Despite the prevalence and popularity of low-carb diets, the role of carbohydrates in weight gain and obesity remains controversial. Few studies have tracked the association between changes in carbohydrate intake over time and changes in body weight. To address this, a team led by Harvard researchers set out to examineRead
A study published in the International Journal of Obesity shows a link between long-term use of aspartame and saccharin to increased fat stores in the abdomen and muscles.
A 2020, randomized, double-blind trial has shown that taurine supplementation associated with chronic exercise may increase mitochondrial activity and fatty acid oxidation gene expression in the subcutaneous white adipose tissue of obese women. While excess adipose tissue, as in the case of obesity, is associated with metabolic complications, mass itself isRead
The protection offered by Covid-19 vaccinations declines more rapidly in obese people than in those with normal weight, according to a new study in Nature Medicine.
A research review in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that curcumin supplementation is associated with reductions in BMI, weight, and waist circumference.
It’s no secret that excess weight is a killer. Overweight and obese people are at increased risk for high cholesterol and high blood pressure, two factors that increase risk of cardiovascular disease, and insulin resistance, a precursor to type 2 diabetes. Globally, excess weight contributed to 2.4 million deaths inRead
The second installment in a 3-part series focusing on obesity was recently published in Biochemical Pharmacology, largely devoted to examining the evidence for the obesogen hypothesis, i.e., the proposal that environmental chemicals play a role in the growing overweight/obesity pandemic. This review specifically defines obesogens as chemicals that increase white adipose tissue massRead
A new meta-research review in the Journal of Functional Foods shows that supplementing with curcumin can help decrease body mass index, waist circumference, fasting blood sugar, hemoglobin A1c, and other markers of healthy weight and blood sugar. Study Details Participants from the different studies had a range of conditions —Read
Several studies have shown that intermittent fasting helps with weight loss. Critics, however, have expressed concern over possible hormone disruptions in women on the diet. A new study in the journal Obesity helps shed light on the issue. Researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago researchers followed a group ofRead
Taking a cold-water swim may reduce “bad” body fat in men and lower the odds developing diabetes, according to a major scientific review published in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Circumpolar Health. The analysis included 104 studies and was conducted at the UiT The Arctic University of Norway and theRead
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