Overweight & Obesity

Does weight loss surgery harm adolescents' bones?

Sleeve gastrectomy (SG), where about 80% of the stomach is removed, is effective for treating obesity and its complications, but it has been associated with bone loss in adolescents. In a prospective study published in the ...

Oncology & Cancer

Brown fat may help improve cancer survival rates

Brown fat is not linked to cancer-associated loss of body weight and muscle mass, a common condition known as cachexia, according to a new joint study from The Rockefeller University and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New tool to diagnose and assess the severity of sarcopenia

Sarcopenia is a degenerative disease characterized by a pathological decrease in muscle strength that particularly affects older people. Researchers at the University of Barcelona have developed a new tool to assess the presence ...

Overweight & Obesity

Weightlifting your way to weight loss

Look at a bodybuilder who has bulked up with bulging muscles, and it might not seem that lifting weights can shed pounds. But first impressions can be deceiving.

Overweight & Obesity

Bulking and cutting: Is it safe for your metabolism?

If you've ever spent any time online trying to figure out the best way to build muscle or get in shape, you've probably come across a celebrity, athlete or fitness influencer somewhere advocating for the "bulking and cutting" ...

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