Fathers are more likely to be referred for nutrition or exercise counseling
Overweight and obese men who are fathers were more likely than men without children to be referred for nutrition or ...
Tag: Diet/Body Weight
Feeds of the future
University of Göttingen research team investigates the influence of insect and microalgae feeds on meat qualityCredit: Quality of Animal Products, ...
Food taxes and subsidies would bring major health gains, study shows
Credit: University of Otago A consumer tax on the saturated fat, salt and sugar content of food, accompanied by a ...
Exercise can slow or prevent vision loss, study finds
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Exercise can slow or prevent the development of macular degeneration and may benefit other ...
Common food additive causes adverse health effects in mice
UMass Amherst researchers find TiO2 nanoparticles produce inflammation in colonCredit: UMass Amherst A common food additive, recently banned in France ...
Receptor makes mice strong and slim
Study by the University of Bonn identifies molecule that regulates two side effects of agingCredit: (c) Katharina Wislsperger/UKBonn Increasing abdominal ...
Research news tip sheet: Story ideas from Johns Hopkins Medicine
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine Eating a Late Meal May Be Harmful To Your Metabolic Health, Particularly For Early Birds Media ...
Invasive fire ants limiting spread of meat allergy — but pose their own dangers
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Invasive fire ants common in the Gulf Coast and Texas likely are limiting a ...
Air pollution, smoking and built environment are associated with an increase risk of childhood obesity
173 exposures analysed in first major study to assess risk of obesity in childhood using an exposome-wide approachCredit: ISGlobal How ...
Chemist develops potential drug to treat type 2 diabetes without harsh side effects
Credit: Syracuse University Syracuse, N.Y. - Syracuse University chemistry professor Dr. Robert P. Doyle has developed a new drug lead ...
Mouse model identified to study common form of heart failure linked to age-related obesity
New study suggests mice deficient in a receptor needed to clear unresolved inflammation may help in discovering therapies for heart ...
Pioneering research reveals certain human genes relate to gut bacteria
Credit: Chloe Russell, as featured in her book Up Your A-Z An Encyclopedia On Gut Bacteria The role genetics and ...
2020 Warren Alpert Prize recognizes seminal discoveries in metabolism
Trio of researchers elucidated the role of gut hormones, enabling the design of treatments for diabetes, obesity, short bowel syndromeCredit: ...
Latest findings on bitter substances in coffee
Why caffeine is not the sole contributor to bitternessCredit: ©Leibniz-LSB@TUM; Dr. Antonella Di Pizio Coffee is very popular around the ...
Exercise offers ‘profound’ benefits for Friedreich’s ataxia, research suggests
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Health A top exercise researcher at the University of Virginia School of Medicine is urging ...
Study links elevated levels of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) with breast cancer risk
Hollings Cancer Center researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina assess the connection between dietary advanced glycation end products ...
Refugee children get better health, nutrition via e-vouchers
Credit: John Hoddinott, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Electronic food vouchers provided young Rohingya children in Bangladeshi refugee camps with ...
High-salt diet impacts health of gut microbiome
Credit: Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 9, 2020) - Particularly in females with untreated hypertension, reducing salt intake to what's ...
Health disparities prove to be multidimensional
Hollings Cancer Center researcher finds that it is important to have effective strategies for chronic disease prevention and management for ...
Drug researcher develops ‘fat burning’ molecule
Credit: Virginia Tech's Webster Santos Obesity affects more than 40 percent of adults in the United States and 13 percent ...