Faith community events for children: Good for the soul but lack nutrition
Pilot study is the first to examine foods served in faith community settings related to child healthCredit: Florida Atlantic University ...
Tag: Eating Disorders/Obesity
Metabolic syndrome: New use for an old drug
The syndrome, which affects more than 35% of the over-50 population in Western countries, could be treated with Ibrutinib, a ...
Study led by Tulane researchers outlines America’s losing battle to lose weight
Credit: Paula Burch-Celentano, Tulane University It comes as no surprise that Americans struggle with weight loss, but a new study ...
Many teens have low iron, B12 levels years after bariatric surgery
Beneficial weight-loss treatments come with need for regular nutrition check-ups, new study reportsCredit: Cincinnati Children's The good news: bariatric surgery ...
Only-children more likely to be obese than children with siblings
Findings anecdotally point to busyness of having multiple children forcing parents to be more organized, better plan their families' meals, ...
Quality of life changes after weight loss
Credit: Colin Lenton PHILADELPHIA (NOVEMBER 5, 2019) - Obesity increases a number of adverse health consequences including reduced health-related quality ...
Study offers data-driven definition of unhealthy yet pervasive ‘hyper-palatable’ foods
Credit: Isaac Taylor LAWRENCE -- A popular U.S. brand of potato chips once promoted itself with the slogan, "betcha can't ...
Glucose wears down circadian clocks in obesity, may drive cardiovascular risk
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Oct. 22, 2019) - High glucose in obesity appears to gum ...
Dementia and eating disorders: it is a problem of (semantic) memory
New research sheds light on the possible origin of eating disorders in patients suffering from dementiaCredit: Trice Browne on Visual ...
Factors that predict obesity by adolescence revealed
Credit: i-yunmai Three simple factors that predict whether a healthy weight child will be overweight or obese by adolescence have ...
Overweight before age 40 increases the cancer risk
The risk of cancer increases considerably if you gain weight before the age of 40, a Norwegian study shows; for ...
Diabetes-Alzheimer’s link explored at Neuroscience 2019
Live-streamed press conference offers breaking researchCredit: Society for Neuroscience Surprising links exist between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease, and researchers are ...
Father’s obesity in puberty doubles the risk of asthma in his future offspring
A Norwegian study shows that boys who are obese in pre-puberty have an over two times higher risk of having ...
High-fructose and high-fat diet damages liver mitochondria, study finds
Increases fatty-liver disease risk and metabolic syndromeCredit: Stephanie M. McPherson BOSTON - (October 1, 2019) - Researchers at Joslin Diabetes ...