A male Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) called Hank wearing an activity tracker on his front leg. Credit: Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, USA When Daniella Chusy,…
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Traditional Shuar lunch items. Credit: Samuel Urlacher Findings among children in Amazonian Ecuador offer insights into relative importance of diet vs. energy expenditure for rise…
New research covering 11 years of data presented at this year’s European and International Congress on Obesity (ECOICO 2020) show that, in obese men suffering…
Postdoctoral associate Junwei Li, lead author of the study, holds an example of a capsule containing their enzyme. Credit: Image by Melanie Gonick/MIT MIT engineers…
UNC-Chapel Hill study raises concern that COVID-19 vaccine will be less effective for those with obesity. A review of COVID-19 studies reveals a troubling connection…
A compound given as a dietary supplement to overweight but otherwise healthy people in a clinical trial caused many of the patients to slim down,…
Losing weight during COVID-19 pandemic is urgent as obesity increases risk of severe disease and death. Losing weight during the COVID-19 pandemic has increasing urgency…
In an analysis of randomized controlled trials, individuals who consumed green tea experienced a significant decline in body weight and body mass index. On the…
Obese patients may lose more weight if they undergo bariatric surgery before they develop diabetes, suggests a study accepted for presentation at ENDO 2020, the…
Bariatric surgery is linked to significantly fewer heart attacks and strokes. Credit: European Heart Journal A nationwide study of nearly 7,500 people who are obese…
According to a new study conducted in mice, obesity promotes the virulence of the influenza virus. Obesity Promotes Virulence of Influenza Currently, 50% of the…
According to new research, eating a big breakfast rather than a large dinner may prevent obesity and high blood sugar. Study finds eating more at…