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Reducing sugar intake reverses chronic metabolic diseases in children

Reducing consumption of added sugar, even without reducing calories or losing weight, has the power to reverse a cluster of chronic metabolic diseases, including high cholesterol and blood pressure, in children in as little as 10 days, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco and Touro University California.

27 Oct 2015

Leptin gene therapy aids weight loss without significant side effect of bone loss

Delivering the hormone leptin directly to the brain through gene therapy aids weight loss without the significant side effect of bone loss, according to new collaborative research from Oregon State University and University of Florida.

22 Oct 2015

People who exhibit dispositional mindfulness less likely to develop obesity, belly fat

A study of nearly 400 people finds that those who exhibited more 'dispositional mindfulness', or awareness of and attention to their current feelings and thoughts, were less likely to be obese and had less abdominal fat than people who did not exhibit as much of that awareness.

20 Oct 2015

Leading obesity groups stress need to regulate weight-loss dietary supplements

On the heels of a new study tying dietary supplements to more than 23,000 emergency room visits each year, four leading obesity research, treatment and prevention groups issue a joint scientific statement recommending dietary supplements for weight loss claiming curative or medicinal qualities be subject to review and approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

20 Oct 2015

SleepRate introduces Sleep-Life Balance Program to help people reach important personal goals

SleepRate, a company that improves sleep for better health, announced the introduction of its Sleep-Life Balance Program, designed to help people reach important personal goals -- weight loss, enhanced athletic performance and improved focus and productivity – by simply detecting and fixing unhealthy sleep patterns.

15 Oct 2015

Finnish researchers find that obesity surgery normalizes brain's opioid neurotransmission

Researchers at Aalto University and University of Turku have revealed how obesity surgery recovers opioid neurotransmission in the brain.

13 Oct 2015

Survey shows UK cage fighters indulge in potentially dangerous behaviours to lose excess weight

UK cage fighters are indulging in potentially dangerous behaviours in a bid to lose large amounts of weight in the shortest possible time before a fight, reveal doctors in a snapshot survey of preferred slimming tactics, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

13 Oct 2015

Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals signs definitive agreement to acquire iForce

Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, a leading global provider of Sports Nutrition products, Contract Manufacturing, and iForce Nutrition ("iForce"), one of the fastest-growing Sports Nutrition companies in the United States, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement in which Hi-Tech has agreed to acquire iForce.

9 Oct 2015

Varubi (rolapitant) approved to prevent delayed phase chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Varubi (rolapitant) to prevent delayed phase chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (emesis). Varubi is approved in adults in combination with other drugs (antiemetic agents) that prevent nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of vomit-inducing (emetogenic and highly emetogenic) cancer chemotherapy.

9 Oct 2015

Gut microbiome can play significant role in the body's response to gluten

Investigators interested in celiac disease, a chronic gastrointestinal disorder caused by an immunologic response to the ingestion of gluten, have wondered why only 2% to 5% of genetically susceptible individuals develop the disease.

8 Oct 2015

Limiting consumption of sugary drinks helps combat childhood and adolescent obesity

More than one-third of children in the United States ages 6 to 19 years old are overweight or obese. Over the past 30 years, the number of obese adolescents has more than quadrupled, which also has led to an increase in children diagnosed with diabetes. To combat this trend, Aneesh Tosh, M.D., adolescent medicine physician at University of Missouri Health Care and associate professor of clinical child health at the MU School of Medicine, recommends that sugary drinks be removed from adolescents' diets.

8 Oct 2015

New research highlights vitamin E needs for people with metabolic syndrome

New research shows that the estimated one-third of Americans who have a cluster of health problems that add up to metabolic syndrome don't absorb dietary vitamin E as effectively as healthy people.

8 Oct 2015

UNC researchers find association between gut microbiota and anorexia nervosa

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine found that people with anorexia nervosa have very different microbial communities residing inside their guts compared to healthy individuals and that this bacterial imbalance is associated with some of the psychological symptoms related to the eating disorder.

