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Tag: DIET/BODY WEIGHT
Does sugar cause diabetes? (video)
WASHINGTON, June 1, 2021 — In the U.S., diabetes is very common — 1 in 10 people have it, and tens of thousands of people die from it every year. If you have diabetes, you have way too much sugar…
It’s never too early to begin healthy eating habits
New randomized trial shows promoting healthy guidelines result
Junk food game helps people eat less and lose weight
Using a brain-training app helps people eat less junk food and lose weight, new research suggests. The Food Trainer (FoodT app) trains people to tap on images of healthy foods – but to stop when they see unhealthy snacks, creating…
International study of weight stigma reveals similar, pervasive experiences
Findings also show negative implications of weight stigma for healthcare
Tai chi about equal to conventional exercise for reducing belly fat in middle aged and older adults
Embargoed News from Annals of Internal Medicine
Soft drink ads target ‘vulnerable’
TV marketing lures some consumers more – study
LSU Health New Orleans describes a causal mechanism of link between cancer and obesity
New Orleans, LA – A review study led by Maria D. Sanchez-Pino, PhD, an assistant research professor in the departments of Interdisciplinary Oncology and Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans’ School of Medicine and Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, advances…
Socioeconomically disadvantaged adolescents’ diets worsened during lockdown
The authors stress the need for public policies to prevent a continued increase in nutritional and health-related inequalities
People who eat a plant-based dinner could reduce their risk of heart disease by ten percent
WASHINGTON–People who eat too many refined carbs and fatty meats for dinner have a higher risk of heart disease than those who eat a similar diet for breakfast, according to a nationwide study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of…
Proteomics reveals how exercise increases the efficiency of muscle energy production
Mitochondria are the cell’s power plants and produce the majority of a cell’s energy needs through an electrochemical process called electron transport chain coupled to another process known as oxidative phosphorylation. A number of different proteins in mitochondria facilitate these…
Amazon indigenous group’s lifestyle may hold a key to slowing down aging
Tsimane people are unique for their healthy brains that age more slowly
According to a new study, testosterone therapy may reduce non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese
Press release – Abstract 481: Effects of testosterone therapy on morphology and grade of NAFLD in obese men with functional hypogonadism and type 2 diabetes According to a new study, testosterone therapy may reduce non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese…
New USPSTF recommendation on behavioral counseling interventions for healthy weight in pregnancy
Bottom Line: In a new recommendation statement, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians offer pregnant adolescents and adults effective behavioral counseling interventions aimed at promoting healthy weight gain and preventing excess gestational weight gain in pregnancy.…
Weight-loss treatment prevents accumulation of lipid linked to cardiac mortality
Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet, University of Oxford and University of Copenhagen have shown that elevated levels of lipids known as ceramides can be associated with a ten-fold higher risk of death from cardiovascular disease. Treatment with liraglutide could keep…
Impact of school nutrition policies in California varies by children’s ethnicity
California state school nutrition policies and federal policies for school meals have mixed impacts on childhood obesity in children of Pacific Islander (PI), Filipino (FI) and American Indian/Alaska native (AIAN) origins, according to a new study published this week in…
Weight-loss maintainers sit less than weight-stable people with obesity
SILVER SPRING, Md.–People who are successful at weight-loss maintenance spend less time sitting during the week and weekends compared to weight-stable individuals with obesity, according to a paper published online in Obesity , The Obesity Society’s flagship journal. This is…
New research reveals that a low-calorie ketogenic diet can help testosterone levels in overweight men
Press release – Abstract 743: Effects of a very low-calorie ketogenic diet on androgen levels in overweight/obese men: a single-arm uncontrolled study New research reveals that a low-calorie ketogenic diet can help testosterone levels in overweight men, reducing overall levels…
Higher dose of DHA associated with lower early preterm birth rate, NIH-funded study finds
Women taking 1,000 mg of docosohexanoic acid (DHA) daily in the last half of pregnancy had a lower rate of early preterm birth than women who took the standard 200 mg dose, according to a study funded by the National…
Obesity protects against death in severe bacterial infection
For many diseases, overweight and obesity are risk factors. But now a study shows that a higher BMI may be linked to higher survival rates in patients hospitalized for severe bacterial infections. Scientists at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and…
Regular physical activity linked to better organized preteen brains
Data from ~6,000 9- and 10-year-old show positive effects on the developing ‘connectome’
Bile acids trigger satiety in the brain
EPFL scientists have discovered a new role for bile acids: they curb appetite by entering the brain.
