Time-restricted eating is growing in popularity, but is it healthy?
Tipping the scales at 233 pounds, Charles Joy realized he needed to make some changes.
The 28-year-old Louisville, Kentucky, native already had tried many diet...
This weight loss diet may help treat dangerous kidney disease
Hereditary and relatively common, polycystic kidney disease (PKD) has long been thought to be progressive and irreversible, condemning its sufferers to a long, slow...
‘Achievable’ weight loss may lead to type 2 diabetes remission
In a new study, researchers found that people who achieve a weight loss of 10% or more in the first five years following diagnosis...
Sustained weight loss may reduce breast cancer risk
In a new study, researchers found that women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower risk of breast...
Being overweight may improve cancer survival
In a new study, researchers found that above average or high BMI—often linked to cancers, diabetes, heart, and other diseases—may in some cases improve...
Weight loss surgery linked to higher colon cancer risk
In a new study, researchers found that the risk of colon cancer may be increased in individuals who have undergone weight loss surgery.
The research...
Why belly fat is bad for your thinking
In a new study, researchers found for the first time that less muscle and more body fat may affect how flexible our thinking gets...
Greenhouse gas emissions linked to obesity
In a new study, researchers found that the increasing average body size of people on Earth, in addition to the growing world population may...
Obesity, but not poor diet and inactivity, linked to higher risk of dementia
In a new study, researchers found that obesity in midlife is linked to a greater risk of dementia later in life; however, poor diet...
This nutrient may reduce obesity-linked inflammation
In a new study, researchers found that glutamine could help people with obesity reduce inflammation of fat tissue and reduce fat mass.
They also show...