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Using a Wearable Device to Exercise More? Add Competition to Improve Results
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
A clinical trial using a behaviorally designed gamification program found competition worked better than support or collaboration to increase daily step counts
Shifting weight in shift workers: world first study
University of South Australia
If you're one of Australia's 1.4 million shift workers, you'll know that managing irregular hours can be hard, disrupting normal eating and sleeping patterns, and reducing the opportunity for regular exercise.
Food Insecurity in Toddler Years Linked to Poor Health, But Not Obesity
University of Maryland Medical Center
When young children grow up in homes with limited access to nutritious foods, known as food insecurity, they are more likely to experience poor overall health, hospitalizations, and developmental problems, but they do not have a specific higher risk of obesity, a new University of Maryland School of Medicine study finds.
Taxing Sweetened Drinks by the Amount of Sugar Could Cut Obesity & Boost Economic Gains
New York University
Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages by the amount of sugar they contain, rather than by the liquid volume of these drinks, as several U.S. cities currently do, could produce even greater health benefits and economic gains, a team of researchers has concluded.
Obesity Pandemic Shifting Cancer to Younger People
Case Western Reserve University
A new study looking at incidence of disease data nationwide from 2000 to 2016 found a shift in obesity-associated cancers (OACs) to younger individuals. Typically, these cancers are diagnosed at higher rates among people older than 65. The most notable findings pertain to increases in these OACs among non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic women and men for whom certain cancers increased by 200-400%.
Soft Drinks Associated With Risk of Death in Population-Based Study in 10 European Countries
Greater consumption of soft drinks, including both sugar- and artificially sweetened, was associated with increased risk of overall death in a population-based study of nearly 452,000 men and women from 10 European countries.
Overweight Kids Actually Eat Less Right After Stressful Events
University of Michigan
People often react to stress by binging on sweets or fattening comfort foods, cravings fueled by the appetite-stimulating stress hormone cortisol.
Weight-Loss Surgery Associated with 40% Reduction in Risk of Death and Heart Complications in Patients with Diabetes and Obesity, Study Shows
Cleveland Clinic
A large Cleveland Clinic study shows that weight-loss surgery performed in patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity is associated with a lower risk of death and major adverse cardiovascular events than usual medical care. These patients also lost more weight, had better diabetes control, and used fewer medications for treatment of their diabetes and cardiovascular disease than those undergoing usual medical care. The observational study looked at nearly 2,300 patients who underwent metabolic surgery and 11,500 matched patients with similar characteristics who received usual medical care.
Small Units Help People Eat More Veggies
University of Georgia
Research shows food presentation can affect eating behaviors
High-Protein Bedtime Snacks No Problem for Active Women
Florida State University
In a study of women weight lifters, nutrition scientists at FSU showed that protein consumption before bed compared to protein consumption during the day does not disturb overnight belly fat metabolism or whole-body fat burn.
Excess body fat increases the risk of depression
Aarhus University
Carrying ten kilograms of excess body fat increases the risk of depression by seventeen per cent. The more fat, the greater the probability of developing depression.
$3.3M NIH grant to support health in Detroit
Michigan State University
Faculty from Michigan State University received a $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for an experiment to improve the health of Detroit's residents by cultivating green spaces in the city.
High Fat Diet During Pregnancy Slows Learning in Offspring, Rat Study Suggests
Johns Hopkins Medicine
In a bid to further explore how a mother-to-be's diet might affect her offspring's brain health, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have found that pregnant and nursing rats fed high fat diets have offspring that grow up to be slower than expected learners and that have persistently abnormal levels of the components needed for healthy brain development and metabolism.
Kids from disadvantaged neighborhoods more likely to be obese as adults
Cornell University
Children who grow up in disadvantaged neighborhoods are nearly one-third more likely to experience obesity as adults, according to new research from Cornell University.
