers have discovered a new set of signals that cells send and receive to prompt one type of fat cell to convert fat into heat….
A new study offers the first evidence that a protein named BAM15 acts as an energy uncoupler and could be an effective drug for treating…
Virtual conference presents progress and pitfalls in understanding the best way to lose excess weight. Many of us are eating differently during the COVID-19 pandemic,…
While others may be dieting and hitting the gym hard to stay in shape, some people stay slim effortlessly no matter what they eat. In…
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…
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…
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…
A ketogenic diet — which provides 99% of calories from fat and only 1% from carbohydrates — produces health benefits in the short term, but…
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…
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…
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…