Mar 9, 2020
There are 100 genetic markers linked to obesity but it only seems to contribute to 3% of the difference in body mass index between people. To help us understand the difference between genetics (nature) and habits (nurture), scientists in England compared the weight of...
Feb 23, 2020
In a study done last year, a group of 105 overweight individuals was asked to simply record all the food they ate. They were not asked to count calories or to follow a certain diet. Simply keeping track of what they ate increased their food intake awareness. The...
Feb 9, 2020
When you drink enough water you don’t only replace calorie laden drinks, but you also avoid dehydration which causes a decrease in your blood volume. According to a recent study, when the kidneys detect a drop in fluids they release an enzyme that causes a rise in...
Apr 26, 2018
In a poster session (T-OR-2014) at ObesityWeek 2016 Amy Gorin, Ph.D. reported her team found when one spouse lost weight the other one frequently did, too! Participants were randomized to Weight Watchers or a self-guided program to lose weight. Both participants and...
Mar 30, 2018
A trial of 186 overweight or obese women were randomly assigned to one of three groups: standard advice to eat less, another was taught to choose portions based on energy density, and the other received portion-controlled meals. The last group lost the most at first,...
Dec 14, 2017
Danish scientists investigated the impact of replacing a refined grain diet with a whole grain diet (<10 gm or >75 gm whole grains, respectively) on the gut microbiome and insulin sensitivity. In a randomized, controlled cross-over study, 50 patients were tested...
Dec 5, 2017
Early research with cinnamaldehyde, the oil which gives cinnamon its flavor, may act directly on human fat cells causing them to burn energy by thermogenesis. Before you load your favorite holiday foods with extra cinnamon in an attempt to keep the weight off, the...
Nov 13, 2017
Are you or someone you know using sports or weight-loss supplements? Harvard Medical School researchers analyzed six popular brands of these and found two banned stimulants and two novels formulations, some at surprisingly high levels. The authors encourage physicians...
Aug 2, 2017
A meta-analysis of 37 studies examining the impact of artificial sweeteners found they are not associated with reduced body mass index (BMI). More than 400,000 people over 12 years of age were studied. The long-term studies saw a modest increase in BMI, especially...
Jul 31, 2017
Have you noticed that everyone seems to be talking about obesity and its effect on the health of the population? There is a good reason. Scientists from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 have determined that 110 million children and 600 million adults living in 73...
Jul 26, 2017
Researchers analyzed information from more than 50,000 participants and discovered four important factors associated with a decrease in body mass index (BMI): Eating only one or two meals per day. Maintaining an overnight fast of up to 18 hours. Making breakfast or...
Jul 21, 2017
The obesity epidemic has spawned many novel approaches to weight loss. One such increasingly popular approach today is alternate-day fasting. A randomized clinical trial of 100 obese, but healthy individuals, divided the participants into alternate-day fasting, daily...