Low-carb vegan diet can reduce body weight, blood sugar, blood pressure
In a study from St. Michael's Hospital, scientists found that a low-carb vegan diet has the same health effects as a vegetarian diet, but...
A low-fat vegan diet may protect health in obese and overweight people
In a study from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, scientists found that a vegan diet improves diet quality, leading to decreased weight and...
Morning exercise burns more body fat, mouse study shows
When you’ve got a busy schedule, you may try to squeeze exercise in whenever you can. But there’s growing evidence that when you workout...
Obesity drugs and lifestyle change can bring long-lasting weight loss
Overweight and obese people maintained an average weight loss of 10.6% over 3 to 5 years with a program of lifestyle changes in combination with anti-obesity medications.
Whole grains may protect your blood pressure, blood sugar, waist size
Scientists from Tufts University recently found that middle-aged and older people who ate at least three servings of whole grains every day had smaller...
A low-fat vegan diet may improve health in overweight and obese people
In a study from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, scientists found that a vegan diet improves diet quality, leading to decreased weight and...
Obesity, being overweight more deadly than previously thought
In a study from the University of Colorado Boulder, scientists found excess weight or obesity boosts the risk of death by anywhere from 22%...
What’s the ‘weight set point’, and why does it make it so hard to...
If you’ve ever tried to lose weight but found the kilos return almost as quickly as they left, you’re not alone.
In fact, the challenge...
This common fruit may be the key to prevent diabetes, obesity
Scientists from Western University recently found a molecule in sweet oranges and tangerines called nobiletin may help reduce obesity and prevent diabetes and heart...
Common diabetes drug can help people lose never-before-seen amounts of weight
Scientists from Yale and elsewhere recently have found a drug recently approved to treat type 2 diabetes is also extremely effective at reducing obesity.
The...