Obesity tied to weakened response to taste
Binghamton University, State University of New York
Obesity is connected with a reduced response to taste, according to a new study featuring faculty at Binghamton University, State of University of New York.
The fat of the land: Estimating the ecological costs of overeating
Frontiers
With every unfinished meal since Band Aid, you've heard it: "people are starving in Africa, y'know". True, the UN estimates that rich countries throw away nearly as much food as the entire net production of sub-Saharan Africa - about 230 million tonnes per year.
Researchers Find Genetic Links to Child Obesity across Diverse Ethnic Groups
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
An international team of researchers who analyzed data across multiple ethnicities has produced the largest genetic study to date associated with common childhood obesity. The Early Growth Genetics Consortium added to evidence that genetic influences on obesity operate across the lifespan.
UA Little Rock to research smart health in Arkansas, West Virginia with NSF grant
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is one of five institutions sharing a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a multi-scale integrative approach to digital health. This collaborative, multi-institution grant will be used to promote smart health in Arkansas and West Virginia.
Weight Loss Before Knee Replacement Improves Some Outcomes in Severely Obese Patients
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
In patients with morbid obesity, losing 20 pounds before knee replacement surgery (arthroplasty) leads to fewer hospital days and other outcome improvements, reports a study in the August 21, 2019 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio in partnership with Wolters Kluwer.
Yet Another Way Dogs Help the Military; Aeromedical Patient Evacuations
Florida Atlantic University
Animal-assisted therapy has many benefits in health care settings. Yet, its biological and psychosocial effects in the military are limited, especially for injured, airlifted patients. Researchers teamed up with a not-for-profit animal organization that trains therapy dogs to see if an animal-assisted intervention is feasible and effective at reducing stress in this setting. Results showed that levels of the stress biomarkers cortisol, alpha-amylase, and immunoglobulin A, significantly decreased following a 20-minute intervention with these dogs, regardless of post-traumatic stress symptom severity.
Scientists Discover Why Brown Fat is Good for People's Health
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Rutgers and other scientists have discovered how brown fat, also known as brown adipose tissue, may help protect against obesity and diabetes. Their study in the journal Nature adds to our knowledge about the role of brown fat in human health and could lead to new medications for treating obesity and type 2 diabetes.
New Risk/Benefit Calculator Can Predict Possible Outcomes for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients
A new surgical risk/benefit calculator will provide metabolic and bariatric surgeons and their patients with accurate, patient-specific information.
What Drives Inflammation in Type 2 Diabetes? Not Glucose, Says New Research
University of Kentucky
Research led by Barbara Nikolajczyk, Ph.D., disproved the conventional wisdom that glucose was the primary driver of chronic inflammation in type 2 diabetes. The data might change opinion of tight glycemic control as the optimal strategy for type 2 diabetes management.
Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities and NYC Department of Parks & Recreation Hold Monday Mile Kickoff, Health and Wellness Fair
Monday Campaigns
New York City Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD), the Department of Parks & Recreation and Move It Monday, a non-profit initiative of The Monday Campaigns, held a Monday Mile kickoff event this week in Thomas Jefferson Park in East Harlem to promote inclusive wellness and recreation. A Monday Mile is a commitment to walk, roll, or jog one mile every Monday either individually or with a group.
Changes to Abdominal Muscles After Pregnancy May Affect 'Tummy Tuck' Results
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Especially in women who have had multiple pregnancies, widening and thinning of the abdominal muscles may contribute to problems with the outcomes of abdominoplasty ("tummy tuck") surgery, reports a study in the August issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(r), the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
Study Examines Maternal Exposure to Fluoride in Pregnancy, Kids' IQ Scores
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
Abundant screen time linked with overweight among children
University of Helsinki
A recently completed study indicates that Finnish children who spend a lot of time in front of screens have a heightened risk for overweight and abdominal obesity, regardless of the extent of their physical activity.
