Posture impacts how you perceive your food
TAMPA, Fla. (June 7, 2019)- Summertime is often filled with outdoor parties and food trucks, meaning you're spending more time ...
Tag: Diet/Body Weight
Weight-loss patients at higher risk of death from substance use disorders
PITTSBURGH, June 7, 2019 - The death rate from drug- and alcohol-related causes in people who've had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass ...
A home-based weight management program benefits both children and parents
An in-home weight management program improved the health of not only the child, but also the child's parents, according to ...
Being overweight as a teen may be associated with cardiomyopathy in adulthood
Credit: Photo by Cecilia Hedstrom The risk of developing cardiomyopathy, which often leads to heart failure, increased in adult Swedish ...
Obesity worsens disability in multiple sclerosis
A study by I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed delves into the underlying mechanisms of the relationship between lipid metabolism and disease Obesity is ...
Does weight loss surgery help relieve acid reflux?
Individuals who are obese often experience heartburn and other symptoms of acid reflux. Previous research indicates that gastric bypass surgery ...
Unsalted tomato juice may help lower heart disease risk
In a study published in Food Science & Nutrition, drinking unsalted tomato juice lowered blood pressure and LDL cholesterol in ...
Dietary supplements linked with severe health events in children, young adults
Key takeaways: Compared with vitamins, dietary supplements sold for weight loss, muscle building, and energy were associated with nearly three ...
Do images of food on kids’ clothes influence eating behavior?
A U-M study finds that junk food imagery on clothes is fairly common, especially on apparel marketed for girls ANN ...
Study: Cholesterol in eggs tied to cardiac disease, death
UMass Lowell expert stresses moderation, balance in daily diet LOWELL, Mass. - The risk of heart disease and death increases ...
Gene mutation evolved to cope with modern high-sugar diets
The gene variant became more common in humans after cooking and farming became widespread, and might now help people avoid ...
Red and white meats are equally bad for cholesterol
UCSF CHORI study also shows that saturated fats raise low density lipoproteins (LDLs) by the same amount, regardless of meat ...
Is ‘clean eating’ just dirty rhetoric?
New research on 'clean eating' explores potential link to eating disorders (Carlisle, Pa.) - New research published today in the ...
Featured research findings from Nutrition 2019
Conference press materials now available Press materials are now available for Nutrition 2019, the flagship meeting of the American Society ...
Industry uses non-profit organisation to campaign against public health policies
A new study shows how a non-profit research organisation has been deployed by its backers from major food and beverage ...
Coffee not as bad for heart and circulatory system as previously thought
Coffee does not stiffen your arteries Drinking coffee might keep us up at night, but new research has given us ...
Children who nap are happier, excel academically, and have fewer behavioral problems
A Penn study of nearly 3,000 fourth, fifth, and sixth graders in China revealed strong connections between 30 to 60 ...
Seven key health measures help predict future risk of heart disease
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Seven key measures of heart health may help predict future risk of cardiovascular disease, according to ...
The magic behind the medals
How the most successful winter Olympian ever used high intensity training sessions to win goldCredit: Photo: Nancy Bazilchuk/NTNU When the ...
Scientists bioengineer human liver disease in the lab to find new treatments
3D human liver organoids help reveal molecular secrets of deadly ailmentsCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI--Scientists successfully bioengineered human liver organoids that ...