Diet Alone Will Not Likely Lead to Significant Weight Loss
Newly-published research demonstrates that simply reducing caloric intake is not enough to promote significant weight loss.
Obesity Has Effect On Disability, Not Life Expectancy, For Adults 70+
New research shows that obese adults who reach the age of 70 are at no greater risk of dying than their non-obese counterparts, but they do have a much greater probability of spending their remaining years disabled.
Even Health Professionals Who Treat Obesity are Biased Against Overweight Patients
Obesity specialists from physicians and researchers to pharmacologists and psychologists, showed significant anti-fat bias according to a recent study
Study Of Obese Diabetics Explains Why Low-Carb Diets Produce Fast Results
A new study has shown why the pounds melt so quickly on low-carbohydrate diets, and it's not related to water, metabolism or boredom.
Visceral Fat Loss After Dieting is Not Necessarily Responsible For Disease Risk Improvements
Weight-loss related changes in risk factors for diabetes and cardiovascular disease are often linked to visceral fat, rather than other types of fat deposits, especially in people with different racial and ethnic backgrounds.
Immigrants, Beware: Living In The United States Is Fattening
Immigrants who have lived in the United States for at least 15 years are nearly as obese as U.S.-born adults
Weight, Fitness and Lifestyle Identified as Important Factors Contributing to Metabolic Syndrome
The prevalence of metabolic syndrome, an important cause of cardiovascular disease, is increasing, especially in young individuals
Milk and Dairy Products Protect Against “Metabolic Syndrome”
A daily helping of dairy foods protect against the clustering of abnormal body chemistry known as the metabolic syndrome, suggests a study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Research Provides Clues to Obesity’s Cause and Hints of New Approach for Curbing Appetite
Hot fudge sundaes and french fries aside, new research suggests obesity is due at least in part to an attraction between leptin, the hormone that signals the brain when to stop eating, and a protein more recently associated with heart disease.
Future Burden Of Obesity-Related Conditions Likely To Be Substantial, Warn Researchers
A large, community-based study found that over 30 years, nine out of 10 men and seven out of 10 women were overweight or became overweight.
New Protein May Play a Role in Obesity
Study identifies a new receptor protein present on fat cells that may play a role in fat metabolism and have implications for the many individuals suffering from obesity.
Eating And Body Weight Regulated By Specific Neurons
Researchers provide direct evidence that two parts of a neuronal system, one that promotes eating and another that suppresses eating, are critical for the acute regulation of eating and body weight.
Food Portions May Explain the ‘French Paradox’ of Rich Foods and a Thin Population
Perplexing disconnect between France's rich cuisine and slender population can be explained in part by portions that are significantly smaller than those in America.
