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Gut Microbes: A Key to Normal Sleep

Nov. 30, 2020 — Researchers used a cocktail of antibiotics to deplete gut microbes in mice. They found that metabolites in the gut differed in these mice compared with controls. In particular, metabolic pathways ...

Sestrin Makes Fruit Flies Live Longer

Nov. 24, 2020 — Researchers identify positive effector behind reduced food ...

Hormone Found to Switch Off Hunger Could Help Tackle Obesity

Nov. 24, 2020 — A hormone that can suppress food intake and increase the feeling of fullness in mice has shown similar results in humans and non-human primates, says a new ...

Age Is No Barrier to Successful Weight Loss

Nov. 20, 2020 — Obese patients over the age of 60 can lose an equivalent amount of weight as younger people using only lifestyle changes, according to a new study that demonstrates that age is no barrier to losing ...

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Healthy Muscles Are a Carrot on a String for Healthy Lungs

Dec. 2, 2020 — Scientists show effectiveness of carrot-based Japanese herbal medicine called 'Ninjin'yoeito' in improving muscle atrophy in the hind legs of mice exposed to cigarette smoke, positioning the medicine ...

Lab Results Don't Explain 'Obesity Paradox,' but Bias May

Dec. 1, 2020 — Results of standard laboratory tests performed on adult outpatients to provide an overall picture of their health are fairly consistent between those with obesity and their leaner counterparts, ...

Research Shows Bariatric Surgery May Reduce Severity of COVID-19 in Patients With Obesity

Nov. 25, 2020 — A new study shows that among patients who have obesity and who tested positive for COVID-19, a past history of bariatric surgery was significantly ...

Obesity Is Not Only the Individual's Responsibility

Nov. 25, 2020 — Analysis of survey results has revealed that in women, obesity is linked to various social and economic factors. In addition, this study is the first in Japan to illuminate the connection between ...

Popular Weight-Loss Surgery in Teenagers Weakens Bones

Nov. 24, 2020 — A common weight loss surgery for adolescents with obesity called sleeve gastrectomy has harmful effects on bones, according to a new ...

Antimicrobial Soap Additive Worsens Fatty Liver Disease in Mice

Nov. 24, 2020 — Triclosan, an antimicrobial found in many soaps and other household items, worsens fatty liver disease in mice fed a high-fat ...

Vegans, Vegetarians and Pescetarians May Be at Higher Risk of Bone Fractures

Nov. 23, 2020 — Compared with people who ate meat, vegans with lower calcium and protein intakes on average, had a 43 percent higher risk of fractures anywhere in ...

Are High-Protein Total Diet Replacements the Key to Maintaining Healthy Weight?

Nov. 18, 2020 — The results of a new study suggest that high-protein total diet replacements are a promising nutritional strategy to combat rising rates of obesity. ...

Mediterranean Diet Helps Reduce Effects of Stress in Animal Model

Nov. 16, 2020 — Even before the pandemic and the presidential election, Americans reported some of the highest perceived levels of stress in the world, according to the American Psychological Association. Not only ...

Dieting and Weight Worries on Rise in Teens

Nov. 16, 2020 — Significantly higher numbers of Generation Z boys and girls in the UK are dieting to lose weight, and are likely to overestimate their own weight, finds a new ...