Bariatric MD Hopes Insurance Companies Will Follow New Bariatric Guidelines
Catholic Health Services of Long Island
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) recently adopted a new set of guidelines that recommend surgical interventions for Class I obesity patients, who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) from 30.0 to 34.9 kg/m2. Obese patients with a BMI of 35 or higher have met the criteria for surgical interventions for more than two decades.
Pitt First to Grow Genetically Engineered Mini Livers in the Lab to Study Disease and Therapies
In a proof-of-concept paper, Pitt researchers chronicle how they transformed genetically engineered human cells into functional, 3D liver tissue that mimics non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) - a condition involving fat buildup in the liver, which can lead to cirrhosis or even liver failure.
ATS Publishes Clinical Guideline on Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
American Thoracic Society (ATS)
The American Thoracic Society has published an official clinical guideline on the evaluation and management of obesity hypoventilation syndrome in the Society's Aug. 1 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
During Kids Eat Right Month(tm), Making Time to Eat Together Promotes Healthful Eating Habits
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
August is Kids Eat Right Month(tm), when the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and its Foundation focus on the importance of healthful eating and active lifestyles for children and their families.
Glowing cholesterol helps scientists fight heart disease
Carnegie Institution for Science
A newly developed technique that shows artery clogging fat-and-protein complexes in live fish gave investigators from Carnegie
Dangers of E-Cigarette Usage and the Vaping Trend
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Vaping and e-cigarettes have quickly become popular among teens today, but Michigan Medicine pulmonary expert, Wassim Walid Labaki, M.D., warns that vaping won't mitigate risks to your health, and could be responsible for creating them.
Leading Oncologists and Nutritionists Pinpoint Key Areas to Catalyze Nutrition-based Cancer Prevention Research and Interventions
Ludwig Cancer Research
An international collaborative led by Ludwig Cancer Research and Cancer Research UK has identified key areas that are central to uncovering the complex relationship between nutrition and cancer.
Exercise Helps Reduce Coronary Artery Stiffening in Heart Failure
American Physiological Society (APS)
New research suggests exercise may prevent or lessen artery stiffening associated with heart failure by limiting the buildup of unsafe chemicals around the heart. The first-of-its-kind study is published ahead of print in the Journal of Applied Physiology.
Individuals with obesity get more satisfaction from their food
The propensity to overeat may, in part, be a function of the satisfaction derived from eating, according to a new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, published by Elsevier,.
Weight Loss Surgery Rates Are Rising Among U.S. Adults with Kidney Failure
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)
* The number of U.S. patients with kidney failure undergoing weight loss surgery increased 9-fold between 2006 and 2016. * The proportional use of sleeve gastrectomy in patients with kidney failure increased from less than 1% of weight loss surgeries in 2006 to 84% in 2016. * Complication rates for sleeve gastrectomy were similar between patients with and without kidney failure; however, patients with kidney failure had more hospital readmissions and slightly longer hospitals stays.
These Gut Bacteria Prevent Obesity in Mice. What Could That Mean for Us?
University of Utah Health
A specific class of bacteria from the gut prevents mice from becoming obese, suggesting these same microbes may similarly control weight in people, a new study reports. The beneficial bacteria, called Clostridia, are part of the microbiome -- collectively trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that inhabit the intestine. University of Utah Health investigators led the study which publishes online in the journal Science on July 25.
Exposure to Common Chemicals in Plastics Linked to Childhood Obesity
Endocrine Society
Exposure to common chemicals in plastics and canned foods may play a role in childhood obesity, according to a study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.
Extra Weight in 60s May Be Linked to Brain Thinning Years Later
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
Having a bigger waistline and a high body mass index (BMI) in your 60s may be linked with greater signs of brain aging years later, according to a study published in the July 24, 2019, online issue of Neurology(r), the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study suggests that these factors may accelerate brain aging by at least a decade.
How to consider nature's impact on mental health in city plans
University of Washington
An international team created a framework for how city planners and municipalities around the world can start to measure the mental health benefits of nature and incorporate those into plans and policies for cities and their residents.
