News tagged with energy balance


TEDMED: Is the obesity crisis a disguise for a deeper problem?

(HealthDay)—Rather than the cause in-and-of-itself, obesity may be a symptom of something far more insidious that is causing obesity-related chronic health concerns, according to a nutrition researcher ...

Overweight and Obesity created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

What really makes us fat? Article questions our understanding of the cause of obesity

If we are to make any progress in tackling the obesity crisis, we have to look again at what really makes us fat, claims an article published in this week's BMJ.

Overweight and Obesity created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Researchers discover gene that causes obesity in mice

Researchers have discovered that deleting a specific gene in mice prevents them from becoming obese even on a high fat diet, a finding they believe may be replicated in humans.

Medical research created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High-fat diet impairs satiation signaling in obese-prone

(HealthDay)—Feeding obese-prone rats a high-fat diet leads to impaired satiation signaling through glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), a gastrointestinal hormone that suppresses food intake and helps regulate ...

Diabetes created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brain circuit that makes it hard for obese people to lose weight

(Medical Xpress)—Imagine you are driving a car, and the harder you press on the accelerator, the harder an invisible foot presses on the brake. That's what happens when obese people diet – the less food they eat, the ...

Medical research created Feb 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sleep duration affects hunger differently in men and women

A new study suggests that increasing the amount of sleep that adults get could lead to reduced food intake, but the hormonal process differs between men and women.

Health created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New clues to how the brain and body communicate to regulate weight

Maintaining a healthy body weight may be difficult for many people, but it's reassuring to know that our brains and bodies are wired to work together to do just that—in essence, to achieve a phenomenon known as energy balance, ...

Overweight and Obesity created Oct 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Changes in sleep architecture increase hunger, eating

A new study shows that both length of time and percentage of overall sleep spent in different sleep stages are associated with decreased metabolic rate, increased hunger, and increased intake of calories (specifically from ...

Health created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Direct link ID'd for sleep deprivation, insulin sensitivity

(HealthDay)—Even short-term sleep restriction results in an insulin-resistant state in adipocytes, according to research published in the Oct. 16 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Medical research created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

How to eat a balanced diet over a week

Nutritionists at the University of Glasgow have served up a menu showing what a balanced diet over a week looks like.

Health created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

High-fat diet may cause change in hypothalamus

(Medical Xpress)—A high fat diet may damage the part of the brain that controls appetite and energy expenditure which in turn dictates our weight.

Medical research created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Limiting TV time—Effective strategy for preventing weight gain in children

Reducing television viewing may be an effective strategy to prevent excess weight gain among adolescents, according to a new study released in the September/October 2012 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Be ...

Health created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Opioid receptors as a drug target for stopping obesity

Imagine eating all of the sugar and fat that you want without gaining a pound. Thanks to new research published in The FASEB Journal, the day may come when this is not too far from reality. That's because researchers from t ...

Overweight and Obesity created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Greater diet-induced obesity in rats consuming sugar solution during the inactive period

Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB) the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior suggests that, not only the amount ...

Health created Jul 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Why current strategies for fighting obesity are not working

(Medical Xpress) -- As the United States wages war on the growing epidemic of obesity among children and adults, a team of University of Colorado School of Medicine obesity researchers conclude that what the ...

Overweight and Obesity created Jul 03, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast