UTSA professor designs protein blockers to fight obesity and heart disease
Credit: Photo courtesy of UTSA (San Antonio, July 10, 2019) -- Almost four in 10 adult Americans are obese, according ...
Tag: Eating Disorders/Obesity
Clinical trial for new anti-obesity drug ready to launch at University of Alberta
University of Alberta clinical researcher leading genetic study with drug trial to help patients with rare genetic disorders lose weight.Credit: ...
Criteria for bariatric surgery should consider more than just patient’s weight
Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Experts at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and 45 worldwide ...
Study identifies the best healthy eating nudges
Study of real-life experiments from many disciplines shows the most effective ways restaurants and grocery stores can influence healthy eatingCredit: ...
Blue light at night increases the consumption of sweets in rats
A new study demonstrates that just one hour of exposure to blue light at night - the kind of light ...
Uranium toxicity may be causing high rates of obesity and diabetes in Kuwait
Credit: Dr. Max Goodson Kuwait has some of the highest rates of obesity and diabetes in the world, and scientists ...
Ignoring cues for alcohol and fast food is hard — but is it out of our control?
Have you ever tried to stay away from fast food, but found hard-to-ignore signals that represent its availability - like ...
How aerobic exercise and resistance training preserves muscle mass in obese older adults
As obesity increases in aging Western populations, frailty--which is exacerbated by obesity--is becoming a greater health concern and a major ...
Timing of exercise may be key to successful weight loss
In a study of 375 adults who have successfully maintained weight loss and who engage in moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity, ...
Diet quality may affect risk of frailty in older adults
Poorer overall diet quality was linked with an increased risk of becoming frail in a study of U.S. community-dwelling older ...
Obese people outnumber smokers two to one
New figures from Cancer Research UK show that people who are obese now outnumber people who smoke two to one ...
Unraveling the brain’s reward circuits
University of Pennsylvania scientists reveal how the brain's 'hunger' and 'reward' neurons are linked--and how food and drugs affect them ...
WVU researcher studies how nursing homes can accommodate obese residents
Credit: WVU About 30 percent of nursing home residents are obese. That can complicate their care. The facility may need ...
A bacteria likely to reduce the cardiovascular risks of 1 in 2 people
University of Louvain research in world premiereCredit: Patrice Cani, UCLouvain In 2007, Patrice Cani (FNRS-WELBIO researcher) and his team at ...
Early warning signs of eating disorder revealed
Findings of large-scale data study Early warning signs that someone may have an eating disorder have been revealed in a ...
Pear-shaped is better for postmenopausal women, even if they are normal weight
Credit: European Heart Journal Postmenopausal women who are "apple" shaped rather than "pear" shaped are at greater risk of heart ...
Short sleep duration and sleep variability blunt weight loss
The results are from the Predimed-Plus study, and they have been obtained after monitoring for a year almost 2,000 patients ...
New research raises prospect of better anti-obesity drugs
Credit: Laboratory of Molecular Genetics at The Rockefeller University Effective weight-loss strategies call for eating less food, burning more calories--or ...
Food insecurity leading to type 2 diabetes
New study led by UConn School of Medicine shows Latinos are at highest risk A collaborative study by a team ...
These neurons affect how much you do, or don’t, want to eat
University of Arizona researchers have identified a network of neurons that coordinate with other brain regions to influence eating behaviors. ...