Posts Tagged ‘obesity’
High lead levels during pregnancy linked to child obesity
Children born to women who have high blood levels of lead are more likely be overweight or obese, …
Read Full ArticleType 2 diabetes remission possible with ‘achievable’ weight loss
People who achieve weight loss of 10% or more in the first five years following diagnosis with type 2 diabetes have the greatest chance of seeing their disease go into remission, …
Read Full ArticleFat mass index, not BMI, associated with cardiovascular events in people with diabetes
In people with diabetes, fat mass index, not body mass index (BMI), is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular events, …
Read Full ArticlePredicting risk of heart failure for diabetes patients with help from machine learning
Investigators used artificial intelligence to identify top 10 variables that can predict, with a high degree of accuracy, future heart failure among patients living with diabetes. …
Read Full ArticleHigh-fat diets affect your brain, not just your physical appearance
A recent study has discovered that high-fat diets contribute to irregularities in the hypothalamus region of the brain, which regulates body weight homeostasis and metabolism. …
Read Full ArticleModifiable risk factors contribute to gout
Study finds four modifiable risk factors for elevated urate in the blood (hyperuricemia) – a precursor of gout. …
Read Full ArticleObesity pandemic shifting cancer to younger people
A new study looking at the incidence of disease nationwide from 2000 to 2016 found a shift in obesity-associated cancers to younger individuals. …
Read Full ArticleGene therapy reduces obesity and reverses type 2 diabetes in mice
Researchers have developed a gene therapy that specifically reduces fat tissue and reverses obesity-related metabolic disease in obese mice. …
Read Full ArticleRed wine benefits linked to better gut health
A study has found that people who drank red wine had an increased gut microbiota diversity (a sign of gut health) compared to non-red wine drinkers. …
Read Full ArticleExcess body fat increases the risk of depression
A new study shows that carrying ten kilograms of excess body fat increase the risk of depression by seventeen percent. The more fat, the greater the probability of developing depression. …
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