How sleep loss linked to obesity
In a new study, researchers found that one night of sleep loss can increase the desirability of junk foods in men with a healthy...
Restaurants could make you overeat a lot
In a new multi-country study, researchers found that large, high-calorie portion sizes in fast food and full-service restaurants is not a problem unique to...
Standing more and sitting less may not help you lose weight
In a new study, researchers found that office workers who opt to stand when working are likely to be burning only fractionally more calories...
Unhealthy weight-control behaviors could harm your health for a long time
Recent research shows that as many as one-third of adolescents and two-thirds of adults engage in dieting.
Unhealthy forms of weight control such as purging,...
Why weight cycling is harmful to your health
In a new study, researchers found that weight cycling is associated with a higher risk of death.
Weight cycling, or the constant losing and gaining...
Belly fat could mean cognitive decline in older people
In a recent study, researchers found that a measure of belly fat (waist: hip ratio) was linked to the reduced cognitive function in older...
New discovery on link between obesity and cancer
In a new study, researchers have made a major discovery that shines a new, explanatory light on the link between obesity and cancer.
Their research...
Common chemical BBP in food factory could lead to obesity
In a recent study, researchers found that benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), a chemical commonly used in the food-manufacturing process, may increase fat stores in...
This diet could give you healthy heart and body weight at the same time
In a recent study, researchers found that a high protein, low-calorie diet that includes intermittent fasting not only could help with long-term weight loss.
In...
Weight loss surgery could shrink both fat and muscles
In a new study, researchers from Mayo Clinic found that left gastric artery embolization, a novel interventional procedure used to treat obesity, leads to...