With bitter foods, what you eat determines what you like to eat
University at Buffalo
Introducing plant-based foods to a diet is a common-sense approach to healthy eating, but many people don't like the taste of vegetables, bitter greens, in particular.
Waist Size Is a Forgotten Factor in Defining Obesity
A new study from the University of Iowa published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that some people considered to be a normal weight could unknowingly be at high risk for obesity-related health issues.
Meal timing strategies appear to lower appetite and improve fat burning
University of Alabama at Birmingham
The study is the first to show how meal timing affects 24-hour energy metabolism when food intake and meal frequency are matched.
Intermittent Fasting May Improve Blood Sugar Even without Weight Loss
American Physiological Society (APS)
New research suggests that intermittent fasting--cycling through periods of normal eating and fasting--may regulate blood sugar (glucose) levels even when accompanied by little-to-no weight loss. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology--Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology.
Is Sweetness Your Weakness? A Dietitian's Guide to Giving Up Sugar
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
How does the body react when you nix sugar from your diet? UNLV nutritionist Samantha Coogan shares a solution for withdrawal symptoms, and what to expect when they're over.
Early and Ongoing Experiences of Weight Stigma Linked to Self-Directed Weight Shaming
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Researchers at Penn Medicine surveyed more than 18,000 adults enrolled in a commercial weight management program, and found that participants who internalized weight bias the most tended to be younger, female, have a higher body mass index, and have an earlier onset of their weight struggle.
Seeing greenery linked to less intense and frequent cravings
University of Plymouth
Being able to see green spaces from your home is associated with reduced cravings for alcohol, cigarettes and harmful foods, new research has shown.
Eating a bit less reduces heart attack risk, study shows
University of Sydney
The link between obesity and cardiovascular disease is well-known but in what is believed to be the first study of its kind, an international team has found even restricting calorie intake moderately, by people only marginally overweight, can significantly reduce the risk of heart attack.
MBSAQIP manual presents updated program standards for overweight and obese patients
American College of Surgeons (ACS)
Third version of nationally recognized standards manual includes a designation for bariatric and metabolic surgery centers to now offer patients non-surgical interventions along with a quality improvement project requirement.
New UChicago Medicine report outlines top health priorities for South Side communities
University of Chicago Medical Center
UChicago Medicine's 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment emphasizes diabetes, asthma and trauma resiliency, as well as importance of addressing underlying contributors to health concerns and chronic disease
Researchers awarded grant to study obesity in children with spina bifida
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Health providers would like to give better diet guidelines to parents of children with spina bifida but exact measurements of the children's body composition are hard to obtain. This group aims develop an easy method of gathering body fat information with the ultimate goal of preventing obesity.
Maternal Obesity Linked to Childhood Cancer
New study analyzed 2 million birth records and 3,000 cancer registry records and found that children born to obese mothers were 57% more likely to develop cancer, independent of other factors. This finding offers a rare opportunity for childhood cancer prevention.
Augustana University Professor's Research Leads to Surprising Mating Decision in Butterfly Species
The males of one species of butterfly are more attracted to females that are active, not necessarily what they look like, according to a recent research conducted at Augustana University.The paper, "Behaviour before beauty: Signal weighting during mate selection in the butterfly Papilio polytes," found that males of the species noticed the activity levels of potential female mates, not their markings.
Ignoring cues for alcohol and fast food is hard -- but is it out of our control?
University of New South Wales
Have you ever tried to stay away from fast food, but found hard-to-ignore signals that represent its availability - like neon lights and ads - are everywhere?
