Weight Loss
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A change in shape to a particular structure of neurons was found to have a significant impact on obesity in rats. Researchers believe the finding will translate to humans and could help us fight our own middle-aged bulges one day.
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A plant known as the “Seven Steps of Death” holds within its poisonous growth a hotly touted anti-obesity compound, celastrol. For the first time, this compound has been genetically mapped and then synthesized safely, purely and quickly in a yeast host.
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In a major breakthrough, scientists have identified a key protein involved in producing brown fat, and found it can even help form these cells in 'bad' white fat. This now opens the door to new weight-loss treatments that have long eluded researchers.
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A study has found that people with obesity who underwent weight-loss surgery had stable cognition two years after, and their executive function improved. It's a positive finding, given the association between obesity and rapid cognitive decline.
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Researchers have done a deep dive into five different low-carbohydrate diets to see which is better for long-term weight change. Their findings highlight the importance of diet quality when trying to maintain a healthy body weight.
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In 2023, researchers homed in on a variety of relatively small and simple lifestyle modifications that can positively impact human health. These are discoveries you can use right now to potentially boost your health, fight disease, and live longer.
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It was the year we ushered in a new age of weight-loss treatment: GLP-1 agonists. These drugs are here to stay – and more are expected in 2024. But there were many more discoveries in 2023, including key genetic ones, in the fight against obesity.
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The stomach signals the brain to say when you’ve had enough to eat – although we ignore it at the holidays. MIT scientists have found a way to hijack that mechanism with a vibrating pill that can help reduce appetite and potentially treat obesity.
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American adults are eating 400-500 calories – roughly the same energy intake as a recommended main meal – in snacks every day, and it comes with little nutritional value yet a whole lot of sugar.
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Eating less meat is known to be good for heart health, but studies have been hampered by confounding factors such as genetics and background. Now, 22 sets of twins on 'healthy' meat and plant-based diets provide us with the best comparative data yet.
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Research has found that signals linked to how food tastes are sent to our brains almost immediately to slow our eating pace, with the well-known stretch signals from the gut coming later, providing greater insights into how the body controls appetite.
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A clinical trial has shown that the cardiovascular benefits that the drug semaglutide, sold as Ozempic and Wegovy, affords to overweight or obese type 2 diabetics extend to those without diabetes.
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