Diet/Body Weight

Credit: Pexels A gene that helps to control inflammation increases the risk of obesity and could be turned off in mice to stop weight gain, a study from The University of Queensland has found. UQ Institute for Molecular Bioscience…

Credit: Unsplash Loved or hated, the humble oat could be the new superfood for cancer patients as international research shows a diet rich in fibre could significantly reduce radiation-induced gut inflammation. Conducted by the…

The era of the television brought with it the TV dinner -- a fast, convenient meal that, while nutritionally questionable, meant the whole family could gather together on the sofa to enjoy "The Ed Sullivan Show" and eat their Swanson…

Poor food quality and inadequate micronutrients raise risk of heart disease and deathCredit: National Jewish Health DENVER, CO - A new editorial accompanying a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology is…

Introducing high doses of gluten from four months of age into infants' diets could prevent them from developing coeliac disease, a study has found. These results from the Enquiring About Tolerance (EAT) Study, published today in JAMA…

Credit: Courtesy Civelek lab New research is revealing how genetic differences in the fat in men's and women's bodies affect the diseases each sex is likely to get. University of Virginia researchers Mete Civelek, PhD, Warren…

Sufferers who are sensitive to the carrot allergen should generally avoid eating carrotsCredit: Photo: Christian Wißler. The consumption of raw carrots triggers allergic reactions in many people. Contrary to popular belief, cooked…

A world-first study has found that severely overweight people are less likely to be able to re-wire their brains and find new neural pathways, a discovery that has significant implications for people recovering from a stroke or brain…

The percentage of heavy sugar-sweetened beverage drinkers trended downwards in most demographic categories, but attention should be paid to several subgroups with high intake for whom trends are not decreasing, according to a new…

Winning postdoctoral researchers include a neuroscientist improving memory formation and recall, an astrophysicist illuminating dark matter, and a biochemist refining gene-editing technologiesCredit: Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists/…

Credit: University of Guelph Got a cat that always seems hungry? New University of Guelph research suggests you might want to reduce -- not increase -- how often you feed them. Animal nutrition specialists in U of G's Ontario…

Positive effects of metabolic surgery may be independent of weight loss CLEVELAND: A Cleveland Clinic study shows that 5 to 10 percent of surgically induced weight loss is associated with improved life expectancy and cardiovascular…

Transplanted bacteria from sleep-apnea mice caused sleep changes in recipient miceCredit: None Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a chronic sleep condition affecting more than one billion people worldwide. Evidence suggests OSA can…

Credit: UVA Communications A group of drugs used to treat HIV and hepatitis B could be repurposed to prevent type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. Researchers found that patients taking the drugs had a 33% lower risk of…

An analysis of genetic data collected from more than 850,000 individuals of European ancestry has found a link between obesity-related genes and rheumatoid arthritis. In the Arthritis & Rheumatology analysis, investigators found an…

Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS--Indiana University School of Medicine researchers are learning more about ways to prevent infections in women with obesity who have cesarean delivery. The multi-site study revealed using…

COVID-19 escalated numbers for minorities, people with obesity, women BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – More than 18 percent of U.S. adults do not know whether they will have enough to eat from day to day, and the numbers are worse for Hispanics,…

Credit: Pete Wheatstone New research from the University of Sheffield has revealed an urgent need to improve nutritional support for colorectal cancer patients. More than two-thirds (69 per cent) of the colorectal cancer…

Credit: Evolutionary Applications The traditional rice-based diet of some east-Asian population has brought to a number of genomic adaptations that may contribute to mitigating the spread of diabetes and obesity. An international…

A new study analyzing 16 years of data on tens of thousands of products finds that the adoption of nutrition data on "front of package" (FOP) labels is associated with improved nutritional content of those foods and their competitors.…