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Preoperative weight loss may not provide health benefits after surgery
For obese and overweight patients, it is common for various surgical procedures to be deferred until they have lost weight through diet and exercise.
6 hours ago - News Medical - 2 articles
How endurance exercise affects your gut bacteria
A new study details the beneficial effects of a 6-week endurance exercise program on the gut bacterial composition of women who were overweight.
19 hours ago - Medical News Today
Pizza and pies 'must shrink' to tackle Britain's obesity crisis
The proportion of ten and 11-year-olds who are overweight or obese has grown to 34.3 per cent - 197,888 children - compared with 31.6 per cent in 2016/17.
23 hours ago - Daily Mail - 2 articles
Impact of a phenol-rich extract from the brown algae Ascophyllum nodosum on DNA damage and antioxidant activity in an overweight or obese population: a randomized controlled trial
ABSTRACTBackgroundEpidemiologic evidence suggests that a diet rich in phenols has beneficial effects on many chronic diseases. Brown seaweed is a rich source of...
3 days ago - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - 2 articles
No consistent evidence of a disproportionately low resting energy expenditure in long-term successful weight-loss maintainers
ABSTRACTBackgroundEvidence in humans is equivocal in regards to whether resting energy expenditure decreases to a greater extent than predicted for the loss of body mass with...
3 days ago - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - 2 articles
Obesity associated with higher risk of early-onset colorectal cancer
Women who are overweight or obese have up to twice the risk of developing colorectal cancer before age 50 as women who have what is considered a normal body mass index...
4 days ago - News Medical - 2 articles
Babies of overweight mothers may risk developing self-regulation problems
A mother's weight during early pregnancy may affect how well her baby is able to self-regulate during its first months and years of life. This is according to a study of more...
4 days ago - ScienceDaily - 2 articles
Pizza and pies 'must shrink' to tackle Britain's obesity crisis
The proportion of ten and 11-year-olds who are overweight or obese has grown to 34.3 per cent - 197,888 children - compared with 31.6 per cent in 2016/17.
5 days ago - Daily Mail
Babies of Overweight Mothers Cry Excessively
One in five chance that overweight or obese women will have babies who suffer from multiple regulatory problems, and these babies may also show a delay in some developmental...
5 days ago - Medindia Health
Obesity Doubles Younger Women's Colon Cancer Odds
Women aged 20 to 49 who were overweight or obese had up to twice the risk for colon cancer before age 50, compared with normal-weight women, in a new study.
5 days ago - Web MD
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Participating in Sports during Childhood Can Benefit Your Bone Health
Children who participate in organized sport may have long-term benefits for bone health, reveals a new study.
Nutrition is More Important Than Exercise for Strong Bones
Nutrition has a greater impact on bone mass and strength than exercise, reveals a new study. So, eat a healthy mineral-supplemented diet to have strong and healthy bones.
Weight Gain After Bariatric Surgery: New Insights
New study reveals the best way to calculate weight regain after bariatric surgery to identify more specifically the patients at risk for recurrence or new onset of health problems.
Weight Loss Surgery Reduces Heart Attacks, Strokes in Obese People With Diabetes
People with diabetes and severe obesity who had bariatric surgery were 40 percent less likely to have a heart attack or stroke within 5 years than those who had usual medical...
Damaging effects of a high-fat diet can be passed down THREE generations...
A first-of-its-kind study at University of Zurich found that even if female mice don't become obese themselves, fatty diets predispose their children, grandchildren and...
Brazil's next big grain? Researchers propose pearl millet as an alternative...
Brazilian researchers found that pearl millet has higher protein and fiber than rice, and isolated bacterial strains from the fermented bran may have probiotic potential.
Research suggests fad diets often lead to deficiency in essential nutrients
There are different kinds of fad diets, from some calling for strict portion control to more outrageous ones that suggest the consumption of cotton balls to fool your body into...
New hope for spinal cord injuries: Silk from moths can be used to stabilize...
British scientists have discovered a novel method of treating spinal cord injuries: modified silk from the Chinese Oak Silkmoth. By cleaning and sterilizing the silk produced...
Severe obesity levels have hit a record high among Year 6 children
The proportion of English children who are classified as 'severely obese' is higher than ever this year, with 4.2 per cent - more than 24,000 children - falling into the...
School pupils 'should be weighed every year' to help tackle Britain's...
Children should be weighed every year at school under radical proposals to reduce obesity, say leading paediatricians.