Patients in primary care clinic program lost 5 percent of body weight PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – Low-income Louisiana patients enrolled in a tailored obesity intervention program lost much more weight than counterparts receiving usual care. Study results were published this week in The New England Journal of Medicine. This population, who...
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Testosterone injections ‘can trigger drastic weight loss’ in obese men of four STONE
Testosterone injections can trigger drastic long-term weight loss in obese men, a German study has found. Men with an average weight of 18 stone (114kg) saw their weight drop by 4st and 3lbs (27kg) over a decade while having the jabs every three months as part of a study. Their body mass index (BMI) went...
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Major weight loss—whether from surgery or diet—has same metabolic benefits
by Washington University School of Medicine Gastric bypass surgery is the most effective therapy to treat or reverse type 2 diabetes in severely obese patients. A longstanding theory has suggested that the operation may have unique, weight loss-independent effects in treating diabetes. But new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates...
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Prioritizing patients with unexpected weight loss for cancer investigation
by University of Exeter New research will help GPs to identify the signs, symptoms, and blood test results they should look for to swiftly diagnose cancer in people with unexpected weight loss. The findings have implications for existing health policy and guidelines. “We know that there is an increased likelihood of a cancer diagnosis within...
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Exercise Enhancement
Loss of a specific enzyme increases fat metabolism and exercise endurance in mice. Sugars and fats are the primary fuels that power every cell, tissue, and organ. For most cells, sugar is the energy source of choice, but when nutrients are scarce, such as during starvation or extreme exertion, cells will switch to breaking down...
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Fatty liver disease despite a normal weight
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba identify differences in the clinical features of non-obese patients with non-alcoholic fatter liver disease based on their sex and body mass index UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA REPRESENTATIVE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES OF THE FEMORAL REGION IN A FEMALE SUBJECT WITHOUT NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE (NAFLD) (A) AND THAT IN A FEMALE...
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BU study: A quarter of arthritis cases linked to excess weight
eight loss from young adulthood to midlife was associated with substantially reduced risk of developing arthritis BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE A new Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study shows that weight loss between early adulthood and midlife lowers arthritis risk, and found no evidence of any persistent risk of arthritis for people...
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New, remote weight-loss method helped slash pounds
Losing weight during COVID-19 pandemic is urgent as obesity increases risk of severe disease and death NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY CHICAGO — Losing weight during the COVID-19 pandemic has increasing urgency because obesity increases the risk of severe disease and death. Two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and...
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Why Sleep Deprivation Kills
Going without sleep for too long kills animals but scientists haven’t known why. Newly published work suggests that the answer lies in an unexpected part of the body. Inside a series of tubes in a bright, warm room at Harvard Medical School, hundreds of fruit flies are staying up late. It has been days since...
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The Health Benefits of Eggs
By Chloe Bennett, B.Sc. There have been countless debates regarding the health impact of regular egg consumption. While research has shown that consumption of the food product for breakfast can lead to increased weight loss, recent evidence shows that eating three eggs per week can increase the risk of early mortality. Image Credit: LightField Studios/Shutterstock.com...