Diet and Weight Loss News
May 7, 2024
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May 7, 2024 Fatty liver disease often leads to chronic liver inflammation and can even result in liver cancer. Scientists have now shown in mice that intermittent fasting on a 5:2 schedule can halt this development. The fasting regime reduces the development of ...
Apr. 29, 2024 Researchers have found a protein that is responsible for turning off brown fat activity. This new discovery could lead to a promising strategy for safely activating brown fat and tackling obesity and ...
Apr. 25, 2024 Researchers have found that vitamin D encourages the growth of a type of gut bacteria in mice which improves immunity to ...
Apr. 24, 2024 New research has highlighted the profound link between dietary choices and brain ...
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Apr. 30, 2024 After-care food and drink accounted for about 22% of the day's added sugar and about one-third of the sweet and salty snack foods the children ate, according to a new ...
Apr. 30, 2024 Cranberry extracts appear to improve intestinal microbiota and help prevent chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The study ...
Apr. 26, 2024 Adding a pre-ketone supplement -- a component of a high-fat, low-carb ketogenic diet -- to a type of cancer therapy in a laboratory setting was highly effective for treating prostate cancer, ...
Apr. 24, 2024 Researchers have found that people following healthy eating accounts on social media for as little as two weeks ate more fruit and vegetables and ...
Apr. 22, 2024 While most parents of preschool and elementary aged children strive to give their children a balanced, nutritional diet, some of their strategies to ...
Apr. 19, 2024 Dietary treatment is more effective than medications in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). With dietary adjustments, more than seven out of ten patients had significantly reduced ...
Apr. 18, 2024 The annual influenza vaccine has become less effective on average over time. One reason may be reduced vaccine efficacy in people with obesity than ...
Apr. 17, 2024 In the long history of recommendations for nutritional intake, current research is trending toward the concept of 'food as medicine' -- a philosophy in which food and nutrition are positioned within ...
Apr. 17, 2024 The rate at which human cells age is influenced by multiple interconnected factors. New research examined how restricting calories influences telomere length and biological ...
Apr. 17, 2024 A mice study suggests a father's diet may shape the anxiety of his sons and the metabolic health of his daughters before they are even ...
Earlier Headlines
May 1, 2024 Combining time-restricted eating with high-intensity functional training may improve body composition and cardiometabolic parameters more than either alone, according to new ...
Apr. 15, 2024 A study on the effects of a junk food diet on rats reinforces scientific understanding about the gut-brain ...
Apr. 15, 2024 People who as teenagers felt pressure to lose weight from family or from the media, females, people who are not heterosexual, and people experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage, are most at risk of ...
Apr. 15, 2024 Researchers have found that microplastics -- are having a significant impact on our digestive pathways, making their way from the gut and into the tissues of the kidney, liver and ...
Apr. 12, 2024 Consuming sugar-sweetened drinks in the first few years of childhood can be linked to poor diet patterns that increase the risk of obesity in later life, according to a new ...
Apr. 12, 2024 A research team has unearthed new findings which may help explain the connection between cancer risk and poor diet, as well as common diseases like diabetes, which arise from poor diet. The insights ...
Apr. 11, 2024 Researchers have discovered the biochemical workings of an old-fashioned diabetes drug, and it's helping them develop new, safer ...
Apr. 10, 2024 What we eat can impact our health as well as the environment. Many studies have looked at the impacts of diets in very general terms focused at the level of food groups. A new study explores this ...
Apr. 10, 2024 The size of an individual snack piece not only influences how fast a person eats it, but also how much of it they eat, according to a new study. With nearly a quarter of daily calorie intake in the ...
Apr. 10, 2024 Children and young people who are overweight or obese are at significantly higher risk of iron deficiency, according to a study by nutritional ...
Apr. 4, 2024 A register-based study identified three distinct BMI trajectory groups among patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes. In a four-year follow-up, most patients followed a stable trajectory ...
