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Genetic Risk of Developing Obesity Is Driven by Variants That Affect the Brain

Sep. 29, 2020 — Some people are at higher risk of developing obesity because they possess genetic variants that affect how the brain processes sensory information ...

World First Study Links Obesity With Reduced Brain Plasticity

Sep. 24, 2020 — A world-first study has found that severely overweight people are less likely to be able to re-wire their brains and find new neural pathways, a discovery that has significant implications for people ...

Fatter Legs Linked to Reduced Risk of High Blood Pressure

Sep. 10, 2020 — Adults with a higher percentage of fat tissue in their legs were less likely than those with a lower percentage to have high blood pressure. Research findings held true even after adjusting for age, ...

Probiotics May Help Manage Childhood Obesity

Sep. 7, 2020 — Probiotics may help children and adolescents with obesity lose weight when taken alongside a calorie-controlled diet, according to a new study. The study found that obese children who were put on a ...

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Inflammatory Gene Provides Clue to Obesity Risk

Sep. 29, 2020 — A gene that helps to control inflammation increases the risk of obesity and could be turned off in mice to stop weight gain, a study has ...

Genetic Differences in Body Fat Shape Men and Women's Health Risks

Sep. 28, 2020 — New findings about body fat help explain the differing health risks men and women face - and set the stage for better, more targeted ...

Does a Healthy Diet Counter the Ill-Effects of Obesity?

Sep. 17, 2020 — A healthy quality Mediterranean-like diet partially modifies the association between obesity and cardiovascular mortality, according to a new ...

Healthy Diet and Exercise During Pregnancy Could Lead to Healthier Children

Sep. 11, 2020 — New research shows improving the lifestyle of women with obesity during pregnancy could mean long-term cardiovascular benefits for their ...

Offspring of Mice Fed Imbalanced Diets Shown to Be Neurologically 'Programmed' for Obesity

Sep. 4, 2020 — Pregnant mice fed diets high in omega-6 fats and low in omega-3 fats are shown in a new study to produce offspring whose brains had a higher level of ...

Obesity May Alter Immune System Response to COVID-19

Sep. 3, 2020 — Obesity may cause a hyperactive immune system response to COVID-19 infection that makes it difficult to fight off the virus, according to a new ...

Body Mass Index Is a More Powerful Risk Factor for Diabetes Than Genetics

Aug. 31, 2020 — Losing weight could prevent or even reverse diabetes, according to new ...

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Transplanted Brown-Fat-Like Cells Hold Promise for Obesity and Diabetes

Aug. 26, 2020 — A potential therapy for obesity would transplant HUMBLE (human brown-like) fat cells, human white fat cells that have been genetically modified using CRISPR to become similar ...

No Safe Level of Caffeine Consumption for Pregnant Women and Would-Be Mothers

Aug. 24, 2020 — Women who are pregnant or trying to conceive should be advised to avoid caffeine because the evidence suggests that maternal caffeine consumption is ...

Study Focuses on Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet Effect on Older Populations

Aug. 20, 2020 — Medical researchers noted improvements in body composition, fat distribution and metabolic health in response to an eight-week very low-carbohydrate diet. Older adults with obesity are at ...