by Charlene N. Rivera-Bonet, University of Wisconsin-Madison Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Unintentional weight loss in people with Down syndrome may predict the onset of Alzheimer’s disease long before typical cognitive symptoms like memory loss and dementia are apparent. As many as 90% of people with Down syndrome experience Alzheimer’s symptoms by the time they are...
by The Obesity Society Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Despite lifestyle interventions for weight loss having limited effectiveness in workplaces when evaluated in randomized trials, a new program named Healthy Weight for Living (HWL) implemented with and without meal replacements and delivered in person or by videoconference reveals a significant weight loss in employees after six...
Karen Weintraub USA TODAY The American Diabetes Association on Monday released new standards of care to reflect changes in technology, improved medications and a deeper understanding of the social factors that contribute to disease and diabetes control. The standards are updated annually, but this year includes almost 100 new or revised recommendations affecting all types...
BY QUINN PHILLIPS | SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 Regular consumption of peanuts before meals may help support metabolic health — in the areas of body weight, blood pressure, and blood glucose — according to a new study published in the journal Nutrients. Peanuts aren’t widely thought of as a health food, but there is evidence that they may be compatible with...
by American Physiological Society Graphical abstract. Credit: American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism (2022). DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00293.2021 Pantothenate acid, also known as vitamin B5, stimulated the production of brown fat in both cell cultures and mice, a new study finds. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. It was chosen as an...
by UT Southwestern Medical Center Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Triptans, a commonly prescribed class of migraine drugs, may also be useful in treating obesity, a new study by scientists at UT Southwestern suggests. In studies on obese mice, a daily dose of a triptan led animals to eat less food and lose weight over the...
EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY A 12-week vegan diet may result in clinically meaningful weight loss and improve blood sugar control in overweight adults and those with type 2 diabetes, according to a meta-analysis of 11 randomised trials involving almost 800 participants (aged 18 or older), being presented at this year’s European Congress...
New research explores the health benefits of the so-called Nordic diet. Morten Falch Sortland/Getty Images Researchers investigated the health effects of a healthy Nordic diet (HND) using metabolic analysis. They found that the diet positively affects glucose metabolism, cholesterol, and cardiometabolic risk. They conclude that metabolic analysis is an effective way to assess dietary outcomes....
Pam Harrison January 03, 2022 A low body mass index (BMI) indicative of being underweight as well as a weight loss of 2 kg or more over the course of 1 year were both independently associated with a higher mortality risk in the following year in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD). In contrast,...
Berries, veggies, fish, whole grains, and rapeseed oil are the main ingredients of the Nordic diet concept that, for the past decade, have been recognized as extremely healthy, tasty, and sustainable. The diet can prevent obesity and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. Until now, Nordic...
