Fructose intake driver of obesity, just like in hibernating animals, study finds
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have officially identified a central conduit to obesity: fructose.
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Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have officially identified a central conduit to obesity: fructose.
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Associated with poorer mental health outcomes and reduced quality of life, obesity is on the rise in the United States. Currently, more than 30% of American adults are classified as obese. A risk factor for several diseases, ...
Jul 25, 2023
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World-wide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975, according to the World Health Organization. Numerous causes of obesity have been hypothesized including increased dietary fat, carbohydrate or ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption, ...
Jul 25, 2023
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What determines whether we become overweight? Aside from lifestyle, predisposition plays a role, but genes cannot fully explain the inherited propensity to accumulate excess weight.
Jul 19, 2023
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A team of medical researchers at Memorial University, in Canada, has found evidence showing that concentrations of the PGE2 molecule in the brain can lead to both weight loss and weight gain depending on the amount. In their ...
Body mass index (BMI) may not increase mortality independently of other risk factors in adults, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE by Aayush Visaria and Soko Setoguchi of Rutgers University.
Jul 5, 2023
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A study involving more than 745,000 adolescents from 41 countries across Europe and North America identified an increase in the amount of teenagers who underestimate their body weight.
Jul 3, 2023
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Just as there are different types of fat in food, there are different types of fat tissue found within the body. White adipose tissue (WAT) is the most abundant form of fat, while brown adipose tissue (BAT) plays an important ...
Jun 29, 2023
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Researchers led by McMaster University professor Gregory Steinberg and postdoctoral research fellow Dongdong Wang have uncovered a key mechanism for promoting weight loss and maintaining the burning of calories during dieting.
Jun 28, 2023
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People with obesity who suffer a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) may be at risk for prolonged mTBI-related symptoms, likely due to increased systemic inflammation, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the ...
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