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Obesity News
April 24, 2020
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Link Between Obesity and Sleep Loss

Apr. 22, 2020 — Can staying up late make you fat? Researchers found the opposite to be true when they studied sleep in worms: It's not the sleep loss that leads to obesity, but rather that ... read more
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How Caloric Restriction Prevents Negative Effects of Aging in Cells

Feb. 27, 2020 — A new study provides the most detailed report to date of the cellular effects of a calorie-restricted diet in rats. While the benefits of caloric restriction have long been ... read more

Mediterranean Diet for One Year Promotes Gut Bacteria Linked to 'Healthy Aging'

Feb. 17, 2020 — Eating a Mediterranean diet for a year boosts the types of gut bacteria linked to 'healthy' ageing, while reducing those associated with harmful ... read more

Keto Diet Works Best in Small Doses, Mouse Study Finds

Jan. 27, 2020 — A ketogenic diet -- which provides 99 percent of calories from fat and only 1 percent from carbohydrates -- produces health benefits in the short term, but negative effects after about a week, ... read more
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Scents Regulate Fat Storage Without Affecting Eating Behavior

Apr. 16, 2020 — Researchers discovered that, in the lab worm C. elegans, certain scents dynamically regulate fat mobilization by interacting with specific olfactory neurons through specific ... read more

Potential Early Biomarker to Track Development of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Apr. 6, 2020 — Research has uncovered a biomarker in humans tied to the development of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease that might help doctors detect early stages of the disease. The researchers also determined ... read more

Infants Introduced Early to Solid Foods Show Gut Bacteria Changes That May Portend Future Health Risks

Mar. 31, 2020 — Infants who were started on solid foods at or before three months of age showed changes in the levels of gut bacteria and bacterial byproducts, called short-chain fatty acids, measured in their stool ... read more

Poor Fitness May Impede Long-Term Success in Weight Loss Program

Mar. 31, 2020 — People who are very out of shape when they begin a behavioral weight loss program lose less weight in the long term than those who are more fit, suggests a new ... read more

Extract from Seeds of the Melinjo Tree May Improve Obesity and Diabetes

Mar. 23, 2020 — In Southeast Asia, the fruit, flowers, and leaves of Indonesia's 'Melinjo' tree are traditional foods. Researchers who study plants from around the world for useful medicinal ... read more

Removing Belly Fat Before It Sticks to You

Mar. 19, 2020 — Researchers are producing in the lab a human protein tasked with removing triglycerides from the blood stream. Unlocking the secrets of human protein APOA 5 gives us a leg up in treating heart ... read more

Too Much Sugar Leads to Early Death, but Not Due to Obesity

Mar. 19, 2020 — Sugar-rich diets have a negative impact on health independent of obesity. Researchers discovered that the shortened survival of fruit flies fed a sugar-rich diet is not the result of their ... read more

Parental Diet Affects Sperm and Health of Future Offspring

Mar. 19, 2020 — When parents eat low-protein or high-fat diets it can lead to metabolic disorders in their adult offspring. Now, an international team has identified a key player and the molecular events underlying ... read more

Childhood Obesity Linked to Higher Risk of Anxiety, Depression and Premature Death

Mar. 18, 2020 — Two new studies underscore health risks associated with childhood obesity. Children with obesity have a three times higher risk of mortality in early adulthood compared with children in the general ... read more

Protein Controls Fat Metabolism

Mar. 17, 2020 — A protein in the cell envelope influences the rate of fatty acid uptake in cells. This process also appears to be altered in overweight ... read more

Solving Obesity: Could Manipulating Microbes Offer an Alternative to Weight Loss Surgery?

Mar. 13, 2020 — Already considered a global epidemic, human obesity continues to be on the rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 40% of the U.S. population is considered obese. As interest ... read more

Evidence Clearly Favors Taxing Sugary Drinks

Mar. 13, 2020 — New Zealand should follow the UK and more than 30 other countries in introducing a tax on sugary drinks to tackle obesity and reduce deaths from chronic diseases, leading researchers ... read more

Newly Discovered Brain Response to Obesity Drug May Inform Future Treatments

Mar. 4, 2020 — The FDA-approved drug liraglutide has been shown to help obese patients lose weight by suppressing their appetite. However, where and how the drug acts in the brain was not fully understood, until ... read more

Molecule Found in Oranges Could Reduce Obesity and Prevent Heart Disease and Diabetes

Mar. 3, 2020 — Researchers are studying a molecule found in sweet oranges and tangerines called nobiletin, which they have shown to drastically reduce obesity and reverse its negative side-effects. But why it works ... read more

Resolving Bitter Debate Over Low-Cal Sweeteners

Mar. 3, 2020 — A new study showed that people who periodically drank beverages with the low-calorie sweetener sucralose, which is found in low-cal soft drinks, candy, breakfast bars, and other products, did ... read more

Visceral Fat Delivers Signal to the Brain That Hurts Cognition

Mar. 3, 2020 — Excessive weight around our middle gives our brain's resident immune cells heavy exposure to a signal that turns them against us, setting in motion a crescendo of inflammation that damages ... read more

When Should You Eat to Manage Your Weight? Breakfast, Not Late-Night Snacks

Feb. 28, 2020 — The balance between weight gain and weight gain loss is predominantly determined by what you eat, how much you eat, and by how much exercise you get. But another important factor is often ... read more

Eating a Vegetarian Diet Rich in Nuts, Vegetables, Soy Linked to Lower Stroke Risk

Feb. 28, 2020 — People who eat a vegetarian diet rich in nuts, vegetables and soy may have a lower risk of stroke than people who eat a diet that includes meat and fish, according to a new ... read more

Possible New Treatment Strategy for Fatty Liver Disease

Feb. 26, 2020 — Researchers have identified a molecular pathway that when silenced could restore the normal function of immune cells in people with fatty liver disease. The findings could lead to new strategies for ... read more

Sex-Specific Traits of the Immune System Explain Men's Susceptibility to Obesity

Feb. 26, 2020 — Researchers have uncovered important differences between the male and female immune system which may explain why men are more susceptible to obesity and metabolism-related associated diseases, such ... read more
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