Health
What can we do to keep people from gaining more weight?
During a plane ride, Sara Bleich watched a flight attendant take an overweight passenger's drink order. The passenger asked for cranberry juice.
Apr 10, 2019
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International Journal of Obesity
Genetics
Child's risk of obesity influenced by changes in genes
A child's risk of obesity as they grow up can be influenced by modifications to their DNA prior to birth, a new University of Southampton study has shown.
Feb 20, 2019
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Accelerated risk of mobility loss for people aged 60+ tied to excess weight/inactivity
The combination of excess weight/obesity and an inactive lifestyle represents a powerful joint risk factor for developing mobility loss after age 60, according to a new study.
Feb 12, 2019
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Overweight & Obesity
In utero antibiotics and obesity risk
Identifying risk factors for childhood obesity is necessary for developing prevention strategies. Previous studies of a potential association between antibiotic use during pregnancy and childhood obesity have had conflicting ...
Feb 1, 2019
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Health
Want healthier eating habits? Start with a workout
In the latest evidence that it's worth sticking to your health-focused New Year's resolutions, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have found that exercising regularly is linked to better eating habits.
Jan 30, 2019
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Overweight & Obesity
Maternal programming during pregnancy induces long-term postpartum obesity
During normal pregnancy, mothers always gain body weight within a proper range. However, many women worry that extra pounds put on during pregnancy will not be lost after childbirth and, in fact, past studies have shown that ...
Jan 8, 2019
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Overweight & Obesity
Weight change in middle-aged and elderly Singaporean Chinese linked to increased mortality risk
Both moderate-to-large weight gain and weight loss, defined as a change of 10% or more in weight, among middle-aged and elderly Chinese Singaporeans are linked to increased risk of death, particularly from cardiovascular ...
Dec 18, 2018
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Diabetes
Study suggests promising new Rx target for obesity and diabetes
Research led by Suresh Alahari, Ph.D., Fred Brazda Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology at LSU Health New Orleans, suggests a novel protein may be a promising therapeutic target to treat or prevent metabolic disorders. ...
Dec 17, 2018
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Overweight & Obesity
Simple tips to curb overindulgence can help stop pounds piling on at Christmas
A study by the University of Birmingham and Loughborough University has shown that regular weighing at home and simple tips to curb excess eating and drinking can prevent people from piling on the pounds at Christmas.
Dec 10, 2018
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Neuroscience
Satiety in 3-D
Many overweight people lack the feeling of being full. It was long thought that this was due to the disrupted transport of the satiety hormone leptin to the brain. That is not the case, as a group of scientists from Helmholtz ...
Oct 11, 2018
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