Is weight loss as simple as calories in, calories out? In the end, it may be gut microbes that make calories count
Is the adage "calories in, calories out" true? The short answer is yes, but the full story is more nuanced.
Sep 10, 2024
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Tissues: News and Research on Adipose Tissue
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Long-term exercisers have 'healthier' belly fat, study reveals
People with obesity who are long-time exercisers have healthier belly fat tissue and can store fat there more effectively than nonexercisers with obesity, according to a new study from a team of researchers at the University ...
Sep 10, 2024
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Chemokine receptor study identifies potential therapies to address sex-related weight gain and disease
A decline in estrogen during menopause causes changes in body fat distribution and associated cardiovascular and metabolic disease, but a new study identifies potential therapies that might one day reverse these unhealthy ...
Aug 14, 2024
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Same workout, different weight loss: Signal molecule versions are key, research suggests
Some people lose weight slower than others after workouts, and a Kobe University research team found a reason. They studied what happens to mice that cannot produce signal molecules that respond specifically to short-term ...
Jul 11, 2024
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Scientists turn white fat cells into calorie-burning beige fat
A new study shows that suppressing a protein turns ordinary fat into a calorie burner and may explain why drug trials attempting the feat haven't been successful.
Jul 1, 2024
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Daily sauna time might help prevent menopause-related weight gain
New research performed with mice suggests that daily time in a warm environment such as a sauna might help older adults, especially women, combat age-related obesity and insulin resistance. The study shows the potential of ...
Jul 1, 2024
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Intake reduction and pre-surgery body weight explain efficacy of weight loss surgery, study shows
A new study finds that pre-surgery weight plays a role in how much weight loss occurs after gastric bypass. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative ...
Jun 20, 2024
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Heavy resistance training around retirement preserves vital leg strength years later, shows study
Twelve months of heavy resistance training—exercise that makes muscles work against force—around the time of retirement preserves vital leg strength years later, show the follow-up results of a clinical trial, published ...
Jun 18, 2024
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Research seeks to demystify obesity's link to type 2 diabetes
A recent study sheds light on the factors that make some people more at risk of developing type 2 diabetes than others and the complex role body weight plays in the prevalence of the condition.
Jun 11, 2024
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Study reveals brown fat's role in protecting blood sugar metabolism
While white fat stores calories, brown fat burns them. A new study, appearing in the journal Cell, reveals that brown fat improves metabolic health by providing nutrients important to other organs, rather than warming up ...
Jun 7, 2024
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