obesity
One Avocado a Day Helps Lower “Bad” Cholesterol For Heart Healthy Benefits
Move over, apples—new research from Penn State suggests that eating one avocado a day may help keep “bad cholesterol” at bay. According to the researchers, bad cholesterol can refer to both oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and small, dense LDL particles. In a randomized, controlled feeding study, the researchers found that eating one avocado a day ...
Red Wine Benefits Linked to Better Gut Health, Study Finds
A new study from King’s College has found that people who drank red wine had an increased gut microbiota diversity (a sign of gut health) compared to non-red wine drinkers as well as an association with lower levels of obesity and “bad” cholesterol. In a paper published in the journal Gastroenterology, a team of researchers from ...
Biology of Leptin, The Hunger Hormone, Revealed
In a new study, Yale researchers offer insight into leptin, a hormone that plays a key role in appetite, overeating, and obesity. Their findings advance knowledge about leptin and weight gain, and also suggest a potential strategy for developing future weight-loss treatments, they said. The study, led by investigators at Yale and Harvard, was published ...
Righting the Ship of Weight Management
In the midst of an obesity epidemic, practitioners can help advise patients on ways to potentially shift their lifestyles in a healthier direction. Managing one’s weight can be easier said than done, and as many may already know, being overweight or obese can lead to a variety of health complications, including diabetes, arthritis and cardiovascular ...
Digital Device Overload Linked to Obesity Risk
If your attention gets diverted in different directions by smartphones and other digital devices, take note: media multitasking has now been linked to obesity. New research from Rice University (Houston, TX) indicates that mindless switching between digital devices is associated with increased susceptibility to food temptations and lack of self-control, which may result in weight ...
A Mediterranean Diet in Pregnancy Associated With Lower Risk of Accelerated Growth
The Mediterranean diet is characterized by a high content of fruits, vegetables, olive oil, legumes and nuts. This healthy diet pattern has been associated with lower obesity and cardiometabolic risk in adults, but few studies have focused on children. This study, published in the Journal of Pediatrics, aimed at evaluating the association between adherence to a ...
The Skinny on Weight Management
Practitioners can help advise their patients about effective ways to lose and manage their weight. For many people, losing and keeping their weight at a healthy level is one of life’s most daunting challenges. Despite a healthy lifestyle movement sweeping the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that 70 percent of ...
OSU Biologist Advocates Ecological Approach to Improving Human Health
Chronic diseases like cancer, autoimmune disorders and obesity may ultimately vanquish the efforts of medical intervention unless people change their diet, an Oregon State University (OSU) biologist argues in a recently published paper. Matt Orr, assistant professor in the College of Science at OSU-Cascades, describes a “restoration ecology” approach toward patient health—every person is like ...
Study: Coffee Consumption During Pregnancy Related to Overweight Offspring
A study published in the BMJ Open journal shows that even moderate coffee consumption during pregnancy, one to two cups per day, is related to a risk of overweight or obesity in school age children. It has not been clearly shown if caffeine is the direct cause of the overweight, but the relationship, alone, has caused researchers ...
New Link Between Gut Bacteria and Obesity
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a new link between gut bacteria and obesity. They found that certain amino acids in our blood can be connected to both obesity and the composition of the gut microbiome. We know less about the significance of our gut bacteria than what many books and magazines on ...
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