Weight Loss News and Research

Latest Weight Loss News and Research

New evidence-based clinical guidelines expand patient eligibility for metabolic and bariatric surgery

Two of the world's leading authorities on bariatric and metabolic surgery have issued new evidence-based clinical guidelines that among a slew of recommendations expand patient eligibility for weight-loss surgery and endorse metabolic surgery for patients with type 2 diabetes beginning at a body mass index (BMI) of 30, a measure of body fat based on a person's height and weight and one of several important screening criteria for surgery.

21 Oct 2022

Amygdala may also be to blame for overeating, research finds

A region of the brain called the amygdala is responsible for powerful emotions like fear. Now, researchers have found the amygdala may also be to blame for overeating.

20 Oct 2022

AGA releases evidence-based guidelines that recommend new obesity medications and lifestyle changes

Diet and exercise fail for most adults who try to lose weight in the long-term. Today the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) released new evidence-based guidelines strongly recommending that these patients with obesity use recently approved medications paired with lifestyle changes.

20 Oct 2022

Weight change in the early stages of Parkinson's disease may be linked with changes in thinking skills

People who gain or lose weight soon after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease may be more likely to have changes in their thinking skills than people who maintain their weight, according to a study published in the October 19, 2022, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

19 Oct 2022

Gut-innervating nociceptors found to regulate the intestinal microbiota and promote tissue protection

According to a recent study, substance P produced by the nociceptors present in the gut lining confers protection against inflammation and tissue damage by increasing the number of beneficial microbes.

19 Oct 2022

Researchers examine how fermented vegetables affect inflammation markers in women

Western females can consume 0.5 g of fermented vegetables each day for six weeks without experiencing any major side effects

16 Oct 2022

International group of honorees to provide latest insights into preventing and treating obesity

An international group of honorees have been selected to present innovative research designs providing the latest insights into preventing and treating obesity during the 10th annual Obesity Journal Symposium.

14 Oct 2022

Weight loss gadgets: They provide data to help consumers achieve diet goals, but it still won’t be easy

I felt a special kind of awe, then panic, watching my glucose levels skyrocket for the first time after relishing a cold beer on a sweltering summer evening.

14 Oct 2022

Certain types of dietary fiber fuel inflammation in some people with inflammatory bowel disease

People who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease may soon have access to personalized dietary guidelines to keep them feeling well, thanks to new research on how dietary fibre affects the disease.

13 Oct 2022

Exercise can favorably modify subcutaneous adipose tissue that can improve metabolic health

Exercise is one of the first strategies used to treat obesity-related health problems like Type 2 diabetes and other cardiovascular disease, but scientists don’t understand exactly how it works to improve metabolic health.

12 Oct 2022

Insights into why midlife women gain weight

Weight gain is a common complaint of midlife women, with more than two-thirds of midlife US women being over the ideal weight threshold. Aging-related metabolic changes promote weight gain in both sexes, but women face additional challenges because of menopause.

12 Oct 2022

BMI: The mismeasure of weight and the mistreatment of obesity

People who seek medical treatment for obesity or an eating disorder do so with the hope their health plan will pay for part of it. But whether it's covered often comes down to a measure invented almost 200 years ago by a Belgian mathematician as part of his quest to use statistics to define the "average man."

12 Oct 2022

Weight Loss News and Research

Latest Weight Loss News and Research

New evidence-based clinical guidelines expand patient eligibility for metabolic and bariatric surgery

Amygdala may also be to blame for overeating, research finds

AGA releases evidence-based guidelines that recommend new obesity medications and lifestyle changes

Weight change in the early stages of Parkinson's disease may be linked with changes in thinking skills

Gut-innervating nociceptors found to regulate the intestinal microbiota and promote tissue protection

Researchers examine how fermented vegetables affect inflammation markers in women

International group of honorees to provide latest insights into preventing and treating obesity

Weight loss gadgets: They provide data to help consumers achieve diet goals, but it still won’t be easy

Certain types of dietary fiber fuel inflammation in some people with inflammatory bowel disease

Exercise can favorably modify subcutaneous adipose tissue that can improve metabolic health

Insights into why midlife women gain weight

BMI: The mismeasure of weight and the mistreatment of obesity

CT and MRI scans fail to detect many pancreatic cancer cases, study reveals

Rare case of COVID-19 vaccine-induced hypophysitis in a woman with central diabetes insipidus manifestations

Study evaluates efficacy of a candidate SARS-CoV-2 subunit vaccine to protect endangered black-footed-ferrets

Research shows several advantages of bariatric surgery

Bariatric surgery recipients may have an elevated risk of epilepsy, study finds

Debunking ‘man flu’

Weight loss can bring long-term health benefits for individuals with obesity, but not for lean people

Consumption of highly refined fiber may increase liver cancer risk in some people

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

Weight Loss News and Research

Latest Weight Loss News and Research

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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