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Prenatal and early childhood nutritional exposures: a review of the developmental contributions to obesity

Researchers reviewed the latest studies on nutritional exposures during prenatal and early childhood stages.

11 Apr 2023

How does e-cigarette vapor alter the gut microbiome, body weight, and systemic inflammation levels?

Researchers examine the effects of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) vapor on gut microbiome, body weight, and systemic inflammation levels.

11 Apr 2023

The association between adiposity and cognitive function

Researchers assessed the associations between cognitive function and adiposity.

11 Apr 2023

Antioxidant-rich phenolic compounds: A key to disease prevention, gut health, and brain homeostasis

Researchers report on the benefits of consuming dietary phenols and their relationship with the intestinal microbiome.

10 Apr 2023

Study finds higher BMI and smoking increased time to conception

Researchers evaluate the effect of lifestyle behaviors on various fertility and reproductive outcomes.

10 Apr 2023

Study shows e-cigarettes not linked to wheezing risk

Researchers analyze the longitudinal association between electronic nicotine delivery systems, cigarette use, and wheezing.

10 Apr 2023

Bariatric surgery may be an effective treatment for obese people at risk of diabetes, peripheral neuropathy

For more than 100 million Americans who are obese, bariatric surgery may reverse complications related to diabetes, including regenerating damaged nerves, a Michigan Medicine study shows.

10 Apr 2023

The association between dietary behaviors and video gaming

Researchers investigated the dietary behaviour and health of individuals participating in video gaming.

10 Apr 2023

Current CVD risk assessments fall short for women from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds

Non-biological factors and social determinants of health are important to include in CVD risk assessment for women, particularly for women of diverse races and ethnicities other than white, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in Circulation, the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal.

10 Apr 2023

Is there an association between body mass index and cognitive function in older adults?

Researchers examined whether body mass index was associated with cognitive performance in older adults.

10 Apr 2023

Mediterranean diet and the modulation of mitochondrial function

Researchers reviewed the current knowledge related to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) and the role of mitochondria concerning health outcomes.

7 Apr 2023

No-cost preventive services are now in jeopardy. Here’s what you need to know.

When a federal judge in Texas declared unconstitutional a popular part of the Affordable Care Act that ensures no-cost preventive care for certain services, such as screening exams for conditions such as diabetes, hepatitis, and certain cancers, it left a lot of people with a lot of questions.

7 Apr 2023

Study suggests new strategy to ward off age-related weight gain

New research suggests a strategy to ward off age-related weight gain, which could prevent obesity and associated health disorders like Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and chronic inflammation.

7 Apr 2023

$1 million NIH grant to support UTEP's transformative pancreatic cancer research

The University of Texas at El Paso will undertake potentially transformative research on how specific risk factors promote pancreatic cancer development with support from a $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute.

6 Apr 2023

Experts urge the reduction of added sugars to around six teaspoons a day

Experts recommend reducing consumption of added ("free") sugars to around six teaspoons a day and limiting sugar-sweetened drinks to less than one serving a week after a comprehensive evidence review published by The BMJ today.

6 Apr 2023

Pathophysiology, comorbidities, and interventions related to childhood obesity

Researchers discuss the psychological and physiological impacts of obesity on children.

6 Apr 2023

Different drivers lead men and women to develop obesity, study reveals

A new study from UCLA researchers finds sex-specific brain signals that appear to confirm that different drivers lead men and women to develop obesity.

6 Apr 2023

Obesity driven by genetic factors linked to lower risk of cardiovascular disease

The risk of developing cardiovascular disease is lower in people with obesity who have a genetic predisposition for high BMI than people with obesity influenced mainly by environmental factors such as lifestyle, researchers from Karolinska Institutet report in eClinical Medicine.

6 Apr 2023

How does increased family mealtime duration affect children's fruit and vegetable intake?

Researchers evaluated the effect of extending the family mealtime duration on fruit and vegetable intake in children.

6 Apr 2023

Global antimicrobial resistance: socioeconomic factors play an underappreciated role in the spread

Researchers investigated the association between rates of antimicrobial resistance in animals and humans and environmental, socioeconomic, and anthropogenic indicators.

6 Apr 2023

Obesity News and Research

Latest Obesity News and Research

Prenatal and early childhood nutritional exposures: a review of the developmental contributions to obesity

How does e-cigarette vapor alter the gut microbiome, body weight, and systemic inflammation levels?

The association between adiposity and cognitive function

Antioxidant-rich phenolic compounds: A key to disease prevention, gut health, and brain homeostasis

Study finds higher BMI and smoking increased time to conception

Study shows e-cigarettes not linked to wheezing risk

Bariatric surgery may be an effective treatment for obese people at risk of diabetes, peripheral neuropathy

The association between dietary behaviors and video gaming

Current CVD risk assessments fall short for women from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds

Is there an association between body mass index and cognitive function in older adults?

Mediterranean diet and the modulation of mitochondrial function

No-cost preventive services are now in jeopardy. Here’s what you need to know.

Study suggests new strategy to ward off age-related weight gain

$1 million NIH grant to support UTEP's transformative pancreatic cancer research

Experts urge the reduction of added sugars to around six teaspoons a day

Pathophysiology, comorbidities, and interventions related to childhood obesity

Different drivers lead men and women to develop obesity, study reveals

Obesity driven by genetic factors linked to lower risk of cardiovascular disease

How does increased family mealtime duration affect children's fruit and vegetable intake?

Global antimicrobial resistance: socioeconomic factors play an underappreciated role in the spread

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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