The gut microbiota influences the ability to lose weight in humans, according to new research. The findings were published this week in mSystems, an open access journal of the American Society of Microbiology. “Your gut microbiome can promote or cause resistance to weight loss and this opens the possibility of trying to alter the…
One of the patterns that emerged during the Covid-19 crisis was poorer outcomes for overweight or obese patients. This may have come as a surprise to some, but not to dietitian Prof Helen Roche, an expert in nutrigenomics. Nutrigenomics is a branch of dietary medicine that investigates how the combination of what we eat…
‘We want to understand if we can reset the immune system so it’s more robust’ One of the patterns that emerged during the Covid-19 crisis was poorer outcomes for overweight or obese patients. This may have come as a surprise to some, but not to dietitian Prof Helen Roche, an expert in nutrigenomics. …
‘We want to understand if we can reset the immune system so it’s more robust’ One of the patterns that emerged during the Covid-19 crisis was poorer outcomes for overweight or obese patients. This may have come as a surprise to some, but not to dietitian Prof Helen Roche, an expert in nutrigenomics. …
Eating fructose seems to alter the cells of the digestive tract in a way that makes it absorb more nutrients, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian researchers. These changes could help explain the well-known link between higher fructose consumption worldwide and increased rates of obesity and certain cancers. The…
For older adults who are obese, it may seem overwhelming to think about calorie control to lose weight and improve health markers, but a new study in the journal Circulation offers good news: It doesn’t take much to make a difference. The research A group of researchers looked at 160 sedentary adults aged…
An immune signal promotes the production of energy-burning “beige fat,” according to a new study published on august 5th, in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Sun Yat-Sen University (Guangzhou, China), Zhonghan Yang and colleagues. The finding may lead to new ways to reduce obesity and treat metabolic disorders. The beige fat The…
UT Southwestern researchers announced successful results of a clinical trial for a commonly prescribed weight loss drug called liraglutide. In overweight or obese adults who also had a high cardiovascular risk, liraglutide once a day, combined with lifestyle interventions significantly reduced two types of fat that have been associated with heart health risk: visceral fat…
A Spanish study – first-of-its-kind in the world – shows for the first time that a healthy eating pattern has a protective effect against SARS-CoV-2 infection The study While vaccines continue being administered to Spaniards, diet is becoming the most powerful shield against SARS-CoV-2 – on top of facial masks and social distance.…
This article describes the basics of type 1 diabetes and how to deal with it in childhood. Perhaps you know a kid who always eats a snack during a football game or goes see the school nurse before lunch to get a shot. If you have a friend who has a kid like…
Normal, non-cancerous liver tissue can act as tumoral tissue when exposed to a high-fat diet, which links diet and obesity to the development of liver cancer. The Laboratory of Cellular Metabolism and Metabolic Regulation led by Professor Sarah-Maria Fendt (VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology), shows how the livers of mice fed a high-fat…
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have reported that free fatty acids (FFAs) in the blood trigger the release of insulin even at normal blood sugar levels, without an evident uncompensated insulin resistance in fat cells. Moreover, the researchers demonstrated the link to obesity: the amount of FFA largely depends on how many…