Scientists visualize the structure of a key enzyme that makes triglycerides
The finding may help to better understand heart disease, obesity and diabetesCredit: Stony Brook University The News in Brief: Researchers ...
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Study: Daily avocado consumption improves attention in persons with overweight, obesity
Credit: Graphic by Michael Vincent An avocado a day improves the ability to focus attention for overweight or obese adults, ...
Project aimed at improving Latino population’s access to healthy local foods receives funding
UC Riverside School of Medicine to lead engagement project in eastern Coachella ValleyCredit: Ann Cheney, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- ...
Discovered: Why obesity causes high blood pressure — and potential ways to fix
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered why obesity causes ...
New study confirms value of family meals
Propels family meals movement as Americans celebrate National Nutrition MonthCredit: Food Marketing Institute Foundation A new study published in the ...
Study finds athletes who play indoor sports at risk of vitamin D deficiency
George Mason University and Mayo Clinic Health System study assesses vitamin D status and supplementation of college athletesCredit: George Mason ...
Using technology during mealtimes may decrease food intake, study finds
Credit: Sarafina Joy Photography CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Being distracted by technology during mealtimes may decrease the amount of food a ...
Biomarker in saliva predicts childhood obesity risk
Credit: Photo by John Russell A molecular marker in saliva is associated with the emergence of childhood obesity in a ...
Confusing standards lead to extra sugar in kids’ breakfast cereals
Child sugar intake may be impacted by a lack of uniform serving size and standardized metrics for sugar content, according ...
£500,000 NIHR grant for obesity treatment
Credit: World Obesity Federation Dr Jennifer Logue of Lancaster Medical School has been awarded half a million pounds by the ...
Women deflated by #Fitspiration images
Super fit Instagram posts may be counter-productiveCredit: Flinders University Researchers have found that the #Fitspiration philosophy is flawed, making many ...
Not only what you eat, but how you eat, may affect your microbiome
Credit: Department of Gerodontology and Oral Rehabilitation, Department of Periodontology,TMDU Tokyo, Japan - The importance of the microorganisms that live ...
Visceral fat delivers signal to the brain that hurts cognition
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Excessive weight around our middle gives our brain's resident immune cells heavy exposure ...
5,000-year-old milk proteins point to the importance of dairying in eastern Eurasia
Recent findings push back estimates of dairying in the eastern Steppe by more than 1,700 years, pointing to migration as ...
Kids eat more calories in post-game snacks than they burn during the game
Researchers: Interventions help cut-down on unhealthy game treatsCredit: Nate Edwards/BYU Photo Almost every parent knows the drill: When it's your ...
Extra olive virgin oil keeps healthy properties when used for cooking
Simulation of cooking conditions in a domestic kitchenCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Consuming extra virgin olive oil has proved to have ...
Support grows for technology aimed at turning bad fat to good fat
Credit: Alexander M. Gokan WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A significant investment from a Purdue University alumnus and his wife will ...
Genetic ‘fingerprints’ implicate gut bacterium in bowel cancer
Credit: Cayetano Pleguezuelos-Manzano, Jens Puschhof, Axel Rosendahl Huber, ©Hubrecht Institute. A common type of bacteria found in our guts could ...
Sugary drinks a sour choice for adults trying to maintain normal cholesterol levels
Credit: Tufts University BOSTON (February 26, 2020, 5:00 a.m., EST)--Middle-aged and older adults who drank sugary beverages daily were at ...
New study shows the effects of obesity mirror those of aging
Concordia researchers identify a shared list of health issues, from DNA damage to cognitive declineCredit: Concordia University Globally, an estimated ...