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An obesity protein discovery may lead to better treatments

April 29, 2020 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

A USC-led international team of scientists has found the precise shape of a key player in human metabolism, which could lead the way to better treatments for obesity and other metabolic disease. For the study, the scientists focused on a protein in the brain, the melanocortin 4 receptor (or MC4R). This receptor helps with regulating the body's energy balance by controlling … [Read more...]

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A gut-to-brain circuit drives sugar preference and may explain sugar cravings

April 20, 2020 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

A little extra sugar can make us crave just about anything, from cookies to condiments to coffee smothered in whipped cream. But its sweetness doesn't fully explain our desire. Instead, new research shows this magic molecule has a back channel to the brain. Like other sweet-tasting things, sugar triggers specialized taste buds on the tongue. But it also switches on an … [Read more...]

Diabetes News, Weight Management News

Obesity is a critical risk factor for type 2 diabetes, regardless of genetics

April 20, 2020 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Obesity increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by at least 6 times, regardless of genetic predisposition to the disease, concludes research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]). The study is by Dr Theresia Schnurr and Hermina Jakupovi?, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty … [Read more...]

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Newly discovered brain response to obesity drug may inform future treatments

March 12, 2020 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved drug liraglutide has been shown to help obese patients lose weight by suppressing their appetite. However, where and how the drug acts in the brain was not fully understood, until now. A new preclinical study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, published in Science Translational Medicine today, … [Read more...]

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Neuron Found in Mice Could Have Implications for Effective Diet Drugs

January 20, 2020 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Ever eaten something, gotten sick and then didn't want to eat that food again because of how it made you feel? That's because a signal from the gut to the brain produced that sickness, creating a taste aversion. Conventional wisdom renders there's one circuit in the brain that suppresses eating -- it comes from the stomach and makes you feel sick if you activate it too hard. … [Read more...]

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Intermittent fasting

Intermittent fasting: Live ‘fast,’ live longer?

January 14, 2020 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

For many people, the New Year is a time to adopt new habits as a renewed commitment to personal health. Newly enthusiastic fitness buffs pack into gyms and grocery stores are filled with shoppers eager to try out new diets. But, does scientific evidence support the claims made for these diets? In a review article published in the Dec. 26 issue of The New England Journal … [Read more...]

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Why you should consider 'exercise snacks' and just moving more in 2020

Why you should consider ‘exercise snacks’ and just moving more in 2020

January 1, 2020 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

If you want to get in better shape in 2020 you don't necessarily have to achieve it through long, arduous workouts according to researchers at the University of B.C. This past year, Jonathan Little, who teaches at the school of health and exercise science at UBC Okanagan, published two studies that showed the benefit of what he calls "exercise snacks." They are 20-second … [Read more...]

Weight Management News

Type 2 diabetes remission

Type 2 diabetes remission possible with ‘achievable’ weight loss

November 11, 2019 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

People who achieve weight loss of 10% or more in the first five years following diagnosis with type 2 diabetes have the greatest chance of seeing their disease go into remission, according to a study led by the University of Cambridge. The findings suggest that it is possible to recover from the disease without intensive lifestyle interventions or extreme calorie … [Read more...]

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Eat This, Not That: Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain

November 7, 2019 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

ORLANDO (Ivanhoe Newswire) --It’s easy to gain weight during the holidays, especially with all the dinners and parties and mindless eating they bring. In fact, half the weight we gain all year comes during the weeks leading up to the new year. We have the skinny on what to eat and how to keep the pounds away this holiday season. We all have our holiday favorites, but … [Read more...]

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Brown and white body fat speak different languages

October 26, 2019 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Many people might not realize that they have different types of body fat. Most of it is white fat that sits on your stomach, hips and thighs, for example. White fat is an energy storage that our body can use when food is scarce. White fat also produces and receives signals from a variety of different hormones, such as adrenalin and insulin. Brown fat is very different. It … [Read more...]

