Diet/Body Weight

Researchers from the University of Queensland and University of Cambridge are exploring ways to help scientists better protect their work from the influence of the food industry Researchers from The University of Queensland and University…

Overeating wastes far more food than we throw away, suggests research With every unfinished meal since Band Aid, you've heard it: "people are starving in Africa, y'know". True, the UN estimates that rich countries throw away nearly as much…

Fasting regimens have gained public and scientific interest in recent years, but fasting shouldn't be dismissed as a fad. In a study published in Cell, Mount Sinai researchers found that fasting reduces inflammation and improves chronic…

CHOP scientist leads largest-ever genome-wide childhood obesity studyCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia An international team of researchers who analyzed data across multiple ethnicities has produced the largest genetic…

Washington, D.C. (August 22, 2019) - A new report published in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition by pediatrician Dr. Robert D. Murray supports existing scientific data maintaining juice as part of a…

The life of a truck driver doesn't lend itself to good health but it doesn't have to be that way.Credit: QUT Marketing & Communication More than 200,000 people are employed as truck drivers in Australia and while their role in…

All print, broadcast and online journalists who receive the Obesity embargo alert agree to abide by the embargo and may not publish, post, broadcast or distribute embargoed news releases or details of the embargoed studies before the…

Credit: University of Kentucky Office of Research Communications LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 21, 2019) -- To date, the underlying causes of inflammation in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have been poorly understood, which has…

New study demonstrates the effect of first-degree family history of diabetes on bone loss, insulin resistance, and hyperinsulinemia, despite normal blood glucose levels CLEVELAND, Ohio (August 21, 2019)--The association between type 2…

It turns out that British food isn't that terrible, after all. A global survey has found that when it comes to having the healthiest packaged foods and drinks, the UK tops the charts, with the USA in 2nd place and Australia coming in…