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Different Kinds of White Fat are Important in Disease

May 5, 2020
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Boston, MA — Excess white fat causes obesity, which in turn can drive diabetes and many other metabolic diseases that are growing at epidemic rates around the world. But all white fat is not born equal....

Obesity Protein Discovery may Lead to Better Treatments

April 27, 2020
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Los Angeles, CA — A USC-led international team of scientists has found the precise shape of a key player in human metabolism, which could lead the way to better treatments for obesity and other metabolic...

Specialized Nerve Cells Increase Appetite for High-Fat Foods

April 23, 2020
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Köln, Germany — High-calorie, energy-dense foods are constantly available in our modern society. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne have discovered that a group...

Researchers Identify Link Between Obesity and Sleep Loss in Worms

April 22, 2020
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Philadelphia, PA — Can staying up late make you fat? A growing body of research has suggested that poor sleep quality is linked to an increased risk of obesity by deregulating appetite, which in turn...

Researchers Find Opioid Prescriptions Linked to Obesity

April 3, 2020
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Boston, MA — Two new studies from the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) shed light on the relationship between obesity and the use of prescription opioids in the United States. One...

Daily Avocado Consumption Improves Attention in Persons with Overweight, Obesity, Study Shows

March 12, 2020
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Champaign, IL — A diet including daily avocado consumption improves the ability to focus attention in adults whose measurements of height and weight are categorized as overweight or obese, a new randomized...

Biomarker in Saliva Predicts Childhood Obesity Risk

March 9, 2020
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Nashville, TN — A molecular marker in saliva is associated with the emergence of childhood obesity in a group of preschool-aged Hispanic children. The intriguing discovery, reported in the journal BMC...

Green Tea Extract Combined with Exercise Reduces Fatty Liver Disease in Mice

February 17, 2020
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State College, PA — The combination of green tea extract and exercise reduced the severity of obesity-related fatty liver disease by 75% in mice fed a high-fat diet, according to Penn State researchers,...

10,000 Steps a Day: Not a Magical Formula for Preventing Weight Gain

February 17, 2020
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London, UK — For years now, 10,000 steps a day has become the gold standard for people trying to improve their health — and recent research shows some benefits can come from even just 7,500 steps....

Neurobiological Mechanisms Involved in Loss of Control in Study in Mice Revealed

February 10, 2020
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Barcelona, Spain — Researchers at UPF, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Mainz (Germany), the Center for Genomic Regulation, Instituto Cajal, Johannes Gutenberg University (Germany),...

Researcher Finds Keto Diet Works Best in Small Doses

January 29, 2020
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New Haven CT — A ketogenic diet — which provides 99% of calories from fat and only 1% from carbohydrates — produces health benefits in the short term, but negative effects after about a...

Research Reveals Soybean Oil Causes Genetic Changes in the Brain

January 17, 2020
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Riverside, CA — New UC Riverside research shows soybean oil not only leads to obesity and diabetes, but could also affect neurological conditions like autism, Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety, and...

New Mechanism may Safely Prevent and Reverse Obesity

January 14, 2020
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Lebanon, NH — Obesity, a global epidemic, is a known contributor to several cancers, including breast, colon, and pancreatic. Stopping the obesity epidemic could be a critical aid in preventing and...

New Study Unravels Complexity of Childhood Obesity

January 7, 2020
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Notre Dame, IN — The World Health Organization has estimated more than 340 million children and adolescents ages 5-19 are overweight or obese, and the epidemic has been linked to more deaths worldwide...

Researchers Discover Brain Circuit Linked to Food Impulsivity

December 12, 2019
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Athens, GA — You’re on a diet, but the aroma of popcorn in the movie theater lobby triggers a seemingly irresistible craving. Within seconds, you’ve ordered a tub of the stuff and have...

Little-Known Protein Appears to Play Important Role in Obesity and Metabolic Disease

November 20, 2019
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La Jolla, CA — With unexpected findings about a protein that’s highly expressed in fat tissue, scientists at Scripps Research have opened the door to critical new understandings about obesity...

Study Offers Data-Driven Definition of Unhealthy Yet Pervasive ‘Hyper-Palatable’ Foods

November 5, 2019
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Lawrence, KS — A popular U.S. brand of potato chips once promoted itself with the slogan, “betcha can’t eat just one!” Maybe that’s because potato chips, like so many foods...

Exercise in Pregnancy Improves Health of Obese Mothers by Restoring Their Tissues, Mouse Study Finds

August 30, 2019
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Cambridge, UK — Exercise immediately prior to and during pregnancy restores key tissues in the body, making them better able to manage blood sugar levels and lowering the risk of long term health problems,...

Role of Single Molecule in Obesity

August 29, 2019
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Houston, TX — A single cholesterol-derived molecule, called 27-hydroxycholesterol (27HC), lurks inside your bloodstream and will increase your body fat, even if you don’t eat a diet filled with...

Study Evaluates Effects of Noninvasive Neuromodulation Used to Treat Obesity

August 8, 2019
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São Paulo, Brazil — Novel approaches that have been tested to treat obesity include noninvasive neuromodulation techniques such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Studies performed...

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