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Feast-and-Famine Diet Could Help Extend Life, Study Suggests
Feb. 27, 2015 — Think of it as interval training for the dinner table. Fasting has been shown in mice to extend lifespan and to improve age-related diseases. But fasting every day, which could entail skipping meals ... full story -
Neurons Controlling Appetite Made from Skin Cells
Feb. 27, 2015 — Researchers have for the first time successfully converted adult human skin cells into neurons of the type that regulate appetite, providing a patient-specific model for studying the neurophysiology ... full story -
Level of Pollutants Accumulated in the Body Linked to Obesity Levels
Feb. 27, 2015 — Scientists have confirmed that there is a relation between the levels of certain environmental pollutants that a person accumulates in his or her body and his or her level of obesity. Subjects with ... full story -
Altering Perception of Feeding State May Promote Healthy Aging
Feb. 26, 2015 — Targeting mechanisms in the central nervous system that sense energy generated by nutrients might yield the beneficial effects of low-calorie diets on healthy aging without the need to alter food ... full story -
Could Squirmy Livestock Dent Africa's Protein Deficit?
Feb. 26, 2015 — Two graduate students are working to introduce highly productive kits for farming mealworms to regions such as sub-Saharan Africa where eating insects is already culturally palatable. They are just ... full story -
Team Approach Boosts Human and Environmental Wellbeing, Researcher Says
Feb. 26, 2015 — Even seemingly intractable problems such as the antibiotic crisis and the obesity epidemic could be resolved by treating human health and society as an integral part of an ecosystem, researchers say. ... full story -
Plant Chemicals May Prevent Liver Damage Caused by Fat Accumulated During Menopause
Feb. 25, 2015 — Women going through menopause often struggle with weight gain that results when their estrogen levels drop, and many turn to weight-loss supplements. But those supplements may cause an accumulation ... full story -
Widely Used Food Additives Promotes Colitis, Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome, Shows Study of Emulsifiers
Feb. 25, 2015 — Emulsifiers, which are added to most processed foods to aid texture and extend shelf life, can alter the gut microbiota composition and localization to induce intestinal inflammation that promotes ... full story -
Breakfast Habits Affect Teens' Metabolic Responses to Protein-Packed Morning Meals
Feb. 25, 2015 — A researcher compared young women who habitually skip breakfast to those who routinely eat breakfast and found that their metabolic responses to eating a high-protein breakfast were different. ... full story -
Warning on Use of Drug for Children's Sleep
Feb. 25, 2015 — Sleep researchers are warning doctors and parents not to provide the drug melatonin to children to help control their sleep ... full story -
High-Energy Breakfast With Low-Energy Dinner Helps Control Blood Sugar in People With Type 2 Diabetes
Feb. 24, 2015 — A small new study shows that, in people with type 2 diabetes, those who consume a high-energy breakfast and a low-energy dinner have better blood sugar control than those who eat a low-energy ... full story -
Patients With Mental Illness Less Likely to Receive Diet, Exercise Advice
Feb. 24, 2015 — Many patients with mental illness, even those at high risk for diabetes and other diseases, are not being counseled by health care providers to exercise or eat healthy, a recent studied has ... full story -
It’s Tough to Shift That Weight, Studies Show
Feb. 24, 2015 — Hundreds of recent studies about overweight and obesity have been published in the past decade. The last of its five related papers has been recently ... full story -
Peanut Consumption in Infancy Prevents Peanut Allergy, Study Finds
Feb. 24, 2015 — Introduction of peanut products into the diets of infants at high risk of developing peanut allergy was safe and led to an 81 percent reduction in the subsequent development of the allergy, a ... full story -
Too Many Food Choices Exacerbate the Battle Against Obesity, Researchers Find
Feb. 24, 2015 — Researchers found that having too many food choices increases the obesity problem. In fact, researchers found that having a choice of a high-fat and low-fat diet does not help -- offspring in this ... full story -
Diet High in Red Meat May Make Kidney Disease Worse
Feb. 23, 2015 — An estimated 26 million people in the United States have chronic kidney disease, which can lead to complete kidney failure. Once the kidneys fail, patients either need to undergo dialysis treatments ... full story -
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked More Closely to Diabetes Than Obesity
Feb. 23, 2015 — People who have low levels of vitamin D are more likely to have diabetes, regardless of how much they weigh, according to a new study. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium and maintain bone and ... full story -
Alcohol Places Hispanics at a Much Greater Risk of Developing Alcoholic Liver Disease
Feb. 20, 2015 — Alcoholic liver disease is a common liver ailment in the US that varies significantly by ethnicity. A new study looks the role of ethnicity in the age of onset, severity, and risk factors for ... full story -
Binge Drinking Is Strongly Associated With Eating Problems Among Russian Girls
Feb. 20, 2015 — Adolescent binge drinking has been linked to a host of problems, including worse school performance, risky sexual behaviors, illicit drugs, and a greater risk of suicide. Binge drinking may also be ... full story -
Diabetes, Depression Predict Dementia Risk in People With Slowing Minds
Feb. 20, 2015 — People with mild cognitive impairment are at higher risk of developing dementia if they have diabetes or psychiatric symptoms such as depression, finds a new review. Mild cognitive impairment is a ... full story
- Feast-and-famine diet could help extend life, study suggests
- Neurons controlling appetite made from skin cells
- Level of pollutants accumulated in the body linked to obesity levels
- Altering perception of feeding state may promote healthy aging
- Could squirmy livestock dent africa's protein deficit?
