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Study examines why overweight people are more susceptible to illness
If you gain weight, the fat cells in the body get bigger. So in the extremely obese, those fat cells are greatly enlarged. Now, researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) were able to show how enlarged fat ...
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Green Mediterranean diet reduces twice as much visceral fat as traditional Mediterranean diet
Following the green Mediterranean diet significantly reduces visceral adipose tissue, a type of fat around internal organs that is much more dangerous than the extra "tire" around your waist. Recently, researchers compared ...
Nov 28, 2022
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Obesity linked to poor brain health in children
Using MRI data from the largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the United States, researchers have found that higher weight and body mass index (BMI) in pre-adolescence are associated with poor brain ...
Nov 28, 2022
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South Asian people undergo type 2 diabetes remission with low calorie diets
People of South Asian ethnicity may be able to achieve type 2 diabetes remissions by following a structured weight management program, according to a new study which saw one third of participants lose more than 10% of their ...
Nov 25, 2022
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Mukbang, #EatWithMe and eating disorders on TikTok: why online food consumption videos could fuel food fixations
You might have come across #EatWithMe videos on TikTok, which typically feature young women eating food while encouraging viewers to eat along with them. Many such content creators say they aim to help people with eating ...
Nov 25, 2022
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The piles of sugar hidden from shoppers by food manufacturers
New research shows that two thirds of all packaged foods on supermarket shelves contain added sugars—including some you might not expect—and they're hard to identify, thanks to confusing terms used by food manufacturers.
Nov 22, 2022
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Probing the role of blood vessels in treating obesity-related disorders
Diabetes and its associated consequences are a major health concern around the world. They lead to significant mortality. For instance, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) caused 1.5 million deaths in 2019. Of the various factors ...
Nov 22, 2022
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Believe it or 'nut,' almonds can help you cut calories
Weight loss is never an easy nut to crack, but a handful of almonds could keep extra kilos at bay according to new research from the University of South Australia.
Nov 21, 2022
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Smartphone health care app helps users lose weight
Behavior therapy is a well-known and effective treatment for obesity. But now, researchers from Japan have found that behavior therapy can be successfully implemented using a smartphone health care app.
Nov 21, 2022
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Study explores weight terminology that youth prefer, dislike
Many youth have a preference and dislike for terms of weight terminology, with differences seen across sex, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, and weight status, according to a study published online Nov. 21 in Pediatrics.
Nov 21, 2022
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Patients complain some obesity care startups offer pills, and not much else
Many Americans turn to the latest big idea to lose weight—fad diets, fitness crazes, dodgy herbs and pills, bariatric surgery, just to name a few. They're rarely the magic solution people dream of.
Nov 18, 2022
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Some reduced-carb diets may decrease diabetes risk, but others may raise it
When it comes to reduced-carb diets, it may be quality, not quantity, that matters most.
Nov 17, 2022
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Potatoes can be part of a healthy diet
When we think of healthy vegetables, we don't think of potatoes, but we should. Potatoes have developed a reputation for causing weight gain and an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, and often find themselves on a list of ...
Nov 17, 2022
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Obesity medicine expert discusses the connection between metabolism and mental health
Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that more than 40% of American adults are classified as obese and 36% report symptoms of anxiety, depression or both. According to Shebani Sethi, MD, ...
Nov 17, 2022
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Study compares adverse events after two types of bariatric surgery in adolescents
Adolescents who underwent sleeve gastrectomy, a type of weight-loss surgery that involves removing part of the stomach, were less likely to go the emergency room or be admitted to the hospital in the five years after their ...
Nov 15, 2022
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Obesity linked to higher rate of knee replacement revisions
Australians undergoing a knee replacement operation are at a higher risk of needing further surgery if they're obese.
Nov 15, 2022
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Researchers find stronger immune response against herpes simplex virus 2 in obese mice
A team of researchers at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, working with a colleague from Myunggok Medical Research Center, has found that test mice intentionally overfed to make them obese put up a stronger ...
Bariatric surgery decreases risk of heart disease
A Rutgers study of obese adults, all with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and morbid obesity (body mass index > 40), has shown that those who underwent bariatric surgery suffered far fewer extreme cardiovascular ...
Nov 14, 2022
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Solving childhood obesity requires strong connections within coalitions, new study suggests
How do you solve a problem as vast and intractable as childhood obesity? A new study from researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and ChildObesity180 offers important new clues.
Nov 14, 2022
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More teens are getting weight loss surgery, if families can afford it
A growing number of U.S. teenagers are undergoing weight-loss surgery, but the figures suggest many still lack access to the procedures—especially underinsured Black and Hispanic kids.
Nov 14, 2022
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