Diet and Weight Loss Archives

09/10/2019

Why people gain weight as they get older

Many people struggle to keep their weight in check as they get older. Now new research at Karolinska Institutet in

06/26/2019

Could coffee be the secret to fighting obesity?

Scientists from the University of Nottingham have discovered that drinking a cup of coffee can stimulate ‘brown fat’, the body’s

04/24/2019

Metformin may help patients maintain weight loss long-term

In the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) clinical trial and its long-term follow-up study, among the persons who lost at least

11/30/2018

Discovering a new compound that illuminates the sulfur cycle

Almost 20 years ago, the University of Delaware’s Tom Hanson started studying the bacterium Chlorobaculum tepidum (Cba. tepidum), an organism

10/10/2018

Scoliosis linked to essential mineral: Children with severely curved spines may be unable to use manganese

Nobody knows why some children’s backs start to curve to one side just as they hit puberty. Most children diagnosed

10/04/2018

Diet affects the breast microbiome in mammals

Diet influences the composition of microbial populations in the mammary glands of nonhuman primates, researchers report October 2 in the

10/04/2018

A web-based program is as effective as group counseling for patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Lifestyle changes are the cornerstone of preventing and treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Scientists report success in using web-based

08/13/2018

Making weight: Ensuring that micro preemies gain pounds and inches

A quality-improvement project to standardize feeding practices for micro preemies — preterm infants born months before their due date —

08/10/2018

Bribing bacteria to play nicely is good for everyone: Scientists find that common dietary elements cure lethal infections, eliminating the need for antibiotics

Antibiotic use is driving an epidemic of antibiotic resistance, as more susceptible bacteria are killed but more resilient strains live

06/28/2018

Accurate measurements of sodium intake confirm relationship with mortality: New study suggests recent paradoxical results may be due to imprecise evaluation

Eating foods high in salt is known to contribute to high blood pressure, but does that linear relationship extend to