Apr. 4, 2024 A new study has found that women who perceive themselves to be lonely exhibited activity in regions of the brain associated with cravings and motivation towards eating especially when shown pictures ...
Apr. 3, 2024 Asian American adults with more unfavorable factors related to income level, education, housing, access to health care and other social variables had a greater likelihood of having risk factors for ...
Apr. 2, 2024 Cell damage from oxidative stress is a major underlying cause of age-related cognitive and muscle strength decline. Antioxidants can reduce oxidative stress and prevent age-related health decline. A ...
Apr. 2, 2024 Infant gut microbiomes oscillate with a circadian rhythm, even when they are cultivated outside of the body. Researchers report that the rhythm is detectable as early as 2 weeks after birth but ...
Apr. 2, 2024 The guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy in obese women have long been questioned. New research supports the idea of lowering or removing the current recommendation of a weight gain of at ...
Apr. 1, 2024 A small clinical trial found that the metabolic effects of a ketogenic diet may help stabilize the ...
Mar. 28, 2024 Replacing sugar with artificial and natural sweeteners in foods does not make people hungrier -- and also helps to reduce blood sugar levels, a significant new study has found. The double blind ...
Mar. 28, 2024 Whether you like your eggs sunny-side up, hard boiled or scrambled, many hesitate to eat them amid concerns that eggs may raise cholesterol levels and be bad for heart health. However, results from a ...
Mar. 27, 2024 A global shift to a healthier, more sustainable diet could be a huge lever to limit global warming to 1.5 C, researchers find. The resulting reduction of greenhouse gas emissions would increase the ...
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Monday, April 15, 2024
- Take It from the Rats: A Junk Food Diet Can Cause Long-Term Damage to Adolescent Brains
- Family and Media Pressure to Lose Weight in Adolescence Linked to How People Value Themselves Almost Two Decades Later
- Microplastics Make Their Way from the Gut to Other Organs
Friday, April 12, 2024
- Choosing Sugary Drinks Over Fruit Juice for Toddlers Linked to Risk of Adult Obesity
- Scientists Uncover a Missing Link Between Poor Diet and Higher Cancer Risk
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Mixed Diets Balance Nutrition and Carbon Footprint
- Size of Salty Snack Influences Eating Behavior That Determines Amount Consumed
- Obese and Overweight Children at Risk of Iron Deficiency
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- Few Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetics Succeed in Losing Weight -- Weight Gain Linked to Much Higher Risk of Complications
- Feeding the Lonely Brain
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- Blended Antioxidant Supplement Improves Cognition and Memory in Aged Mice
- Infant Gut Microbes Have Their Own Circadian Rhythm, and Diet Has Little Impact on How the Microbiome Assembles
- Women With Obesity Do Not Need to Gain Weight During Pregnancy, New Study Suggests
Monday, April 1, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Do Sweeteners Increase Your Appetite? New Evidence from Randomised Controlled Trial Says No
- Eggs May Not Be Bad for Your Heart After All
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Food Matters: Healthy Diets Increase the Economic and Physical Feasibility of 1.5°C
- Risk Factors for Faster Aging in the Brain Revealed in New Study
Monday, March 25, 2024
Friday, March 22, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Metformin During Pregnancy Affects the Brain Development in Offspring Mice, Study Finds
- Fiber, Genes and the Gut Microbiome: Study Reveals Possible Triggers for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Keto Diet Prevents Early Memory Decline in Mice
- 8-Hour Time-Restricted Eating Linked to a 91% Higher Risk of Cardiovascular Death
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Industrial Societies Losing Healthy Gut Microbes
- Weight Loss Caused by Common Diabetes Drug Tied to 'anti-Hunger' Molecule in Study
- Kallistatin Contributes to the Beneficial Metabolic Effects of Weight Loss
- Discovery Could Help Reduce Global Shortage of Diabetes and Weight Loss Drug Semaglutide
Friday, March 15, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- How Home Food Availability Affects Young Children's Nutrient Intake
- A Healthier Diet Is Linked With a Slower Pace of Aging, Reduced Dementia Risk, Study Shows
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Tryptophan in Diet, Gut Bacteria Protect Against E. Coli Infection
- Middle-Age Obesity Is Caused by Changes in the Shape of Neurons in the Brain
- It's in the Blood: Donor Diets Can Trigger Allergic Reactions in Blood Recipients, Study Finds
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- Consuming Refined Carbs Might Be Linked to Perceived Facial Attractiveness
- Factors Associated With Age-Related Hearing Loss Differ Between Males and Females
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- For a Healthy Fruit Snack, What Would You Choose?
