Body weight targets stigmatise and potentially harm patients
Body weight targets that stigmatise and potentially harm patients continue to be commonly used in everyday clinical practice, but are...
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Circadian clock plays crucial role in weight gain
Disruption of the circadian clocks that keep the body and its cells entrained to the 24-hour day-night cycle plays a critical role in...
Ten-year weight gain shows continued growth in US obesity rates
Research from Brigham Young University (BYU) investigators has revealed that more than half of American adults in the study gained 5% or...
Eliminating the risk of weight gain from diabetes treatment
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania may have discovered how to eliminate the risk of...
Interdisciplinary treatment reduces overeating
Emphasising emotional safety and openness within an interdisciplinary team setting can lead to reduced overeating, according to...
Post-smoking cessation weight gain driven by compounds released by their gut microbes
Gaining weight after smoking cessation in mice may be driven by the weight-modulating compounds released by their gut microbes, according...
Why shift workers' are susceptible to weight gain and diabetes
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania altered the function of a molecule within the brains...
Researchers identify 14 weight gain causing genes
University of Virginia scientists have identified 14 genes that can cause weight gain and three that can prevent it. The research helps...
Gut microbiota influences the ability to gain and lose weight
Gut microbiota influences the ability to lose weight in humans, according to research, ‘Baseline Gut Metagenomic Functional Gene...
Studies report children gained weight during the pandemic
Two US studies have reported that children gained excess weight during the COVID-19 pandemic and the researchers urged policy-makers to...
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