First clinical trial of red wine ingredient shows metabolic shifts
Public release date: 1-Nov-2011 When obese men take a relatively small dose of resveratrol in purified form every day for a month, their metabolisms change for the better.…
Obese Adolescents Benefit from High-Dose Vitamin D Supplements / “It takes 4,000 IUs to raise their vitamin D status within a sufficient range”
Public release date: 1-Nov-2011 High doses safely combat nutritional deficiencies, MU researchers find COLUMBIA, Mo. –Vitamin D deficiency is common in Americans, and especially in overweight and…
Higher-protein diets can improve appetite control and satiety
Public release date: 11-Jul-2011 Research demonstrates dietary protein reduces hunger and increases fullness in overweight and obese men during weight loss Park Ridge, Ill. (July 11, 2011) – A new…
Molasses extract decreases obesity caused by a high-fat diet
Public release date: 12-Jul-2011 New animal research suggests that molasses antioxidants may reduce obesity 07/12/11, Clearwater Beach, FL. Experimental results to be presented at the upcoming annual meeting of the…
Breast milk and diet up to 2 years old: a means of preventing the risk of child obesity up to the age of 20
27.03.2014 - Press release Many studies have focused on the influence of breast-feeding on child health. From analysis of data from the ELANCE cohort, Marie Françoise Rolland-Cachera, former researcher at…
Study suggests prolonged bottle feeding increases the risk of obesity
Public release date: 5-May-2011 Cincinnati, OH, May 5, 2011 — Experts agree that obesity prevention should begin before children enter school. But due to a lack of…
Melatonin might help in controlling weight gain and preventing heart diseases associated with obesity
Public release date: 28-Apr-2011 University of Granada researchers have proven that melatonin –a natural hormone produced by the body– helps in controlling weight gain –even without reducing the…
Antioxidants in pregnancy prevent obesity in animal offspring
Public release date: 14-Mar-2011 Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia research sheds light on prenatal influence of high-fat diets New biological research may be relevant to the effects of a mother’s high-fat…
Fried foods may interact with genes to influence body weight, say experts
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Deep Fried Mars Bar (Photo credit: Kodamakitty)[/caption] PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 18-Mar-2014 Chances of obesity twice as likely for individuals at highest genetic risk The results show…
Rising indoor winter temperatures linked to obesity?
Public release date: 24-Jan-2011 Increases in winter indoor temperatures in the United Kingdom, United States and other developed countries may be contributing to rises in obesity in those populations, according…
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Tonsillectomy linked to excess weight gain in kids
Public release date: 31-Jan-2011 Alexandria, VA — Tonsillectomy is the most common major surgical procedure performed in children. Children who undergo the surgical removal of their tonsils (tonsillectomy), with or…
Obesity rate will reach at least 42 percent, say models of social contagion
Public release date: 4-Nov-2010 - The projections by Hill and colleagues are a best-case scenario, meaning that America’s obesity rate could rise above 42 percent of adults. One silver lining…
Western diet exacerbates sepsis
Public release date: 18-Oct-2010 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] ;Title: "fast food is the best!" (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] High fat diets cause a dramatic immune system overreaction to sepsis, a…
Research examines vicious cycle of overeating and obesity
Public release date: 29-Sep-2010 - Evidence shows obese individuals have fewer dopamine (D2) receptors in the brain relative to lean individuals and suggests obese individuals overeat to compensate for this…
Physical activity can reduce the genetic predisposition to obesity by 40 percent
Public release date: 31-Aug-2010 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="252"] Obesity Campaign Poster (Photo credit: Pressbound)[/caption] Although the whole population can benefit from a physically active lifestyle, in part through reduced…
A case for exercising
Public release date: 24-Aug-2010 - demonstrated that exercising obese rodents showed signals of restored satiety in hypothalamic neurons and decreased food intake There is now another good reason to exercise.…
Loneliness twice as unhealthy as obesity for older people, study finds
Scientists found that the loneliest were nearly twice as likely to die during their six-year study than the least lonely Ian Sample in Chicago theguardian.com, Sunday 16 February 2014 10.32…
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