How Obesity Is Diagnosed

Diagnostic Criteria for Adults, Adolescents, and ChildrenBySherry ChristiansenUpdated on October 16, 2023Medically reviewed bySuzanne Fisher, RDaldomurillo/ Getty ImagesD

Updated on: April 01,2024

How Obesity Is Diagnosed

Diagnostic Criteria for Adults, Adolescents, and ChildrenBySherry ChristiansenUpdated on October 16, 2023Medically reviewed bySuzanne Fisher, RDaldomurillo/ Getty ImagesD

Updated on:April 01,2024

How maternal fat metabolism very early in pregnancy and fetal abdominal growth influence child weight and adiposity

by University of OxfordCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study, led by researchers at the University of Oxford, UK, in collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley, U.S., publis

Updated on: February 19,2024

How maternal fat metabolism very early in pregnancy and fetal abdominal growth influence child weight and adiposity

by University of OxfordCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study, led by researchers at the University of Oxford, UK, in collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley, U.S., publis

Updated on:February 19,2024

Being overweight or underweight could increase your risk of severe COVID-19

by LancetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe first large study to report the effect of bodyweight on risk of worse outcomes from COVID-19 across the full range of body-mass index (BMI) is publi

Updated on: January 28,2024

Being overweight or underweight could increase your risk of severe COVID-19

by LancetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe first large study to report the effect of bodyweight on risk of worse outcomes from COVID-19 across the full range of body-mass index (BMI) is publi

Updated on:January 28,2024

How cold temperatures trigger the brain to boost appetite

byThe Scripps Research InstituteNeurons in the Xiphoid nucleus are activated by cold (green). A subset of this population (red) promotes the animal to eat more in the cold. Credit: Scripps Resea

Updated on: January 22,2024

How cold temperatures trigger the brain to boost appetite

byThe Scripps Research InstituteNeurons in the Xiphoid nucleus are activated by cold (green). A subset of this population (red) promotes the animal to eat more in the cold. Credit: Scripps Resea

Updated on:January 22,2024

Experts weigh in on new generation of weight loss medications

by Julie Rafferty,Tufts UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWe've all seen the ads and read about celebrities who have successfully lost weight using one of the new weight loss medica

Updated on: July 10,2024

Experts weigh in on new generation of weight loss medications

by Julie Rafferty,Tufts UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWe've all seen the ads and read about celebrities who have successfully lost weight using one of the new weight loss medica

Updated on:July 10,2024

Tirzepatide has unique activity to stimulate insulin secretion, suggests study

by Duke University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainTirzepatide, a drug approved for diabetes and on the fast track for approval as a weight loss therapy, works through a unique ability to

Updated on: February 21,2024

Tirzepatide has unique activity to stimulate insulin secretion, suggests study

by Duke University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainTirzepatide, a drug approved for diabetes and on the fast track for approval as a weight loss therapy, works through a unique ability to

Updated on:February 21,2024

Lack of sleep increases unhealthy abdominal fat

by Terri Malloy,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from Mayo Clinic shows that lack of sufficient sleep combined with free access to food increases calorie consumption and

Updated on: February 19,2024

Lack of sleep increases unhealthy abdominal fat

by Terri Malloy,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research from Mayo Clinic shows that lack of sufficient sleep combined with free access to food increases calorie consumption and

Updated on:February 19,2024

Science moves closer to diet that improves metabolic health without sharp cuts in calories

by Pennington Biomedical Research CenterMethionine restriction with oxidized casein is equally effective as elemental diet. Credit: Pennington Biomedical Research CenterA diet that improves the biomar

Updated on: February 05,2024

Science moves closer to diet that improves metabolic health without sharp cuts in calories

by Pennington Biomedical Research CenterMethionine restriction with oxidized casein is equally effective as elemental diet. Credit: Pennington Biomedical Research CenterA diet that improves the biomar

Updated on:February 05,2024

Scurvy: Not just an 18th-century sailors' disease

byCanadian Medical Association JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScurvy, or vitamin C deficiency, is not just an 18th-century seafarers' disease, as a case study of a 65-year-old woma

Updated on: November 11,2024

Scurvy: Not just an 18th-century sailors' disease

byCanadian Medical Association JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScurvy, or vitamin C deficiency, is not just an 18th-century seafarers' disease, as a case study of a 65-year-old woma

Updated on:November 11,2024

Study shows medial preoptic area mediates depressive-like behaviors associated with ovarian hormone fluctuations

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressElectrophysiological recording from MPOA GABAergic neurons (Vgat+) demonstrated that these neurons reduced their spiking activity in HW-treated mice compared to non-H

Updated on: January 22,2024

Study shows medial preoptic area mediates depressive-like behaviors associated with ovarian hormone fluctuations

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressElectrophysiological recording from MPOA GABAergic neurons (Vgat+) demonstrated that these neurons reduced their spiking activity in HW-treated mice compared to non-H

Updated on:January 22,2024

Women with gene mutation give new insight into blood clot risk

byQueen Mary, University of LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research from Queen Mary University of London, published iniScience, shows an increased risk of blood clots in women

Updated on: January 17,2024

Women with gene mutation give new insight into blood clot risk

byQueen Mary, University of LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research from Queen Mary University of London, published iniScience, shows an increased risk of blood clots in women

Updated on:January 17,2024

Resistant starch could help combat leading cause of end-stage kidney failure

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCombining a low dose of blood pressure medication with a higher intake of dietary-resistant starch might help stave off diabetic

Updated on: April 27,2024

Resistant starch could help combat leading cause of end-stage kidney failure

byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCombining a low dose of blood pressure medication with a higher intake of dietary-resistant starch might help stave off diabetic

Updated on:April 27,2024