Food should be marketed as a ‘meal’ rather than a ‘snack’ to avoid overeating
Marketing food as a ‘snack’ leads to increased consumption and continued overeating, a new study in the journal Appetite reports.
Can Stevia Help Treat Metabolic Syndrome?
Increasingly popular as a calorie-free sweetener, steviol, as well as other extracts of the Stevia rebaudiana (SR) plant have pharmacological and therapeutic activity, including effects that make them natural alternatives for treating obesity, hypertension, and elevated levels of blood sugar and lipids, all disorders associated…
Metabolically Healthy Obese, Underweight Individuals Still Susceptible to Heart Disease
Normal weight individuals with diabetes, high blood pressure or hyperlipidemia showed similar risk Individuals who are metabolically healthy obese and underweight are at a higher risk of heart disease compared to metabolically healthy normal weight individuals, according to the largest study to date comparing weight…
Reducing endocannabinoid system’s activity may help protect the kidney health of individuals with obesity
A new study provides insights on the mechanisms behind the development of kidney damage due to obesity. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN), point to a potential target for protecting the kidney health…
Energy Dense Foods May Increase Cancer Risk Regardless of Obesity Status
A new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics reveals a link between high dietary energy density in food and obesity-related cancer in normal weight individuals
Fat Shaming in the Doctor’s Office Can Be Mentally and Physically Harmful
Health care providers may offer weight loss advice in place of medical treatment, researchers say
Gaining weight between pregnancies boosts diabetes risk
The risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) increases with weight gain between pregnancies, according to a Norwegian study.
Gaining a few pounds may increase long-term heart failure risk
Gaining even a little weight over time may alter the structure and function of heart muscle, affecting long-term risk of heart failure, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
Timing Meals Later at Night Can Cause Weight Gain and Impair Fat Metabolism
Timing Meals Later at Night Can Cause Weight Gain and Impair Fat Metabolism Findings provide first experimental evidence of prolonged delayed eating versus daytime eating, showing that delayed eating can also raise insulin, fasting glucose, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels
Where body fat is carried can predict cancer risk
Scientists have found that carrying fat around your middle could be as good an indicator of cancer risk as body mass index (BMI), according to research published in the British Journal of Cancer.
Parents responsible for obesity in children?
‘The idea that overweight and obesity are the fault of parents and/or the child, is rubbish.’ Roxanna Camfferman, who specialises in child and adolescent studies, explains her proposition. Her PhD dissertation is on the role of upbringing in child obesity.
People with a normal BMI who carry weight around the middle at greatest risk of death
People with a normal BMI who carry their weight around the middle are at the highest risk of death from any cause compared to those who are overweight or obese but carry their weight elsewhere, Loughborough research has found.