Traditional Chinese medical herb may offer new anti-obesity strategy
Overweight and obesity have become a severe public health problem around the world. Current anti-obesity strategies are mainly aimed at
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Traditional Chinese medical herb may offer new anti-obesity strategy
Overweight and obesity have become a severe public health problem around the world. Current anti-obesity strategies are mainly aimed at
Read moreDiet pills, laxatives used for weight control linked with later eating disorder diagnosis
Boston, MA – Among young women without an eating disorder diagnosis, those who use diet pills and laxatives for weight
Read morePregnant women with eating disorders and their children run higher risk of complications
Pregnant women with eating disorders should undergo extended pregnancy screenings considering their increased risk of complications. That is the conclusion
Read moreLittle-known protein appears to play important role in obesity and metabolic disease
The recently discovered protein is normally abundant in fat; without it, the body struggles to manage glucose and insulin
Read moreObesity embargo alert for December 2019 issue
Editors’ Choice 1 – Anti-obesity Drug Prescriptions: Updated Analysis of Patterns, David R. Saxon, david.saxon@cuanschutz.edu , Sean J. Iwamoto, Christie
Read moreStudies continue to highlight benefits of bariatric surgery in teens
New research examines adolescent patients’ physical function and nutritional outcomes following surgery
Read moreStudies continue to highlight benefits of bariatric surgery in teens
New research examines adolescent patients’ physical function and nutritional outcomes following surgery
Read moreMetabolic syndrome: New use for an old drug
The syndrome, which affects more than 35% of the over-50 population in Western countries, could be treated with Ibrutinib, a drug that has already been approved for other diseases
Read moreClearing damaged cells out of the body helps heal diabetics’ blood vessels
Research published today in Experimental Physiology shows that ramping up one of the body’s waste disposal system, called autophagy, helps
Read moreUninfected individuals born to mothers living with HIV at risk of obesity and asthma
BOSTON – Adolescents and young adults who were born to mothers with HIV but remained uninfected themselves still face a
Read moreDiet trials often amend their outcome measures as they go
Ever wonder why science can’t settle simple diet-related questions? In part it’s because most clinical trials involving diet, even those
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