Weight Loss News and Research

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Broccoli and sprouts improve gut microbiota and reduce inflammation in IBD

Recently, scientists reviewed the role of sulforaphane from cruciferous vegetables (e.g., broccoli) in preventing IBD by regulating inflammation and altering the gut microbiome.

29 Nov 2022

Green Mediterranean diet causes significant reduction in visceral adipose tissue

The green Mediterranean diet (MED) significantly reduces visceral adipose tissue, a type of fat around internal organs that is much more dangerous than the extra "tire" around your waist.

28 Nov 2022

Government introduces a Vaccine Taskforce style approach to tackle public health challenges in the UK

NHS patients are set to benefit from cutting-edge new treatments and technologies as the government introduces a Vaccine Taskforce style approach to tackling some of the biggest public health challenges facing the UK.

27 Nov 2022

Newly developed healthcare app can help reduce body weight

Behavior therapy is a well-known and effective treatment for obesity. But now, researchers from Japan have found that behavior therapy can be successfully implemented using a smartphone healthcare app.

24 Nov 2022

Time-restricted eating may benefit Alzheimer's

In a recent study published in the Experimental Gerontology journal, researchers in the United States assessed the impact of time-restricted eating (TRE) on Alzheimer's disease (AD), cognitive decline, and sleep.

21 Nov 2022

Almond consumption could keep extra kilos at bay, research says

Weight loss is never an easy nut to crack, but a handful of almonds could keep extra kilos at bay according to new research from the University of South Australia.

21 Nov 2022

Dietary change could be a key to enhancing colon cancer treatment

A dietary change could be a key to enhancing colon cancer treatment, a new study from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center finds.

20 Nov 2022

Study describes risk factors for people with chronic pancreatitis to develop diabetes

A new study by Cedars-Sinai investigators describes risk factors that could make it more likely for people who have chronic pancreatitis, an ongoing inflammation of the pancreas, to develop diabetes. The findings are published in Diabetes Care.

16 Nov 2022

Study evaluates adverse events after gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy in adolescents

Adolescents who underwent sleeve gastrectomy, a type of weight-loss surgery that involves removing part of the stomach, were less likely to go the emergency room or be admitted to the hospital in the five years after their operations than those who had their stomachs divided into pouches through gastric bypass surgery, according to new research.

15 Nov 2022

Ketogenic diet may show more promising results than Mediterranean diets in short-term type 2 diabetes management

Researchers evaluated the short-term impact of the very-low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) and Mediterranean diet (MD) on the gut microbiota (GM) of obese patients with new-onset type II diabetes (T2DM).

15 Nov 2022

Patients complain some obesity care startups offer pills, and not much else

Many Americans turn to the latest big idea to lose weight — fad diets, fitness crazes, dodgy herbs and pills, bariatric surgery, just to name a few. They're rarely the magic solution people dream of.

15 Nov 2022

World Diabetes Day 2022: The Importance of Type 1 Research and Awareness with JDRF

For World Diabetes Day 2022, News-Medical speaks to JDRF, the type 1 diabetes charity, about the importance of type 1 diabetes research and awareness, as well as dispelling the misconceptions behind this autoimmune condition.

14 Nov 2022

Well-equipped gut-friendly bacteria hold promise for improving IBD treatments

Like elite firefighters headed into the wilderness to combat an uncontrolled blaze, probiotic bacteria do a better job quelling gut inflammation when they're equipped with the best gear.

11 Nov 2022

Study finds significant weight loss in residents of assisted living facilities during the COVID-19 quarantine

Older adults residing in assisted living facilities and quarantined to their rooms during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic lost significant weight, according to gerontology care providers and researchers from McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.

11 Nov 2022

Weight Loss News and Research

Latest Weight Loss News and Research

Broccoli and sprouts improve gut microbiota and reduce inflammation in IBD

Green Mediterranean diet causes significant reduction in visceral adipose tissue

Government introduces a Vaccine Taskforce style approach to tackle public health challenges in the UK

Newly developed healthcare app can help reduce body weight

Time-restricted eating may benefit Alzheimer's

Almond consumption could keep extra kilos at bay, research says

Dietary change could be a key to enhancing colon cancer treatment

Study describes risk factors for people with chronic pancreatitis to develop diabetes

Study evaluates adverse events after gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy in adolescents

Ketogenic diet may show more promising results than Mediterranean diets in short-term type 2 diabetes management

Patients complain some obesity care startups offer pills, and not much else

World Diabetes Day 2022: The Importance of Type 1 Research and Awareness with JDRF

Well-equipped gut-friendly bacteria hold promise for improving IBD treatments

Study finds significant weight loss in residents of assisted living facilities during the COVID-19 quarantine

Environmental toxicants contribute to obesity and metabolic disease

Fermented dairy products can improve gut mucosal immunity

Weekly weight loss drug reduces BMI in teens

Nebulized mRNA-encoded antibodies found to protect hamsters against COVID-19

Study finds most adults seeking to lose weight overestimate the healthiness of their diet

Nutrition-related content on TikTok may contribute to disordered eating behaviors

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