Overweight & Obesity
Why is obesity so common in COVID-19 patients?
A hormone that connects the body's metabolism and immune response system may explain why COVID-19 is so dangerous for people with obesity.
Jul 24, 2020
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Scientists discover the switch that makes human brown fat burn energy
An international research team have discovered how to activate brown fat in humans, which may lead to new treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity. The results of the collaboration between the Centre de recherche du Centre ...
Aug 05, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
Body mass index may not be the best indicator of our health, so how can we improve it?
Body mass index or BMI has long been the standard for measuring health. The simple formula is widely used to classify whether our weight falls within a "healthy" range for our height. BMI provides an estimate of a person's ...
Jul 29, 2020
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Lipoic acid supplements help some obese but otherwise healthy people lose weight
A compound given as a dietary supplement to overweight but otherwise healthy people in a clinical trial caused many of the patients to slim down, research by Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University ...
Aug 12, 2020
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Pizza study shows body copes surprisingly well with one-off calorie indulgence
A new study, which involved participants eating pizza well after feeling 'full' in order to test what immediate effects this had on the body, finds that our metabolism is surprisingly good at coping with over-indulgence.
Jul 24, 2020
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How long should you fast for weight loss?
Two daily fasting diets, also known as time-restricted feeding diets, are effective for weight loss, according to a new study published by researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Jul 15, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Body weight has surprising, alarming impact on brain function
As a person's weight goes up, all regions of the brain go down in activity and blood flow, according to a new brain imaging study in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
Aug 05, 2020
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COVID-19 severity is increased in patients with mild obesity
The risk of greater COVID-19 severity and death is higher in people with any obese body mass index (BMI), according to a study to be published in the European Journal of Endocrinology. The study findings showed that BMI over ...
Jul 16, 2020
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Buckwheat enhances the production of a protein that supports longevity
A healthy low-calorie diet that contains plant products can help us improve the level of sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) protein production that is known to increase life expectancy. A team of scientists from Krasnoyarsk conducted an experiment ...
Jul 22, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
What food cravings tell us about the quality of our diets
Do you dream of ice cream in a Zoom meeting or reach for potato chips as you check the latest COVID-19 stats? You may be experiencing something deeper than a whim, according to a team of scientists at the Human Nutrition ...
Aug 03, 2020
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