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...
The Whale’ is a horror film that taps into our fear of fatness
I knew before seeing “The Whale” that it was a movie about a man named Charlie who weighs over 600 pounds, is grief-stricken over...
Time of day may determine how much fat you can burn in exercise
In a study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and elsewhere, scientists found physical activity at the right time of the day seems able to...
A change in brain function may help cause obesity
In a study from the University of Calgary, scientists found that diet-induced obesity is linked to a functional change in the brain.
They found that...
Metabolic health may play a big role in obesity-related cancers
In a study from Lund University, scientists tracked nearly 800,000 people from Sweden, Norway, and Austria to see if their BMI and metabolic health—that...
People with ‘healthy obesity’ still have higher risks of diseases
In a study from the University of Glasgow and elsewhere, scientists found that having a normal metabolic profile does not mean that a person...