No more BMI, diets or 'bad' foods: Why changing how we teach kids about weight and nutrition is long overdue

by Vivienne Lewis,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainHow many of us recall having to calculate our body-mass index (BMI) as children at school, prompting comparisons of our weight with tha

Updated on: March 13,2024

No more BMI, diets or 'bad' foods: Why changing how we teach kids about weight and nutrition is long overdue

by Vivienne Lewis,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainHow many of us recall having to calculate our body-mass index (BMI) as children at school, prompting comparisons of our weight with tha

Updated on:March 13,2024

Mortality risk in transgender people twice as high as cisgender people, data spanning five decades suggests

by LancetTransgender people are twice as likely to die compared to cis men and cis women, according to an analysis of national data from the Netherlands spanning five decades. The findings, publi

Updated on: February 03,2024

Mortality risk in transgender people twice as high as cisgender people, data spanning five decades suggests

by LancetTransgender people are twice as likely to die compared to cis men and cis women, according to an analysis of national data from the Netherlands spanning five decades. The findings, publi

Updated on:February 03,2024

Hormone therapy for gender dysphoria may raise cardiovascular risks

by American College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with gender dysphoria taking hormone replacements as part of gender affirmation therapy face a substantially increased ris

Updated on: February 21,2024

Hormone therapy for gender dysphoria may raise cardiovascular risks

by American College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with gender dysphoria taking hormone replacements as part of gender affirmation therapy face a substantially increased ris

Updated on:February 21,2024

Researchers show how lipids and diabetes are closely linked

byUniversity of GenevaCredit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101299While sugar is the most frequently named culprit in the development of type 2 diabetes, a bet

Updated on: January 09,2024

Researchers show how lipids and diabetes are closely linked

byUniversity of GenevaCredit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101299While sugar is the most frequently named culprit in the development of type 2 diabetes, a bet

Updated on:January 09,2024

Quality of low-carb diets affects weight change in U.S. adults, finds study

by Elana GotkineThe quality of low-carbohydrate diets (LCDs) is associated with weight change among U.S. adults, according to a study published online Dec. 27 inJAMA Network Open.Binkai Liu, fro

Updated on: March 13,2024

Quality of low-carb diets affects weight change in U.S. adults, finds study

by Elana GotkineThe quality of low-carbohydrate diets (LCDs) is associated with weight change among U.S. adults, according to a study published online Dec. 27 inJAMA Network Open.Binkai Liu, fro

Updated on:March 13,2024

Building a blueprint of metabolic health—from mouse to human

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Systems(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2024.05.006Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a health condition characterized

Updated on: June 15,2024

Building a blueprint of metabolic health—from mouse to human

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de LausanneGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Systems(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2024.05.006Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a health condition characterized

Updated on:June 15,2024

Obesity, but not poor diet and inactivity, linked to higher risk of dementia

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA large study that followed more than one million women for nearly two decades has found that obesity in midlife is linked to a greater ri

Updated on: June 01,2024

Obesity, but not poor diet and inactivity, linked to higher risk of dementia

by American Academy of NeurologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA large study that followed more than one million women for nearly two decades has found that obesity in midlife is linked to a greater ri

Updated on:June 01,2024

Study reveals neuroendocrine tumor mortality patterns to inform treatment decisions

by National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)Credit: CC0 Public DomainAmong all patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), the risk of dying of cancer was higher than that of dying of other cause

Updated on: February 19,2024

Study reveals neuroendocrine tumor mortality patterns to inform treatment decisions

by National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)Credit: CC0 Public DomainAmong all patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), the risk of dying of cancer was higher than that of dying of other cause

Updated on:February 19,2024

Researchers discover hormonal pathway that increases calorie burning during weight loss

byMcMaster UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers led by McMaster University professor Gregory Steinberg and postdoctoral research fellow Dongdong Wang have uncovered a key mech

Updated on: January 22,2024

Researchers discover hormonal pathway that increases calorie burning during weight loss

byMcMaster UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers led by McMaster University professor Gregory Steinberg and postdoctoral research fellow Dongdong Wang have uncovered a key mech

Updated on:January 22,2024

Chronic steroid use could raise diabetes risk

by Dennis ThompsonTaking steroids more than doubles a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study warns.Patients taking steroid pills, injections or infusions are 2.6 times more likel

Updated on: September 14,2024

Chronic steroid use could raise diabetes risk

by Dennis ThompsonTaking steroids more than doubles a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study warns.Patients taking steroid pills, injections or infusions are 2.6 times more likel

Updated on:September 14,2024

Mice study suggests metabolic diseases may be driven by gut microbiome, loss of ovarian hormones

by Sharita Forrest,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAnimal characteristics of conventionally raised C57BL/6J mice that underwent either ovariectomy (OVX) or sham (SHM) surgery and fed e

Updated on: March 06,2024

Mice study suggests metabolic diseases may be driven by gut microbiome, loss of ovarian hormones

by Sharita Forrest,University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAnimal characteristics of conventionally raised C57BL/6J mice that underwent either ovariectomy (OVX) or sham (SHM) surgery and fed e

Updated on:March 06,2024

21 million Americans may take a hypothyroidism drug they don't need

by Isabella Backman,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs many as 90% of those who take levothyroxine [Synthroid] may have been unnecessarily prescribed the hypothyroidism medicatio

Updated on: January 28,2024

21 million Americans may take a hypothyroidism drug they don't need

by Isabella Backman,Yale UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs many as 90% of those who take levothyroxine [Synthroid] may have been unnecessarily prescribed the hypothyroidism medicatio

Updated on:January 28,2024