Breaking Bad: Tiny Change Has Big Effects, Reverses Prediabetes in Mice
University of Utah Health
A small chemical change - shifting the position of two hydrogen atoms - makes the difference between mice that are healthy and mice with insulin resistance and fatty liver, major risk factors for diabetes and heart disease. Making the change prevented the onset of these symptoms in mice fed a high-fat diet and reversed prediabetes in obese mice. The finding highlights the role of ceramides in metabolic health and pinpoints a "druggable" target that could be used to develop new therapies for metabolic disorders.
Obesity during Pregnancy May Impair Offspring's Lung Health
American Physiological Society (APS)
Obesity during pregnancy may negatively affect children's lung development, according to new research. The study, published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology--Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, was chosen as an APSselect article for July.
Older Adults Benefit from Community Food and Nutrition Programs
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Older adults benefit from participating in community-based food and nutrition programs that enable them to remain healthy and independent, according to an updated position paper by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior.
AED and NAMED Respond to the Media Coverage of Restrictive Diets as 'Biohacking'
Academy for Eating Disorders (AED)
The Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) and National Association for Males with Eating Disorders Respond to the Media Coverage of Restrictive Diets as 'Biohacking'
Cholesterol Medication Could Invite Diabetes, Study Suggests
Ohio State University
A study of thousands of patients' health records found that those who were prescribed cholesterol-lowering statins had at least double the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The detailed analysis of health records and other data from patients in a private insurance plan in the Midwest provides a real-world picture of how efforts to reduce heart disease may be contributing to another major medical concern.
Americans still eat too much processed meat and too little fish
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
US adults eat as much processed meat and as little fish as they did 18 years ago, despite public health guidelines to the contrary
Researchers Find New Mutation in the Leptin Gene
Texas Biomedical Research Institute
The global obesity epidemic is so far-reaching it now has an overarching name: globesity. Texas Biomed Staff Scientist Raul Bastarrachea, M.D., is part of a team that discovered a new mutation in the gene that regulates the key hormone suppressing hunger called leptin. This new mutation could help researchers understand why people develop excess of body fat. Dr. Bastarrachea's research is aimed at helping tackle metabolic disorders like cardiovascular disease and diabetes which are fueled by obesity and impact millions of people around the world.
Strategies to curb poor food choices
Flinders University
What's the best way to prevent children from overloading on bad food choices? Flinders University researchers have found that promoting substitution is the answer to turn around children's excessive consumption of nutrient-poor foods and beverages - resulting in nutritional benefits that are even better than reducing intake of these discretionary food and drink choices. Flinders University researchers studied the impact on the energy and nutrient intakes of more than 2000 Australian 2- to 18-year-olds through simulations of three dietary strategies.
Renal Experts to Discuss News in Hypertension, Obesity and More at APS/ASN Conference
American Physiological Society (APS)
Top renal experts will discuss current and cutting-edge research on kidney function at the upcoming American Physiological Society (APS)/American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Conference: Control of Renal Function in Health and Disease in Charlottesville, Va.
Body Composition Shown to Affect Energy Spent Standing Versus Sitting
PLOS
Findings support increased standing time as a simple way to boost energy expenditure
UNC receives $3.8 million grant to study "Med-South" weight loss program
University of North Carolina Health Care System
The Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received a five-year, $3.8 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to fund research that will address the challenge of achieving long-term weight loss among patients with obesity cared for at primary care practices.
Sleeping with artificial light at night associated with weight gain in women
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Sleeping with a television or light on in a room may be a risk factor for gaining weight or developing obesity, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health. The research, published online June 10 in JAMA Internal Medicine, suggests that cutting off lights at bedtime could reduce women's chances of becoming obese.
Minneapolis surgeon Dr. Henry Buchwald receives the 2019 Jacobson Innovation Award of the American College of Surgeons
The 2019 Jacobson Innovation Award of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) was presented to Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD, FACS, at a dinner held in his honor on Friday evening June 7.
Policies Encouraging Healthy Eating Could Greatly Cut Cancer-Related Costs
The foods we eat can play an important role in preventing cancer. New modeling research presented at Nutrition 2019 shows that policies using taxes or warning labels to encourage healthier eating could reduce the number of people who develop cancer, which would bring significant savings in medical costs.
