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Timing of carbohydrate intake plays role in blood glucose regulation for men with prediabetes

According to a nutrition study led by the German Institute of Human Nutrition, a partner of the German Center for Diabetes Research, the so-called internal clock also influences how people with impaired glucose metabolism react to carbohydrate-rich food.

9 Mar 2017

New system uses remote medical monitoring, mobile games to improve at-home pelvic floor muscle training

Urinary incontinence is any involuntary urine leakage. It is a condition that can be more or less severe and it affects one in three women of all ages, which is more than 56 million people in Europe and more than 350 million people in the world.

9 Mar 2017

Greater time spent in physical activities linked to lower presence of cardiometabolic risk factors

Greater time spent in physical activities with moderate-high intensity and less time devoted to sedentary activities, such as watching television, are associated with a lower presence of cardiometabolic risk factors including obesity, diabetes and certain individual components of metabolic syndrome, according to the first results published from the multicentric study PREDIMED-PLUS.

9 Mar 2017

Factors contributing to childhood adiposity begin before birth, study shows

A new article, published in the journal BMC Medicine, reports the largest epigenome-wide association study to date that provides evidence that factors contributing to childhood adiposity (level of body fat) begin before birth and are influenced by mother’s lifestyle, and fetal genetic and epigenetic factors.

9 Mar 2017

Hormone secreted by bone cells can suppress appetite, mice study reveals

A hormone secreted by bone cells can suppress appetite, according to mouse studies conducted by Columbia University Medical Center researchers.

8 Mar 2017

Study finds higher prevalence of arthritis in recent generations

In an analysis of the Canadian population born between the 1930s and 1960s, each succeeding generation had a higher prevalence of arthritis.

8 Mar 2017

High levels of folate during pregnancy may decrease hypertension risk in children

A new article published in the American Journal of Hypertension finds that babies born to mothers with cardiometabolic risk factors were less likely to develop high blood pressure if their mothers had higher levels of folate during pregnancy.

8 Mar 2017

Penn researchers identify genome-wide changes caused by high-fat diet

By comparing two strains of mice -- one that becomes obese and diabetic on a high-fat diet and another resistant to a high-fat regimen -- researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania identified genome-wide changes caused by a high-fat diet.

8 Mar 2017

Maternal overweight and obesity linked to increased risk of child’s cerebral palsy

Being overweight or obese during pregnancy increases the chance of having a child with cerebral palsy, according to new research led by the University of Michigan School of Public Health and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.

7 Mar 2017

Researchers identify 90 genes in fat that could play key roles in cardiometabolic diseases

A sweeping international effort is connecting the dots between genes in our fat cells and our risk for obesity and cardiometabolic diseases such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

6 Mar 2017

New study shows that BMI has no impact on meniscus repair surgery

Meniscal repairs are one of the most common orthopedic surgeries in the U.S., but about 15 percent of them fail, requiring the patient to undergo a second surgery. Many have assumed that an increased body mass index (BMI) is a good predictor of whether a meniscal repair will fail, since more weight translates to more pressure on the knee joint.

6 Mar 2017

SLU study findings suggest new method to suppress LDL cholesterol

In a paper published in Biochemical Pharmacology, Saint Louis University researchers examined the way a nuclear receptor called REV-ERB is involved in regulating cholesterol metabolism.

6 Mar 2017

Study: Political leanings, weight influence people's opinions on obesity-related public policies

People's political leanings and their own weight shape opinions on obesity-related public policies, according to a new study by two University of Kansas researchers.

6 Mar 2017

Study describes method to engineer brown adipose tissue from white fat-derived stem cells

Researchers have demonstrated the potential to engineer brown adipose tissue, which has therapeutic promise to treat metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes, from white adipose-derived stem cells.

3 Mar 2017

New report reveals growing appetite for takeaways and ready meals among adults in the UK

New figures reveal that at least 79 million ready meals and 22 million fast-food and takeaway meals are eaten weekly by adults in the UK, according to estimates in a new report by Cancer Research UK out today (Friday).

3 Mar 2017

Scientists track 'guardian immune cells' to uncover mechanics underlying inflammation and obesity

Scientists have uncovered the physiological mechanics underlying inflammation and obesity by tracking the actions of 'guardian immune cells' in response to changes in diet.

2 Mar 2017

Study shows how ‘secondhand sugar’ can pass from mother to infant through breast milk

Add breast milk to the list of foods and beverages that contain fructose, a sweetener linked to health issues ranging from obesity to diabetes.

2 Mar 2017

Review identifies treatment methods to reduce complications in TKR patients with obesity

Obesity affects 35 percent of the adult population in the U.S. A new literature review published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons identifies strategies to improve total knee replacement outcomes in patients with obesity.

2 Mar 2017

Researchers probe potential link between gut microbiota and poor artery health

Scientific evidence that the assortment of gut microbes in humans influences different and critical aspects of health is piling up: Researchers think our microbes may influence obesity, anxiety, depression, autism, cancer and gastrointestinal diseases.

1 Mar 2017

Brown fat in humans three times greater than previously known, TUM study shows

Compared to white fat, brown body fat burns through energy at an extraordinary rate. However, until now the proportion of brown fat in humans was thought to be quite small.

1 Mar 2017

Obesity News and Research

Latest Obesity News and Research

Timing of carbohydrate intake plays role in blood glucose regulation for men with prediabetes

New system uses remote medical monitoring, mobile games to improve at-home pelvic floor muscle training

Greater time spent in physical activities linked to lower presence of cardiometabolic risk factors

Factors contributing to childhood adiposity begin before birth, study shows

Hormone secreted by bone cells can suppress appetite, mice study reveals

Study finds higher prevalence of arthritis in recent generations

High levels of folate during pregnancy may decrease hypertension risk in children

Penn researchers identify genome-wide changes caused by high-fat diet

Maternal overweight and obesity linked to increased risk of child’s cerebral palsy

Researchers identify 90 genes in fat that could play key roles in cardiometabolic diseases

New study shows that BMI has no impact on meniscus repair surgery

SLU study findings suggest new method to suppress LDL cholesterol

Study: Political leanings, weight influence people's opinions on obesity-related public policies

Study describes method to engineer brown adipose tissue from white fat-derived stem cells

New report reveals growing appetite for takeaways and ready meals among adults in the UK

Scientists track 'guardian immune cells' to uncover mechanics underlying inflammation and obesity

Study shows how ‘secondhand sugar’ can pass from mother to infant through breast milk

Review identifies treatment methods to reduce complications in TKR patients with obesity

Researchers probe potential link between gut microbiota and poor artery health

Brown fat in humans three times greater than previously known, TUM study shows

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