This surgery may help cure type 2 diabetes
In a recent study from King’s College London, researchers found that metabolic surgery is more effective than drugs and lifestyle interventions in the long-term...
Why we should abolish daylight saving time
Springing forward doesn’t just make for a sleepy Monday morning; it also affects your health and your safety.
That’s why experts are calling for an...
How grief rewires the brain and can affect health – and what to do...
Grief is a common, if not universal, human experience. But that doesn't make it simple.
It's psychological, but it affects people physically. It's a matter...
Intensive lifestyle change can benefit most people with type 2 diabetes, but not all
For people who are overweight or obese and have type 2 diabetes, the first line of treatment is usually lifestyle intervention, including weight loss...
How to eat right for your life stages
For National Nutrition Month® 2021, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommends people adjust their eating habits to address the nutritional needs of their...
3 in 4 people with severe COVID-19 have this health problem
In a new study, researchers confirmed that being obese greatly raises the odds that people get severe COVID-19.
The finding supports calls for obese Americans...
Appetite linked to healthier gut in older people
In a new study, researchers found that over-60s with a good appetite have more diverse and different communities of microbes in their gut than...
This supplement could help healthy obese people lose weight effectively
In a recent study at Oregon State University and elsewhere, researchers found that a compound given as a dietary supplement to healthy overweight people...
Eating more plant protein, less red meat may lower women’s risk of early death
Eating more plant protein and less red meat may lower a woman's risk of dying from dementia, heart disease and other causes, new research...
Three ways behavioural psychology might help you lose weight
There’s no shortage of weight loss programmes out there to choose from, each of which claim to have the key to shedding pounds.
One of...