Diet/Body Weight

Soybean oil linked to metabolic and neurological changes in miceCredit: USDA New UC Riverside research shows soybean oil not only leads to obesity and diabetes, but could also affect neurological conditions like autism, Alzheimer's…

'Prehabilitation' for at-risk patients linked to lower length of stay and total costs by encouraging walking, breathing exercises, nutrition, and reducing tobacco and stressCredit: University of Michigan/JACS An inexpensive program to help…

Largest study of its kind could ultimately shed light on possible link between infant physical inactivity and later childhood obesity Less physical activity for infants below one year of age may lead to more fat accumulation which in turn…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Walnuts may not just be a tasty snack, they may also promote good-for-your-gut bacteria. New research suggests that these "good" bacteria could be contributing to the heart-health benefits of walnuts. In a…

One in five young people have fatty liver disease (steatosis), with one in 40 having already developed liver scarring (fibrosis), research published today has found. The study, published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology,…

High-fat milk consumption is connected to significantly shorter telomeresCredit: Jaren Wilkey/BYU Photo A new study shows drinking low-fat milk -- both nonfat and 1% milk -- is significantly associated with less aging in adults. Research…

Timely prediction may help prevent the condition using nutritional and lifestyle changes A new computer algorithm can predict in the early stages of pregnancy, or even before pregnancy has occurred, which women are at a high risk of…

Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Jan. 15, 2020 - A study involving tens of thousands of bariatric surgery patients found that gastric bypass patients were significantly more likely than gastric sleeve patients to end up back in the…

BOSTON - How cool is this: the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) laboratory that invented cryolipolisis or "Coolsculpting," a popular non-surgical method for reducing fat under the skin, is developing a new form of the technology…

Credit: Stockholm university Engineered ingestible molecular traps created from mesoporous silica particles (MSPs) introduced to the gut can have an effect on food efficiency and metabolic risk factors. The results from studies on…