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Got milk in school? Farmers fight health advocates over the creamy ‘whole’ variety

Amanda Condo works at her family's Pennsylvania dairy farm, but her son often won't drink milk at school. He doesn't like the flavor.

13 Jul 2023

Metabolic syndrome risk found to be five times higher in males than in females

Risk of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes, doubled in people during the growth period from adolescence to young adulthood, according to researchers from the University of Eastern Finland and University of Exeter in the U.K.

12 Jul 2023

AI-enhanced companion robots may help alleviate the loneliness epidemic in future

Companion robots enhanced with artificial intelligence may one day help alleviate the loneliness epidemic, suggests a new report from researchers at Auckland, Duke, and Cornell Universities.

12 Jul 2023

Excessive drinking during the pandemic increased alcoholic liver disease death rates

Excessive drinking during the covid-19 pandemic increased alcoholic liver disease deaths so much that the condition killed more Californians than car accidents or breast cancer, a KFF Health News analysis has found.

12 Jul 2023

What effect does honey have on human health?

Researchers reviewed existing data on the beneficial impact of honey consumption on human health.

12 Jul 2023

Adiponectin can be a potential therapeutic target for obesity and diabetes

Adiponectin, a hormone secreted by adipose tissue, plays a doubly important role in preserving pancreatic function: in lean people, it protects beta cells, which make insulin, and in obese people, it reverses damage to fatty tissue.

11 Jul 2023

Chemotherapy-induced changes to gut bacteria linked to unhealthy weight gain in breast cancer patients

Researchers have found a link between chemotherapy-induced changes to gut bacteria and the unhealthy weight gain seen in breast cancer patients, pointing the way to potentially help survivors avoid obesity-related illness later in their lives.

11 Jul 2023

Unborn baby 'remote controls' mother's metabolism using ‘greedy’ gene inherited from dad

Fetuses use a copy of a gene inherited from their dad to force their mum to release as much nutrients as possible during pregnancy, Cambridge scientists have discovered.

11 Jul 2023

Racial discrimination may exacerbate obesity risk in children

Children who experience racial discrimination are more likely to later have a higher body mass index (BMI) and larger waistline, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open.

11 Jul 2023

Elevated BMI associated with inferior outcomes to treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia

As the United States faces a growing obesity epidemic, scientists are taking a closer look at how body weight can affect health outcomes.

11 Jul 2023

Study uncovers neurons that track, regulate blood-sugar levels

New research has discovered neurons within the brain which detect and respond to changes in the level of sugar within the bloodstream.

11 Jul 2023

Is constipation associated with hypertension and cardiovascular events in older Australian adults?

Scientists investigated the association between constipation and cardiovascular events such as angina, myocardial infarction, transient ischemic attack, and stroke, as well as hypertension among a representative population of elderly hospitalized patients in Australia.

11 Jul 2023

Study traces the natural evolution of earliest stages of human cancers

Cancer cells-to-be accumulate a series of specific genetic changes in a predictable and sequential way years before they are identifiable as pre-malignancies, researchers at Stanford Medicine have found.

7 Jul 2023

New molecular pathway identified for early onset coronary artery disease

A novel molecular pathway to explain how a mutation in the gene ACTA2 can cause individuals in their 30s – with normal cholesterol levels and no other risk factors -; to develop coronary artery disease has been identified, according to researchers with UTHealth Houston.

7 Jul 2023

New Zealand researchers call for urgent regulations to protect children from harm in online world

Regulations are urgently needed to protect children from harm in the unregulated online world, researchers at the University of Otago, New Zealand, say.

6 Jul 2023

Pennington Biomedical Research Center works to combat childhood obesity

One in five children have obesity in the U.S., and even more are considered overweight. Dr. Amanda Staiano, associate professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center and director of the Pediatric Obesity and Health Behavior Laboratory, believes childhood obesity is at the top of the list for public health issues of this century because children with obesity are much more likely to develop heart disease, diabetes, asthma, sleep problems and other issues.

6 Jul 2023

School nurses play key role in reducing childhood obesity

School nurses do much more than bandage scraped knees and take temperatures. A Rutgers study, published in the journal Pediatric Nursing, suggests they also may play a key role in reducing childhood obesity.

6 Jul 2023

Study reveals sugar content labels most effective in discouraging soda consumption, graphic warnings spark debate

Front-of-pack warning labels were examined to assess their impact on reducing the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. The study compared 27 warning labels with different messages to inform future research and policy directions in promoting healthier beverage choices.

6 Jul 2023

Dietary restraint can reduce effects of obesity risk genes, study finds

Obesity risk genes make people feel hungrier and lose control over their eating, but practicing dietary restraint could counteract this.

6 Jul 2023

Does the Mediterranean diet lower the incidence of type 2 diabetes among non-Mediterranean populations?

Researchers investigated the association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes.

6 Jul 2023

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Obesity News and Research

Latest Obesity News and Research

Got milk in school? Farmers fight health advocates over the creamy ‘whole’ variety

Metabolic syndrome risk found to be five times higher in males than in females

AI-enhanced companion robots may help alleviate the loneliness epidemic in future

Excessive drinking during the pandemic increased alcoholic liver disease death rates

What effect does honey have on human health?

Adiponectin can be a potential therapeutic target for obesity and diabetes

Chemotherapy-induced changes to gut bacteria linked to unhealthy weight gain in breast cancer patients

Unborn baby 'remote controls' mother's metabolism using ‘greedy’ gene inherited from dad

Racial discrimination may exacerbate obesity risk in children

Elevated BMI associated with inferior outcomes to treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Study uncovers neurons that track, regulate blood-sugar levels

Is constipation associated with hypertension and cardiovascular events in older Australian adults?

Study traces the natural evolution of earliest stages of human cancers

New molecular pathway identified for early onset coronary artery disease

New Zealand researchers call for urgent regulations to protect children from harm in online world

Pennington Biomedical Research Center works to combat childhood obesity

School nurses play key role in reducing childhood obesity

Study reveals sugar content labels most effective in discouraging soda consumption, graphic warnings spark debate

Dietary restraint can reduce effects of obesity risk genes, study finds

Does the Mediterranean diet lower the incidence of type 2 diabetes among non-Mediterranean populations?

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