Researchers say they have discovered a gene mutation that slows the metabolism of sugar in the gut, giving people who
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Scientists Uncover Possible ‘Cure’ For Overeating
A drug used to treat heroin overdoses might be able to help reduce overeating and obesity. If you’ve ever continued
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Father’s obesity in early puberty doubles asthma-risk for future offspring: Boys who have considerable weight gain between childhood and puberty, double the risk of having asthma as an adult, and for future offspring
An international EU-study (ALEC), including researchers from the Centre for International Health at the University of Bergen, has shown that
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Immune cells destroy healthy brain connections, diminish cognitive function in obese mice: Obesity may drive microglia into a synapse-eating frenzy that leads to cognitive impairment
Obesity leads to cognitive impairment by activating microglial cells, which consume otherwise functional synapses in the hippocampus, according to a
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Why Women Crave Chocolate—and How to Increase Your Willpower
You’re doing so well on your diet. You’re controlling your portions. You’re choosing healthy foods. You’re exercising. You’re losing weight.
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Keto Diet Linked to a Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Mice
One of the most popular types of weight-loss diets today is the ketogenic diet — a diet that's high in
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Dietary carbohydrates could lead to osteoarthritis, new study finds: Do your knees ache? Your diet could be a culprit
Do your knees ache? According to new findings from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, your diet could be a culprit.
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Researchers find greater rates of obesity, diabetes in the U.S. countryside
Life outside the city may once have been thought to be a ticket to good health with plenty of exercise
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Four weeks of riding an e-bike promotes fitness and health
The role of the e-bike in promoting health and fitness is comparable to that of a conventional bicycle. This was
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Discovery reveals how obesity causes disease — and two ways to stop it: Finding points to new approaches to battling diabetes, other chronic conditions
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine explains why obesity causes harmful inflammation that can lead to
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