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Extended Daily Fasting Overrides Harmful Effects of a High-Fat Diet: Study May Offer Drug-Free Intervention to Prevent Obesity and Diabetes
May 17, 2012 — It turns out that when we eat may be as important as what we eat. Scientists have found that regular eating times and extending the daily fasting period may override the adverse health effects of a ... > full storyMore: -
20 Percent 'Fat Tax' Needed to Improve Population Health, Experts Say
May 15, 2012 — Taxes on unhealthy food and drinks would need to be at least 20 percent to have a significant effect on diet-related conditions such as obesity and heart disease, say experts on bmj.com today. ... > full story -
Brain Circuitry Is Different for Women With Anorexia and Obesity
May 14, 2012 — Why does one person become anorexic and another obese? Researchers have now shown that reward circuits in the brain are sensitized in anorexic women and desensitized in obese ... > full story -
Excess Weight in Pregnant Women Can Have Negative Health Implications for Offspring in Adulthood
May 13, 2012 — That overweight during pregnancy can lead to overweight children and adolescents has been known for some time, but new research indicates that excess weight before and during pregnancy can have ... > full story -
Scientists Identify Protein That Stimulates Brown Fat to Burn Calories
May 10, 2012 — Scientists have identified a protein which regulates the activation of brown fat in both the brain and the body's ... > full story -
New Nutrition Bar Improves Metabolic Biomarkers Linked to Cardiovascular Disease, Cognitive Decline, and Anti-Oxidant Defenses in Only Two Weeks
May 10, 2012 — Scientists have developed a low-calorie fruit-based high fiber vitamin and mineral nutrition bar called the “CHORI-bar” that improves biological indicators (increased HDL-c and ... > full story -
Hot Sauce Ingredient Reduces 'Beer Belly' Fat as a Weight-Loss Surgery Alternative
May 9, 2012 — The ingredient that gives hot sauce its heat could play a role in the future of weight ... > full story -
Prepregnancy Obesity Linked to Child Test Scores
May 8, 2012 — Women who are obese before they become pregnant are at higher risk of having children with lower cognitive function - as measured by math and reading tests taken between ages 5 to 7 years - than are ... > full story -
Increased Bodyweight After Stopping Smoking May Be Due to Changes in Insulin Secretion
May 7, 2012 — Fear of putting on weight is one of the major reasons why smokers do not give up their habit. The reasons for this weight gain are believed to be in part due to metabolic changes in the body, but ... > full story -
Keeping Obesity Rates Level Could Save Nearly $550 Billion Over 2 Decades
May 7, 2012 — Researchers have forecast the cost savings and rise in obesity prevalence over the next two decades in a new public health study. The forecasting study found that 42 percent of the US population ... > full story -
Overweight? New Research Explains How Proper Sleep Is Important for Healthy Weight
May 7, 2012 — A new report shows that counting calories to lose weight is only part of the equation. Scientists show that impairments to a gene responsible for our internal body clocks, called "Rev-Erb alpha," ... > full story -
Diabetes Improved Regardless of Surgical Procedure
May 7, 2012 — New research reports that no procedure for weight loss surgery is any better at treating diabetes than another. A large ongoing study has shown that improvements to diabetes in patients undergoing ... > full story
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