Do Policies Targeting Sugary Drinks Pay Off?
Drinks with added sugar, also known as sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), are one of the largest sources of added sugar in the American diet and a major contributor to obesity. SSBs include non-diet sodas, flavored juice drinks, sports drinks, sweetened tea, coffee drinks, energy drinks and electrolyte replacement drinks. Research presented at Nutrition 2019 will examine how various policies could help reduce the consumption of these sugary beverages and improve health.
Weight-Loss Patients at Higher Risk of Death From Substance Use Disorders
The death rate from drug- and alcohol-related causes in people who've had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery is nearly triple that of the general public, according to University of Pittsburgh research published today in Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases.
Bloomberg School Announces 2019 Bloomberg Fellows Cohort
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
The Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is announcing its 2019 cohort of Bloomberg Fellows, each drawn from an organization working on one of five health challenges facing the nation: addiction and overdose, environmental challenges, obesity and the food system, risks to adolescent health and violence.
Study links irregular sleep patterns to metabolic disorders
NIH, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
A new study has found that not sticking to a regular bedtime and wakeup schedule--and getting different amounts of sleep each night--can put a person at higher risk for obesity
Do Images of Food on Kids' Clothes Influence Eating Behavior?
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
As some sweet treat fans celebrate National Doughnut Day on June 7, a pediatrician examines the new trend of donuts showing up on children's clothing.
Study finds link between burnout and weight gain
University of Georgia
Feeling overworked contributes to a variety of unhealthy behaviors.
Scientists Bioengineer Human Liver Disease in the Lab to Find New Treatments
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Scientists successfully bioengineered human liver organoids that faithfully mimic key features of fatal liver disease in the laboratory. This allowed them to uncover underlying disease biology in the organoids and test a potential therapy that in preclinical lab tests reversed an often-fatal childhood condition called Wolman disease.
The Medical Minute: The pitfalls of too much screen time
Penn State Health
Too much screen time can cause health problems for an adult. Mix it with the turmoil of teen years -- or the plasticity of a preschooler's brain -- and it can lead to conditions ranging from obesity to mental health disorders.
For kids, weight-based teasing linked to more weight gain
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)
Kids and adolescents who were teased about their weight gained more weight over time, according to a new longitudinal study published May 30 in the journal Pediatric Obesity.
Bariatric Surgery Can be Safe and Effective for Adolescents
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Pediatricians are often reluctant to recommend bariatric surgery for teen-agers, but a Rutgers-led study concludes it is a justifiable treatment for adolescents with persistent extreme obesity if they can maintain a healthy lifestyle afterward.
Clinical Program / Research Highlights from Upcoming 2019 ACSM Annual Meeting
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
If you're looking for new story ideas, here is a selection of the more than 100 talks on clinically based topics that will be presented at ACSM's 66th Annual Meeting beginning May 28 in Orlando, Florida.
Researchers Investigate Hormonal Links Between Diet and Obesity
Saint Louis University Medical Center
Scientists have found another hint that time of day may play a role in how the body burns fuel, with implications for weight gain and heart health.
Daily self-weighing can prevent holiday weight gain
University of Georgia
Researchers at the University of Georgia have shown that a simple intervention - daily self-weighing - can help people avoid holiday weight gain.
Researchers Identify Genetic Switch that Controls Conversion of Bad to Good Fat
University of Utah Health
Research findings opens opportunities to offer opportunities to develop new treatments to tackle metabolic diseases, like diabetes.
Study aims to learn why people in the rural South are less healthy, die sooner
University of Alabama at Birmingham
The study will allow researchers to learn what causes the high burden of heart, lung, blood and sleep disorders in Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi.
New Study Estimates Preventable Cancer Burden Linked to Poor Diet in the U.S.