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Behavioral, biological similarities between compulsive overeating and addiction

Behavioral, biological similarities between compulsive overeating and addiction

October 18, 2019 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

According to Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers the chronic cyclic pattern of overeating followed by undereating, reduces the brain's ability to feel reward and may drive compulsive eating. This finding suggests that future research into treatment of compulsive eating behavior should focus on rebalancing the mesolimbic dopamine system -- the part of the … [Read more...]

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obesity by adolescence

Factors that determine obesity by adolescence revealed

October 18, 2019 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Three simple factors that predict whether a healthy weight child will be overweight or obese by adolescence have been revealed in a new study led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI). The research shows three factors -- a child's and mother's Body Mass Index (BMI) and the mother's education level -- predict the onset or resolution of weight problems by … [Read more...]

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Molecule links weight gain to gut bacteria

Molecule links weight gain to gut bacteria

October 2, 2019 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

UT Southwestern researchers have found a key driver of the crosstalk that helps synchronize the absorption of nutrients in the gut with the rhythms of the Earth's day-night light cycle. Their findings could have far-ranging implications for obesity in affluent countries and malnutrition in impoverished countries. In the study, published this week by Science, Dr. Lora Hooper … [Read more...]

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Obese people outnumber smokers

Obese people outnumber smokers

July 5, 2019 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

New figures from Cancer Research UK show that people who are obese now outnumber people who smoke two to one in the UK*, and excess weight causes more cases of certain cancers than smoking, as the charity urges Government action to tackle obesity. Almost a third of UK adults are obese** and, while smoking is still the nation's biggest preventable cause of cancer and carries … [Read more...]

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Intermittent fasting reduces

Intermittent fasting reduces pancreatic fat

July 5, 2019 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Intermittent fasting is known to improve sensitivity to the blood glucose-lowering hormone insulin and to protect against fatty liver. DZD scientists from DIfE have now discovered that mice on an intermittent fasting regimen also exhibited lower pancreatic fat. In their current study published in the journal Metabolism, the researchers showed the mechanism by which pancreatic … [Read more...]

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Doctor calls for Ireland to fight child obesity by leading the way on plain packaging for sweets

Doctor calls for Ireland to fight child obesity by leading the way on plain packaging for sweets

June 5, 2019 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

The HSE’s clinical lead on obesity, Dr Donal O’Shea has said Ireland should lead the way on fighting childhood obesity by introducing a plan packaging policy on fizzy drinks and sweets. Ireland had already led the way in relation to the smoking ban and there should be a similar campaign to introduce plan packaging on unhealthy foods, he said. He was speaking after Public … [Read more...]

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Fat cell discovery

Fat cell discovery could help combat obesity-related health issues

May 1, 2019 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Researchers have discovered differences in fat cells that could potentially identify people predisposed to metabolic diseases such as diabetes and fatty liver disease. The world-first discovery also identified 'fast burning' fat cells that if unlocked might help people lose weight. About 70 per cent of Australians are overweight or obese, which has been linked to metabolic … [Read more...]

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With abdominal etching, plastic surgeons help patients get ‘six-pack abs’

April 23, 2019 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Even with a good diet and workout routine, some men and women have trouble getting the toned abdominal appearance they want. For these patients, a technique called abdominal etching can help in creating the classic "six-pack abs" physique in men or three-vertical-line abdomen in women, reports a study in the April issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official … [Read more...]

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Children exposed to air pollution at school may be at greater risk of overweight and obesity

Children Exposed to Air Pollution at School may be at Greater risk of Overweight and Obesity

February 1, 2019 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Exposure to air pollution, particularly at school, could be associated with a higher risk of overweight and obesity during childhood. This is the conclusion of a study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by "la Caixa," performed with 2,660 children between 7 and 10 years of age from 39 schools in Barcelona. A few studies have … [Read more...]

Weight Management News

Identity crisis of satiety neurons leads to obesity

Identity Crisis of Satiety Neurons Leads to Obesity

February 1, 2019 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Obesity -- as research in the past decade has shown -- is first and foremost a brain disease. Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München, partners in the German Center for Diabetes Research, have now discovered a molecular switch that controls the function of satiety neurons and therefore body weight. The findings were published in the journal Nature Metabolism. The worldwide … [Read more...]

