3-Week Study Shows 50-Percent Reversal In Metabolic Syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes
Obese and overweight individuals suffering metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes showed significant health improvements after only three weeks of diet and moderate exercise even though the participants remained overweight.
Study Could Lead To A Novel Strategy For Treating Obesity: Fatty-Acids
Results of study suggest that restoring fatty-acid levels in the brain may be a promising way to treat obesity.
Darkness Unveils Vital Metabolic Fuel Switch Between Sugar And Fat, Provides New Research Target...
While their findings could provide new insight into mammalian hibernation, researchers note that the pivotal metabolic signal that emerged from the dark also presents a new target for obesity and type 2 diabetes research.
Dramatic Increase in Annual Rate of Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgeries
The number of bariatric surgeries performed in the U.S. increased by 450 percent between 1998 and 2002, a growth the researchers say could be linked with use of the minimally invasive laparoscopic technique.
Pre-Pregnancy Weight Increasing, Bringing More Risk, Complications
A growing number of women are overweight or obese when they become pregnant, a condition that is risky to both mother and baby.
High-Sugar Diet Pushing Some Latino Kids Toward Type 2 Diabetes
Overweight Latino children who consume lots of sugar-especially in sugary drinks-show signs of beta cell decline, a precursor of type 2 diabetes, according to researchers.
Daily Weighing Helps People Lose Weight, Prevents Gain
People who are trying to either lose weight or avoid gaining do better by weighing themselves daily, according to a new study in the December issue of Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
Recipe For Overeating: Dangers Of Mixing Stress, Deprivation And Tempting Foods
Two studies in the October issue of Behavioral Neuroscience show that when animals are stressed, deprived and exposed to tempting food, they overeat, with different degrees of interaction. The powerful interplay between internal and external factors helps explain why dieters rebound and even one cookie can trigger a binge if someone's predisposed to binge.
How Protein-Rich Diets Curb Hunger
Researchers have uncovered new evidence to explain the observation that diets rich in protein stunt the appetite.
Phenolic Compounds May Explain Mediterranean Diet Benefits
Phenolic compounds in olive oil, which have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-clotting properties, may explain cardiovascular health benefits associated with the so-called Mediterranean Diet, according to a new study.
Study: Big Portions Influence Overeating As Much As Taste, Even When The Food Tastes...
According to a new Cornell University study, when moviegoers were served stale popcorn in big buckets, they ate 34 percent more than those given the same stale popcorn in medium-sized containers. Tasty food created even larger appetites...
Stanford Scientists’ Discovery Of Hormone Offers Hope For Obesity Drug
When the appetite-enhancing hormone ghrelin was discovered a few years ago, researchers thought they had found the last of the major genes that regulate weight. They were wrong.
New TNS Study Shows Most Australian Women Are Overweight
A new study reinforces growing alarm among health and nutrition professionals that Australia is in the grips of rising levels of excess weight, risking future diabetes, heart disease and cancer epidemics and increasing mental illness in the community.
Researchers Looking At How Neighborhoods Contribute To Healthy Lifestyles
The project by nutrition researchers from Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is part of efforts to learn how a neighborhood influences physical activity and diet.
Nutrition Expert Evaluates New Weight-Loss Medication Orlistat
New data presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of NAASO, The Obesity Society in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Low Blood Glucose Levels May Complicate Gastric Bypass Surgery
Physicians monitoring patients who have undergone gastric bypass surgery should be on the alert for a new, potentially dangerous hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) complication.
