Too fat to live in New Zealand
If campaigns to promote more healthful eating are ineffective, how else might society address the obesity epidemic? MailOnline reports that...
Increased risk of type 2 diabetes associated with sugar-sweetened drinks
It’s been shown in the US. Now, researchers from Imperial College London and the InterAct consortium report an association with...
Risk of death due to sugar-sweetened drinks
During EPI/NPAM 2013 — Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions — researchers from Harvard School of...
Impact of sugar intake on diabetes risk
Is excessive sugar intake associated with development of type 2 diabetes? Researchers in California studied whether altering sugar intake might...
Contributions of the counselor in diabetes lifestyle education
Researchers in the Netherlands have reported their findings in the Active Prevention in High-Risk Individuals of Diabetes Type 2 in...
Risks of chewing khat in people with acute coronary syndrome
Khat (Catha edulis) is a shrub from northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, with stimulant effects similar to but less...
Does losing weight reduce your risk of early death?
Despite the reported benefits, weight loss isn’t always advised for older adults because some studies have associated weight loss with...
New vitamin D recommendations for menopausal women
Here’s the new European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) position statement on the role of vitamin D after menopause.
Effect of eating frequency on adiposity
Researchers at the University of California, in Berkeley, studied girls, 9 to 20 years old.
Mayo Clinic lists the benefits of yoga
… and other things you should know. The authors tell us, “Yoga is considered a mind-body type of complementary and...
Effect of insufficient sleep on dieting
Researchers at the University of Chicago, in Illinois, determined whether sleep restriction attenuates the effect of dieting on excess adiposity.
Best program to loss weight
Researchers at MRC Human Nutrition Research, in Cambridge, UK, compared weight loss with standard treatment in primary care to a...
Coenzyme Q(10) supplementation in obese people
Researchers at Yonsei University College of Medicine, in Seoul, Republic of Korea, studied changes in metabolic parameters, inflammatory markers, arterial...
Calcium + vitamin D effect on abdominal fat mass
Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston, investigated the effect of calcium + vitamin D-supplemented orange juice on weight...
The ultimate benefit of fitness
Researchers across the US combined their efforts to define the relationship between fitness and body mass index (BMI) with mortality.
Behavioral weight-loss in patients with cardiovascular risk
Obesity and its cardiovascular complications are common medical problems, but evidence on accomplishing weight loss in clinical practice is sparse....
Effects of safflower oil and linoleic acid in diabetes
Researchers at The Ohio State University, in Columbus, recorded the effects of conjugated linoleic acid (an unsaturated omega-6 fatty acid)...
Portion size is the answer for losing weight
Researchers at Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York, tested the hypothesis that the mechanism responsible for reduced intake was not...
Long-term response to Weight Watchers diet
Researchers in Europe and Australia compared weight loss with standard treatment vs a commercial provider (Weight Watchers).
Benefits of chocolate on the heart
Researchers in the UK and Columbia reviewed the association between chocolate and the risk of developing cardiometabolic disorders — high...