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Pennington Biomedical awarded $4.5 million funding to evaluate treatments for childhood obesity

A research team at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center has been approved for a five-year, $4.5 million funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, or PCORI, to evaluate two treatments for children who have obesity.

27 Jun 2018

Review: Stem cells appear to help fight obesity in animal models

Obesity is an increasing global health problem associated with several comorbidities and a high risk of mortality.

21 Jun 2018

Researchers confirm the weight loss benefits of the 16:8 diet

Researchers have shown that fasting for 16 hours of the day is an effective weight loss measure and can also lower blood pressure.

20 Jun 2018

Study: People with severe obesity constantly try to reduce or control their weight

The majority of people with severe obesity have a lonely and prolonged struggle with their weight. In one study spanning more than 10 years, 83 percent report that they constantly strive to lose weight or prevent weight gain.

20 Jun 2018

Study: Effects of atrial fibrillation can be reduced or reversed by losing weight

Australian research shows for the first time that obese people who are suffering from atrial fibrillation can reduce or reverse the effects of the condition by losing weight.

20 Jun 2018

Late onset of diabetes could be indicative of pancreatic cancer

Onset of pancreas cancer after the age of 50 years could be a sign of development of pancreatic cancer finds a new study.

18 Jun 2018

Eating plant-based diet can reduce risk for heart problems in people with type 2 diabetes

Plant-based diets improve glycemic control, lead to weight loss, and improve cholesterol in people with type 2 diabetes, according to a new review published in the journal Clinical Nutrition.

18 Jun 2018

Ultrasound-based technology for assessing overweight adolescents with liver disease

Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have successfully tested a new technology for use in the assessment of overweight adolescents with liver disease.

18 Jun 2018

Weight loss of 20% or greater results in better outcomes for overweight, obese adults with knee osteoarthritis

Researchers previously showed that overweight and obese individuals with knee osteoarthritis can reduce pain by 50% and significantly improve function and mobility with a 10% or more weight loss over an 18-month period.

18 Jun 2018

Etiologies of growing pains

If you are a parent who has been awakened from slumber with a child crying in pain, you can understand my distress at watching my son wake up in pain night after night.

14 Jun 2018

Cleveland Clinic receives $3.7 million grant from AHA for atrial fibrillation research

The American Heart Association has awarded Cleveland Clinic a $3.7 million grant for atrial fibrillation research. The four-year, competitive award will support three synergistic projects aimed at improving outcomes for patients with atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm abnormality.

13 Jun 2018

Mediterranean-style eating pattern with lean unprocessed red meat improves heart health

Adopting a Mediterranean-style eating pattern improves heart health, with or without reducing red meat intake, if the red meat consumed is lean and unprocessed, according to a Purdue University nutrition study.

13 Jun 2018

Researchers develop 'surgery in a pill' to reverse type 2 diabetes

Over the last decade, bariatric surgeons have made strides in performing weight loss surgery that not only reverses obesity but can also reverse type 2 diabetes in patients with both conditions.

11 Jun 2018

Five warning signs of eating disorders in teenagers

Nearly 3% of teenagers between the ages of 13-18 - boys as well as girls - struggle with food, weight and body image issues severe enough to constitute an eating disorder.

11 Jun 2018

Overload of zinc in muscles leads to cachexia in cancer patients

It's estimated that nearly one-third of all cancer deaths are caused not by the cancer itself but by cachexia - a debilitating muscle-wasting syndrome that affects an estimated 80 percent of advanced cancer patients. Cachexia is linked to reduced tolerance for cancer therapy, poor quality of life, and accelerated death, but there are no effective treatments and its cause is still largely unknown.

6 Jun 2018

Weight Loss News and Research

Latest Weight Loss News and Research

Pennington Biomedical awarded $4.5 million funding to evaluate treatments for childhood obesity

Review: Stem cells appear to help fight obesity in animal models

Researchers confirm the weight loss benefits of the 16:8 diet

Study: People with severe obesity constantly try to reduce or control their weight

Study: Effects of atrial fibrillation can be reduced or reversed by losing weight

Late onset of diabetes could be indicative of pancreatic cancer

Eating plant-based diet can reduce risk for heart problems in people with type 2 diabetes

Ultrasound-based technology for assessing overweight adolescents with liver disease

Weight loss of 20% or greater results in better outcomes for overweight, obese adults with knee osteoarthritis

Etiologies of growing pains

Cleveland Clinic receives $3.7 million grant from AHA for atrial fibrillation research

Mediterranean-style eating pattern with lean unprocessed red meat improves heart health

Researchers develop 'surgery in a pill' to reverse type 2 diabetes

Five warning signs of eating disorders in teenagers

Overload of zinc in muscles leads to cachexia in cancer patients

Researchers discover new medicine that may fight against monogenic obesity

Study explores link between weight loss and pre-surgical psychiatric disorders in obese youth

Increased physical activity helps individuals with coronary heart disease to live longer

FDA approves first oral medication for adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis

Review: Plant-based diets associated with better cardiovascular health

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Weight Loss News and Research

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