Long-term gluten intake, cognitive function among women
What The Study Did: This observational study found no association between long-term dietary intake of gluten and cognitive function among a large group of middle-age women without celiac disease. Authors: Andrew T. Chan, M.D., M.P.H., of Massachusetts General Hospital and…
Vast under-treatment of diabetes seen in global study
Only 1 in 10 people with diabetes in low- and middle-income countries is getting evidence-based, low-cost comprehensive care
UC leads infant health study
Researchers and community members work together to promote healthy eating habits for babies
Eating habits change only slightly after gestational diabetes diagnosis, NIH study suggests
Findings highlight disparities by race/ethnicity, education level, age and obesity status
Vegan and omnivorous diets promote equivalent muscle mass gain, study shows
Trials performed by researchers at the University of São Paulo with healthy young adults show that the right level of protein intake is the key to muscle health, regardless of protein source.
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Study shows Pinterest users pin healthy recipes, are more likely to make unhealthy ones
George Mason study finds users liked and pinned posts that were healthy but more heavily engaged off-line with recipes that were high in fat, sugar, and total calories – indicating that users were more like to actually cook the less healthy recipes
Western diet found to impair function of immune cells in the gut
Cleveland Clinic-led researchers publish findings in Cell Host & Microbe
Western diet may increase risk of gut inflammation, infection
Diet rich in sugar, fat damages immune cells in digestive tracts of mice
New tool offers personalized, low environmental impact, healthy diet specific to country and season
To improve our own health and the health of our planet, dietary habits will need to change. Because the composition of an optimal diet changes depending on the combination of location, season, and personalized dietary needs, investigators have built a…
New study shows tree nuts may play a role in both weight loss and weight maintenance
New findings published in Nutrients
One cup of leafy green vegetables a day lowers risk of heart disease
New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found that by eating just one cup of nitrate-rich vegetables each day people can significantly reduce their risk of heart disease.
Dr. Katherine Saunders wins inaugural Women at Weill Investment Competition
The inaugural Women at Weill investment competition recently selected Intellihealth, a comprehensive medical obesity treatment platform co-founded by Dr. Katherine Saunders, assistant professor of clinical medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, as its first winner. Hosted by Weill Cornell Medicine’s BioVenture…
Fasting lowers blood pressure by reshaping the gut microbiota
Nearly half of adults in the United States have hypertension, a condition that raises the risk for heart disease and stroke, which are leading causes of death in the U. S. At Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. David J. Durgan…
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Compound found in some vegetables may reduce diabetes-related kidney damage
Phenethyl isothiocyanate, derived from watercress and other cruciferous vegetables, shows benefits in rats
Designing healthy diets – with computer analysis
A new mathematical model for the interaction of bacteria in the gut could help design new probiotics and specially tailored diets to prevent diseases. The research, from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, was recently published in the journal PNAS.…
Study strengthens links between red meat and heart disease
Sophia Antipolis – 15 April 2021: An observational study in nearly 20,000 individuals has found that greater intake of red and processed meat is associated with worse heart function. The research is presented at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2021, an online…
CNIO researchers discover that a drug already in use in humans corrects obesity in mice
The approach, with ,no side effects, was to treat obesity as an inflammatory disease
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Family child care home providers with high diet self-efficacy are better equipped to manage stress
For individuals who care for other people’s children in their home, building self-efficacy for healthy eating is an important component of health promotion and can buffer the impact of stress on diet quality, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Leptin puts the brakes on eating via novel neurocircuit
Energy balance includes modulation of dopamine reward signaling
Weight loss changes people’s responsiveness to food marketing: study
Obesity rates have increased dramatically in developed countries over the past 40 years — and many people have assumed that food marketing is at least in part to blame. But are people with obesity really more susceptible to food marketing?…
Diet and exercise may increase efficacy of chemotherapy for children with cancer
Pilot study suggests nutrition improves success of pediatric leukemia treatment; national trial to launch this year
Diet + exercise + chemo = increased survival in youth with leukemia
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles study finds risk of detectable cancer cells decreased by 70% after one month of treatment in patients with ALL
Sugar not so nice for your child’s brain development
New research shows how high consumption affects learning, memory
New approach for the development of a drug treatment for obesity and the resulting diseases
The protein Asc-1 regulates whether fat-burning beige or fat-storing white adipocytes are formed, which can have an impact on the development of metabolic diseases. This is shown by a current study of the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the German Center…
Diets high in heat-treated foods increase risk of chronic kidney disease, rat study shows
Processed foods drive intestinal barrier permeability and microvascular diseases