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How exercise reduces belly fat in humans

January 3, 2019 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Some of you may have made a New Year's resolution to hit the gym to tackle that annoying belly fat. But have you ever wondered how physical activity produces this desired effect? A signaling molecule called interleukin-6 plays a critical role in this process, researchers report December 27 in the journal Cell Metabolism. As expected, a 12-week intervention consisting of … [Read more...]

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High childhood BMI

High childhood BMI linked to obesity at age 24 in women

December 5, 2018 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Girls who gain weight more rapidly between the ages of 5 and 15 are more likely to be obese at age 24, according to researchers. "This highlights the importance of prevention efforts in childhood and adolescence," said Emily Hohman, assistant research professor of the Center for Childhood Obesity Research. The center is a college-wide collaboration of researchers from … [Read more...]

Weight Management News

Childhood obesity

Childhood obesity the major risk factor for serious hip disease

October 24, 2018 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE) is a disease that occurs amongst teenagers, affecting 1 in 2,000 children. The hip deforms, and sometimes completely collapses, causing pain and life-long disability. Early recognition and treatment of the disease is important to minimise the severity. Nevertheless, SCFE is one of the most common reasons for a hip replacement in young … [Read more...]

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body shapes

Among body shapes, pears are healthier than apples

September 13, 2018 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

For women, it usually accumulates around the hips, resulting in a pear-shaped look. In men, fat tends to build up around the abdomen, creating an apple shape. As it turns out, it's healthier to be a pear than an apple. A research team at the University of California, Riverside, has found that only male mice experienced neuroinflammation, or activation of the immune … [Read more...]

Weight Management News

Working together key to weight loss in relationships

May 7, 2018 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Couples who are trying to lose weight could be putting their relationship under strain by using unsuitable strategies to achieve their weight loss goals, a new study suggests. Interpersonal communication expert, Dr René Dailey, investigated how individuals interpret their partner's approaches to help weight loss, aiming to provide more tailored recommendations for couples … [Read more...]

Diabetes News, Weight Management News

zero-calorie sweeteners

Why zero-calorie sweeteners can still lead to diabetes, obesity

April 24, 2018 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Increased awareness of the health consequences of eating too much sugar has fueled a dramatic uptick in the consumption of zero-calorie artificial sweeteners in recent decades. However, new research finds sugar replacements can also cause health changes that are linked with diabetes and obesity, suggesting that switching from regular to diet soda may be a case of 'out of the … [Read more...]

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Combating childhood obesity by preventing ‘fatty liver’ in fetus

March 10, 2018 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

New research published in The Journal of Physiologyindicates that an obese pregnant mother and exposure to a high fat, high sugar diet during pregnancy produces a "fatty liver" in the fetus, potentially predisposing children to obesity, metabolic and cardiovascular disorders later in life. The research aims to understand the cellular mechanisms involved in laying down fat in … [Read more...]

Weight Management News

Teens likely to crave junk food after watching TV ads

January 20, 2018 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Teenagers who watch more than three hours of commercial TV a day are more likely to eat hundreds of extra junk food snacks, according to a report by Cancer Research UK. Being bombarded by TV ads for unhealthy, high calorie food could lead teens to eat more than 500 extra snacks like crisps, biscuits and fizzy drinks throughout the course of a single year compared to those … [Read more...]

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Low fitness is associated with larger waist size and higher degree of inflammation

January 20, 2018 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Researchers found an inverse correlation between waist circumference and fitness, regardless of BMI Low fitness is associated with a larger waist size and a higher degree of inflammation, according to a study published January 17, 2018 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Anne-Sophie Wedell-Neergaard from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and … [Read more...]

Weight Management News

Green tea ingredient

Green tea ingredient may ameliorate memory impairment, brain insulin resistance, and obesity

December 8, 2017 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

A study published online in The FASEB Journal, involving mice, suggests that EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate), the most abundant catechin and biologically active component in green tea, could alleviate high-fat and high-fructose (HFFD)-induced insulin resistance and cognitive impairment. Previous research pointed to the potential of EGCG to treat a variety of human diseases, … [Read more...]

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