Tufts University
A new study from researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts estimated the association between suboptimal consumption of seven types of foods and specific cancers. They found that poor diet is on par with alcohol, excessive body weight, and physical activity.
Do Diet Beverages Really Increase a Woman's Stroke Risk?
Western Connecticut Health Network
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association released research study results that suggest drinking diet beverages may increase stroke risk in women over 50.
Circadian Mechanism May Not Be Driver Behind Compound Linked to Obesity and Diabetes
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
SR9009 is a compound that can lead to a wide range of health benefits in animals, including reduced risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Until now, researchers have attributed the effects to SR9009's role in altering the body's circadian clock. However, in a first-of-its-kind study from Penn Medicine, published today in PNAS, researchers found that SR9009 can effect cell growth and metabolic function without the involvement of REV-ERBs.
Discovery in mice could help remove roadblock to more insulin production
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
A new discovery made mainly in mice could provide new options for getting the insulin-making "factories" of the pancreas going again when diabetes and obesity have slowed them down. It could offer new pathways to ramping up insulin supply to get metabolism back on track in people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, and obesity.
Feeling Healthy: A Good Start, But Not Always A Good Indicator of Heart Disease Risk
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Most people feel they have a general idea of how healthy they are based on their diet and exercise regimen and how often they get sick. But a new study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers adds to evidence that how healthy people think they are isn't always an accurate indicator of their risk for cardiovascular disease.
Philadelphia's Sweetened Drink Sales Drop 38 Percent after Beverage Tax
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
One year after Philadelphia passed its beverage tax, sales of sugary and artificially sweetened beverages dropped by 38 percent percent in chain food retailers, according to Penn Medicine researchers who conducted one of the largest studies examining the impacts of a beverage tax. The results, published this week in JAMA, translate to almost one billion fewer ounces of sugary or artificially sweetened beverages - about 83 million cans of soda - purchased in the Philadelphia area. The findings provide more evidence to suggest beverage taxes can help reduce consumption of sugary drinks, which are linked to the rise in obesity and its related non-communicable diseases, such as type II diabetes.
Standards for quality surgical care for older adults finalized by Coalition for Quality in Geriatric Surgery
Proposed quality standards for improving the surgical care of older adults received feedback from a sample of North American hospitals, and those deemed most feasible to implement are undergoing pilot testing before a national rollout.
Nutrition 2019 Preview: Hot Topics in Research and Practice
Journalists and bloggers are invited to join top scientists and practitioners as they discuss new nutrition research findings during Nutrition 2019, the flagship meeting of the American Society for Nutrition.
Obesity: the key role of a brain protein revealed
Universite de Montreal
Researchers clarify the mechanism controlling food intake.
The Medical Minute: Hold the Added Sugar
Penn State Health
The sugar in fruit is different from the sugar in a doughnut. Learn why - and how to steer your children toward natural sugars.
Research highlights role of psychological distress and emotional eating in obesity
University of Liverpool
New research, published in the research journal Obesity, has found that people on lower incomes may be more likely to have obesity due to psychological distress
The George Washington University Launches Nutrition Concentration for Integrative Medicine Program
George Washington University
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce a nutrition concentration for students enrolled in the Master of Science in Health Sciences in Integrative Medicine
Can a Mobile Phone-Based Behavioral Intervention Affect Weight Regain?
PLOS
A scalable, mobile phone-based intervention designed to slow weight regain after an initial weight loss had no significant effect on participants' weight, according to a study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Falko Sniehotta from Newcastle University, UK and colleagues.
Push Yourself Not the Button
UCLA School of Nursing
UCLA Nursing students create a campaign to encourage faculty, staff and fellow students to take the stairs instead of the elevator.
Obesity reprograms immune cells in breasts to promote tumor formation
University of Chicago Medical Center
Macrophages in adipose tissue (fat) link obesity to triple-negative breast cancer. Instead of fighting breast cancer, these immune cells actually promote it.