- Team approach boosts human and environmental wellbeing, researcher says
- Plant chemicals may prevent liver damage caused by fat accumulated during menopause
- Widely used food additives promotes colitis, obesity and metabolic syndrome, shows study of emulsifiers
- Breakfast habits affect teens' metabolic responses to protein-packed morning meals
- Warning on use of drug for children's sleep
- High-energy breakfast with low-energy dinner helps control blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes
- Patients with mental illness less likely to receive diet, exercise advice
- It’s tough to shift that weight, studies show
- Peanut consumption in infancy prevents peanut allergy, study finds
- Too many food choices exacerbate the battle against obesity, researchers find
- Diet high in red meat may make kidney disease worse
- Vitamin D deficiency linked more closely to diabetes than obesity
- Alcohol places Hispanics at a much greater risk of developing alcoholic liver disease
- Binge drinking is strongly associated with eating problems among Russian girls
- Diabetes, depression predict dementia risk in people with slowing minds
- Want pizza, chocolate, French fries? Highly processed foods linked to addictive eating
- Reducing energy efficiency boosts calorie burning in muscle
- People with multiple sclerosis may have lower levels of key nutrients
- Flame retardants found to cause metabolic, liver problems, animal study shows
- Anti-inflammatory drug counters obesity in mice
- Link between sleep loss, diabetes explained
- Female diet alters the nutrient composition of fluid in the womb
- Obesity series exposes 'unacceptably slow' progress in tackling soaring global obesity rates over last decade
- Unhealthy eating habits outpacing healthy eating patterns in most world regions
- Popular soda ingredient, caramel color, poses cancer risk to consumers
- Individuals with type 2 diabetes should exercise after dinner
- Mulling the marijuana munchies: How the brain flips the hunger switch
- Cancer experience presents time for lifestyle changes in both survivors and family members
- In lab research, team halts NASH liver damage
- Changing stem cell structure may help fight obesity
- In the short run, a high-fat diet may help minimize heart attack damage
- Anti-inflammatory mechanism of dieting and fasting revealed
- Eating disorders linked with financial difficulties in female students
- Puerto Rican officials blame parents of children with obesity, consider fines
- High acid diet may have negative effects on kidney health
- Common biomarkers of sleep debt found in humans, rats
- Microbes prevent malnutrition in fruit flies, and maybe humans, too
- Obese black and white women differ in how they view weight
- Brain activity can predict increased fat intake following sleep deprivation
- Plant-based diet may reduce obese children's risk of heart disease
- Experts question value of current obesity treatments
- Investigation reveals network of links between public health scientists and sugar industry
- Largest ever genome-wide study strengthens genetic link to obesity
- New approach to childhood malnutrition may reduce relapses, deaths
- 'Drink less' campaigns should focus on why and how
- Iodine daily serving now recommended in multivitamin/mineral supplements for pregnant and lactating women
- Low childhood vitamin D linked to adult atherosclerosis
- Taking too much folic acid while pregnant may put daughters at risk of diabetes and obesity
- Damage from obesity passed to offspring, but impact of obesity on fertility can be reversed, mouse study finds
- Historic US and UK dietary advice on fats 'should not have been introduced'
- Exposure to mercury, seafood associated with risk factor for autoimmune disease
- Beating high blood pressure with a combination of coconut oil and physical exercise: Animal study
- Energy drinks significantly increase hyperactivity in schoolchildren, study finds
- Organic food reduces pesticide exposure
- Another breastfeeding benefit: Preparing baby's belly for solid food
- MRI technique developed for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children
- Malocclusion and dental crowding arose 12,000 years ago with earliest farmers
- Drinking green tea before taking supplements may offer protection from toxicity
- Researchers identify peptide that reduces urge to eat
- Caterpillar to butterfly: New light shed on diet, steroid hormones and development
- Healthy diet linked to lower risk of chronic lung disease
- Insulin-decreasing hormone discovered in flies, humans
- White potatoes should be allowed under WIC, says report
- How a basic building block of the body could prevent breast cancer
- Kids five years after the recession: Smart policies, better lives
- Income, education affect calorie menu use: Most notice it, few use it
- New study postulates the role of dietary advanced glycation end products in the risk of Alzheimer's disease
- FDA approves new drug for binge eating disorder (BED)
- Behaviors, preferences of picky eaters described
- Improving health before pregnancy could be key to prevention of childhood obesity
- How pancreatic cancer cells sidestep chemotherapy
- Treating Cerebral Malaria: New Molecular Target Identified
- More than one-third of kids in England are overweight/obese
- Gut bacteria byproduct linked to chronic kidney disease for the first time
- Heavy drinking in middle-age may increase stroke risk more than traditional factors
- FDA approves first-of-kind device to treat obesity
- Added fructose is a principal driver of type 2 diabetes, experts argue
- Brain circuit that controls compulsive overeating and sugar addiction discovered
- Obesity, diabetes symptoms in mice improved by reversing brain inflammation
- Diet, nutrition essential for mental health
- Which health messages work?
- Feelings of loneliness, depression linked to binge-watching television
- 'Healthy' fat tissue could be key to reversing type 2 diabetes
- Seeing selves as overweight may be self-fulfilling prophecy for some teens
- Sugary drinks linked to earlier onset of menstrual periods
- That's using your head: Brain regulates fat metabolism, potentially stopping disease
- Where you can find new labels and why it's not all about the numbers
- Gluten-free diet is treatment, not trend, for those with celiac disease
- Many U.S. consumers do not use a food thermometer when cooking poultry, despite hazardous risks
- New Canadian guideline to help prevent, manage adult obesity
- Got bees? Got vitamin A? Got malaria? Loss of pollinators increases risk of malnutrition, disease
- Mother's stress hormone levels may affect fetal growth and long term health of child
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