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Regular exercisers have healthier belly fat

People with obesity who exercise regularly have healthier belly fat and store fat better than those who don't exercise.

Seeking participants for low oxygen and weight study

Lower oxygen levels can help with weight loss, it could lead to new ways to manage weight and improve metabolic health.

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Weight changes with common Antidepressants

Antidepressant-induced weight changes.

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Oxytocin may treat obesity and postnatal depression

Obesity and postpartum depression are linked to loss of TRPC5.

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Biggest genetic study on girls’ puberty age links it to weight gain

Studying genetic complexity in puberty timing.

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Obese women as teens or young adults have a higher stroke risk by age 55

In contrast, men did not have the same increased ischemic stroke risk.

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Obese women don’t need to put on extra kilos during pregnancy, study

The guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy in obese women have long been questioned.

Plant-based low-carb diets for gradual weight control

Weight change in relation to low-carb diet macronutrients.

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Twin studies show vegan diet boosts heart health

Cardiometabolic consequences of omnivorous vs. vegan diets.

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Obesity-resistant shrews can aid weight loss in mice

Transplanting gut microbes from an obesity-resistant shrew can improve microbiome diversity.

Lacto vegetarian diet concept.

The connection between seasons and dietary choices

Seasonal daylight changes affect mice's internal clocks and energy metabolism.

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Political views and welfare attitudes impact obesity perception

Weight stigma, welfare attitudes, and politics in a British survey.

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The study reveals personal variations in body temperature

Using unsupervised learning to define typical oral temperature ranges in outpatients.

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Weight control may help women live longer

Maintaining a healthy weight may help women live to 90, 95, or 100.

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Python parasite found in Australian woman’s brain

Human neural larva migrans Linked to ophidascaris robertsi Ascarid.

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Obesity drug enhances learning in people with obesity

Liraglutide's brain-boosting potential in obesity management.

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AI sees through the darkness like daylight

Heat-assisted detection and ranging: A new way to see in the dark.

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Time-restricted eating: A new way to prevent diabetes and obesity?

Circadian eating: a new way to prevent type 2 diabetes?

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Hip replacement surgery: NHS needs to change weight policies

BMI policies reduce access to hip replacement surgery.

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How chronic stress drives the brain to crave comfort food?

Stress can override natural satiety cues to drive more food intake and boost cravings for sweets.

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Study discovers obesity amplifies loss of COVID-19 vaccination immunity

Obesity-associated factors contributing to reduce longevity of COVID-19 vaccine immunity.

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Fasting diet could reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes

The first study to assess how the body processes and uses glucose after eating a meal.

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Study identifies a link between late-night eating and obesity

Scientists find eating time affects how the body stores fat and regulates appetite hormones.

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Research reveals a protein that regulates body weight

The discovery deepens our understanding of the way our bodies respond to food.

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How brain cells use fat determines weight gain in mice

The study could help scientists identify a potential target for treating obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

How human fat cells are affected by age?

How human fat cells are affected by age?

A growing awareness of the health toll attributable to obesity in modern, industrialized nations has added importance to efforts to understand the causes and...

Losing weight and keeping it off linked to cardiometabolic benefits

Losing weight and keeping it off linked to cardiometabolic benefits

Maintaining weight loss is associated with more favorable heart disease, stroke, and diabetes risk factors compared to regaining weight after three years.

Eating nuts may help prevent excessive weight gain

Eating nuts may help prevent excessive weight gain

Substituting half a daily serving of unhealthy foods with nuts may help stave off gradual weight gain.

Slim people have a genetic advantage when it comes to maintaining their weight

More than six out of ten grown-ups in the UK are overweight, and one of every four adults is obese. By age five, just...

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