- Sweetened Drinks Linked to Atrial Fibrillation Risk
- Waist-to-Height Ratio Detects Fat Obesity in Children and Adolescents Significantly Better Than BMI
Friday, March 1, 2024
- Study Identifies Multi-Organ Response to Seven Days Without Food
- BPA Exposure Linked to Gut Microbiota, Childhood Obesity in New Study
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Common Hair Loss and Prostate Drug May Also Cut Heart Disease Risk in Men and Mice
- Avid Appetite in Childhood Linked to Later Eating Disorder Symptoms
- Fasting-Like Diet Lowers Risk Factors for Disease, Reduces Biological Age in Humans
- Could Ultra-Processed Foods Be the New 'silent' Killer?
- Bridging Diet, Microbes, and Metabolism: Implications for Metabolic Disorders
Monday, February 19, 2024
Thursday, February 15, 2024
- Do Sugar-Free Candy and Gum Give You Gas? Researchers Think They Know Why
- Protein-Rich Breakfast Boosts Satiety and Concentration
Monday, February 12, 2024
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Monday, February 5, 2024
- New Weight Loss Medication May Help Lower Blood Pressure in Adults With Obesity
- Weight Loss Surgery Most Effective for Long-Term Blood Pressure Control
Thursday, February 1, 2024
- Disrupted Cellular Function Behind Type 2 Diabetes in Obesity
- Understanding Rapid Weight Loss in Older Women: Message from the Heart
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
- A Tie Between the Most Common Obesity Surgeries
- How Fasting May Protect Against Inflammation
- Switching to Vegan or Ketogenic Diet Rapidly Impacts Immune System
Monday, January 29, 2024
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- The More the Merrier: Research Shows Online Interventions With Social Support Help Middle-Aged Adults With Obesity Lose Weight
- Obesity Spiked in Children During COVID-19 Lockdowns -- Only the Youngest Bounced Back
- Exposure to Flame Retardants Linked to Premature Birth, Higher Birth Weight
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
- Few Patients Successfully Treat Their Type 2 Diabetes Through Weight Loss
- Study Suggests That Unintentional Weight Loss Is a Signal to See a Doctor
Thursday, January 18, 2024
- Role of 'hunger Hormone' Receptor in Obesity-Realted Chronic Inflammation
- Ancient 'chewing Gum' Reveals Stone Age Diet
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
- How Fruit Bats Got a Sweet Tooth Without Sour Health
- Main Regulator for the Body`s 'oven' Discovered
Monday, January 8, 2024
Friday, January 5, 2024
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Thursday, December 21, 2023
- Study Unveils a Role of Mitochondria in Dietary Fat Processing
- Spinal Cord Injury Causes Acute and Systemic Muscle Wasting
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
- Body Dissatisfaction Linked With Depression Risk in Children
- Poor Diet Quality During Adolescence Is Linked to Serious Health Risks
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
- Fat Flies Live Longer on a Diet at Any Age
- The Silent Killer Gets Louder as High Blood Pressure Risks Trend Upward
- Nearly 40% of Type 2 Diabetes Patients Stop Taking Their Second-Line Medication
Monday, December 11, 2023
- Clinical Trial Demonstrates That the Ketogenic Diet Is Effective at Controlling Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Tirzepatide Enhances Weight Loss With Sustained Treatment but Discontinuation Leads to Weight Regain
- Holidays Crank Up Kilos for Kids