Intermittent Fasting Improves Health Without Altering the Body’s Core Clock
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…
Weight Loss
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…
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,…
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…
Researchers Discover How to Turn On the Heat in Energy-Burning Fat Cells
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….
Potential Treatment for Obesity Discovered: Drug Prevents Weight Gain and Reduces Blood Sugar
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…
Latest Scientific Findings on Weight Loss Opportunities and Diet Risks
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,…
Scientists Identify Gene Linked to Thinness – Unique to People That Can Eat Anything and Not Gain Weight
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…
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…
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…
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…