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Evidence of behavioral, biological similarities between compulsive overeating and addiction

October 17, 2019 0 Comments Addiction, Diet and Weight Loss, Dieting and Weight Control, Eating Disorder Research, Eating Disorders, Nutrition, Nutrition Research, Obesity

Does yo-yo dieting drive compulsive eating? There may be a connection. According to researchers the chronic cyclic pattern of overeating followed by undereating, reduces the brain's ability to feel reward and may drive compulsive eating. This finding suggests that future research into treatment of compulsive eating behavior should focus on rebalancing the mesolimbic dopamine system — the part of the brain responsible for feeling reward or pleasure.

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Bad break-ups may not trigger weight gain from emotional eating

October 17, 2019 0 Comments Diet and Weight Loss, Dieting and Weight Control, Eating Disorders, Fitness, Nutrition Research, Obesity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Staying Healthy

That pint of ice cream after a nasty breakup may not do as much damage as you think. Despite the emotional turmoil, people on average do not report gaining weight after a relationship dissolution, according to new research.

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Why some US football players have higher cardiovascular risk

October 17, 2019 0 Comments Diet and Weight Loss, Fitness, Heart Disease, Hypertension, Medical Education and Training, Men's Health, Obesity, Sports Medicine

Research has shown that while elite athletes overall are at decreased risk of death from cardiovascular problems, a certain group of athletes — football linemen in the United States — actually have higher risk than the general population than other elite athletes.

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How do ketogenic diets affect skin inflammation?

October 17, 2019 0 Comments Cholesterol, Diet and Weight Loss, Food, Food and Agriculture, mice, Obesity, Organic, Skin Care

Not all fats are equal in how they affect our skin, according to a new study. The investigators found that different ketogenic diets impacted skin inflammation differently in psoriasiform-like skin inflammation in mice. Ketogenic diets heavy in medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) such as coconut, especially in combination with omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil and plant sources like nuts and seeds, exacerbated psoriasis.

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Factors that predict obesity by adolescence revealed

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Child Psychology, Children's Health, Diet and Weight Loss, Dieting and Weight Control, Evolutionary Biology, Food, mice, Obesity, Parenting

Three simple factors that predict whether a healthy weight child will be overweight or obese by adolescence have been revealed in a new study.

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Heavier birth weight linked to childhood allergies

October 15, 2019 0 Comments Allergy, Asthma, Children's Health, Diseases and Conditions, Infant's Health, Obesity, Skin Care, Staying Healthy

New research shows that the more a baby weighs at birth relative to its gestational age the higher the risk they will suffer from childhood food allergy or eczema, although not hay fever.

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Shipment tracking for 'fat parcels' in the body

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Cholesterol, Colon Cancer, Diet and Weight Loss, Dietary Supplements and Minerals, Diseases and Conditions, Fitness, Obesity, Triglycerides

Without fat, nothing works in the body: These substances serve as energy suppliers and important building blocks — including for the envelopes of living cells. Numerous diseases are related to disorders in the fat metabolism, such as obesity or cancer. Researchers are now demonstrating how the fat metabolism can be monitored down to the individual liver cell of a mouse with the greatest sensitivity.

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Coffee bean extracts alleviate inflammation, insulin resistance in mouse cells

October 11, 2019 0 Comments Biology, Biotechnology, Genetics, Immune System, Molecular Biology, Obesity, Staying Healthy, Stem Cells

Food science and human nutrition researchers are interested in the potential of inflammation-fighting compounds found in the silverskin and husk of coffee beans, not only for their benefits in alleviating chronic disease, but also in adding value to would-be 'waste' products from the coffee processing industry.

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Overweight before age 40 increases the cancer risk

October 11, 2019 0 Comments Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Diseases and Conditions, Lung Cancer, Men's Health, Obesity, Ovarian Cancer

The risk of cancer increases considerably if you gain weight before the age of 40.

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Type 2 diabetes and obesity could be treated by new, less invasive procedure

October 11, 2019 0 Comments Diabetes, Diet and Weight Loss, Diseases and Conditions, Gastrointestinal Problems, Heart Disease, Medical Devices, Obesity, Wounds and Healing

New research has found that a newly tested medical device, called Sleeveballoon, mimics the effects of traditional bariatric surgery in rodents and produces impressive results on body weight, fatty liver and diabetes control.