5 Oct 2015

Insulin sensitivity of main glucose storage sites in the body improve following gastric bypass surgery

Roux-en-Y, the most common type of gastric bypass surgery, can lead to remission of type 2 diabetes along with weight loss. A new study in the American Journal of Physiology—Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology examines why, finding that insulin sensitivity of the main glucose (sugar) storage sites in the body improve after gastric bypass surgery.

5 Oct 2015

Research shows why microgravity leads to muscle loss

People can easily feel the presence - or absence - of gravity. Our individual cells actually may be able to sense gravity, too, and that ability could play a role in the loss of muscle that occurs when humans spend time in space.

1 Oct 2015

'Housing First' approach may not reduce obesity problems for homeless people with mental illness

The "Housing First" approach of giving homeless people with mental illness a place to live without any preconditions such as sobriety or enrollment in a psychiatric treatment program has many benefits. But losing weight isn't one of them.

30 Sep 2015

New research identifies genetic variants, causal links associated with polycystic ovary syndrome

In the largest genome wide association study (GWAS) into polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to date, new research conducted by scientists at the University of Cambridge and ten other institutions, including 23andMe, has identified genetic variants and causal links associated with PCOS, some of which might be relevant to informing positive lifestyle and treatment choices for women.

30 Sep 2015

Johns Hopkins study highlights need for effective postpartum interventions for women with pregnancy complications

Citing an analysis of more than 26,000 Maryland Medicaid claims, Johns Hopkins researchers report evidence that poor women with recent complications during their pregnancies are using the emergency room at higher rates after delivery and may not be getting the postpartum care and follow-up they need to prevent further health problems.

29 Sep 2015

The Center for Bariatric Surgery receives MBSAQIP accreditation for safe, high-quality bariatric patient care

The Center for Bariatric Surgery has earned certification for adult and teen weight loss surgery under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) which sets standards for safe, high-quality bariatric patient care.

29 Sep 2015

Bariatric surgery results in substantial weight loss in overweight children with Prader-Willi syndrome

Obesity is a leading cause of complications and death in children suffering from Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), yet there are few effective treatment options for these patients. In a new study published in Surgery for Obesity and Related Disease researchers found that bariatric surgery, specifically laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), resulted in substantial weight loss with no apparent adverse effect on growth in a small group of severely overweight patients with PWS.

29 Sep 2015

Weight Loss News and Research

Latest Weight Loss News and Research

Reducing sugar intake reverses chronic metabolic diseases in children

Leptin gene therapy aids weight loss without significant side effect of bone loss

People who exhibit dispositional mindfulness less likely to develop obesity, belly fat

Leading obesity groups stress need to regulate weight-loss dietary supplements

SleepRate introduces Sleep-Life Balance Program to help people reach important personal goals

Finnish researchers find that obesity surgery normalizes brain's opioid neurotransmission

Survey shows UK cage fighters indulge in potentially dangerous behaviours to lose excess weight

Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals signs definitive agreement to acquire iForce

Varubi (rolapitant) approved to prevent delayed phase chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting

Gut microbiome can play significant role in the body's response to gluten

Limiting consumption of sugary drinks helps combat childhood and adolescent obesity

New research highlights vitamin E needs for people with metabolic syndrome

UNC researchers find association between gut microbiota and anorexia nervosa

Insulin sensitivity of main glucose storage sites in the body improve following gastric bypass surgery

Research shows why microgravity leads to muscle loss

'Housing First' approach may not reduce obesity problems for homeless people with mental illness

New research identifies genetic variants, causal links associated with polycystic ovary syndrome

Johns Hopkins study highlights need for effective postpartum interventions for women with pregnancy complications

The Center for Bariatric Surgery receives MBSAQIP accreditation for safe, high-quality bariatric patient care

Bariatric surgery results in substantial weight loss in overweight children with Prader-Willi syndrome

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