Breast milk analyses show new opportunities for reducing risk of childhood obesity
Credit: John Soares BOSTON - (April 10, 2019) -- New research suggests the composition of breast milk in normal weight ...
Tag: Eating Disorders/Obesity
To lower childhood obesity, don’t sugarcoat the facts about sweet drinks
Columbia pediatricians found that mothers of infants prefer facts, not criticism, about the health risks of sugary drinks. A new ...
UConn and Foundation for Prader Willi Research create stem cell biobank
A centralized, high-quality bank of stem cells will help researchers better understand Prader Willi SyndromeCredit: Yaling Liu/UConn A new collaboration ...
New study exonerates refined grains
Shines new light on conflicting dietary recommendations April 8, 2019 - Washington, DC - A new study published this week ...
New insights into how fatty liver disease progresses to cancer
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease likely take different paths to liver cancer; findings could lead to new cancer prevention ...
People with obesity often ‘dehumanized,’ study finds
New research, published in Obesity, has found that people with obesity are not only stigmatised, but are blatantly dehumanised. Obesity ...
Experimental Biology highlights — Environment and public health
New research on the natural world, environmental exposures, opioids and pregnancy Embargoed press materials are now available for the Experimental ...
Digital device overload linked to obesity risk
If your attention gets diverted in different directions by smartphones and other digital devices, take note: Media multitasking has now ...
Gout treatment may help prevent obesity-related type 2 diabetes, suggests small NIH study
WHAT: The drug colchicine, used to treat the arthritic condition gout, could potentially reduce complications accompanying metabolic syndrome, a combination ...
Well-known drug has less risk for preterm delivery in PCOS
Metformin can halve the risk of late miscarriage and preterm births for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). PCOS occurs ...
Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk that your baby will become obese
Credit: UK Photo | Mark Cornelison LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 4, 2019) -- Using foreskin tissue from newborn circumcisions, a group ...
CU Anschutz study reveals exercise is more critical than diet to maintain weight loss
Physical activity helps to prevent weight regain when previously overweight A new study from the University of Colorado Anschutz Health ...
On the keto diet? Ditch the cheat day, says UBC study
Just one dose of carbohydrates can damage blood vesselsCredit: Nathan Skolski, UBC Okanagan The often embraced 'cheat day' is a ...
Study focuses on link between child feeding and health among Marshallese immigrants
Insight gained from the study will help health care providers serve the Marshallese population in Arkansas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - A ...
Chinese famine and the Type 2 diabetes epidemic: Challenges of connecting the dots
March 25, 2019 -- The Chinese Famine of 1959-61 has been widely interpreted as an important contributor to later epidemics ...
Study highlights detrimental effect of overlooking female athletes’ nutritional needs
As poor nutrition can negatively affect everything from bone to reproductive health, more attention needs to be paid to the ...
Walking downhill after meals boosts bone health in postmenopausal women with diabetes
NEW ORLEANS--Walking downhill after eating can reduce bone resorption, the process in which old bone is broken down and removed ...
Chemicals in household dust may promote fat cell development
NEW ORLEANS--Endocrine-disrupting chemicals present in household dust promote the development of fat cells in a cell model and could contribute ...
Screen time plus snacking a risk for metabolic disorder in teens
NEW ORLEANS--Teens who sit for hours watching TV, using the computer or playing video games while eating unhealthy snacks are ...
Exposure to HIV virus, treatment before birth linked to obesity later in life
NEW ORLEANS--Teens and young adults who were exposed to HIV and antiretroviral therapy before birth but are HIV-negative themselves are ...
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