2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (344+ words) A controlled feeding trial reveals striking differences in how refined starch and added sugar affect immune cells after substantial weight loss on a very-low-carbohydrate diet. Study: Effects of refined carbohydrates on immune markers after weight loss on a very-low-carbohydrate diet:…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (433+ words) News-Medical Prediabetes linked to substantial burden of mental health conditions Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration. Prediabetes has a high prevalence worldwide; however, the prevalence of mental health conditions within the population with prediabetes is not well understood....

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (506+ words) Glucose levels are influenced by far more than food and insulin. Physical activity, stress, hormonal changes, sleep quality, circadian rhythms and individual differences in metabolism can all play a role. Anticipating fluctuations could therefore help assess risks and support better-informed…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (400+ words) Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have uncovered a critical biological mechanism that helps explain how inflammation is triggered and sustained in a wide range of diseases-highlighting a promising avenue for future therapeutic development. The study, published in PLOS One, identified…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1008+ words) Study: Maternal Consumption of Fruits, Vegetables and Fruit Juices in Relation to Offspring Weight at 4 Years. Image Credit: RecCameraStock / Shutterstock Childhood obesity has been increasing worldwide over the past decades, and Spain has the second-highest prevalence of this condition among…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (208+ words) The body's heart muscle (for pumping blood), skeletal muscle (for movement and posture), and brown fat (for heat production), each require a lot of energy and make a lot of waste. And that waste needs to be managed. Now scientists…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (490+ words) The worldwide obesity crisis has become a dominant public health crisis across the globe. Over 3 billion people worldwide currently suffer from obesity, and forecasts warn the number will rise above 4 billion by 2035, accounting for more than half the global population....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (440+ words) From infancy and diet to GLP-1 therapies and AI, researchers are piecing together how shifting microbial ecosystems and their chemical signals intersect with weight regulation throughout life. Review: Microbiome and Metabolomics in Obesity: Advances in Understanding and Interventions Across the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (105+ words) A simple change in when healthy adults ate spinach, oil, and starch revealed striking differences in how their bodies handled the same high-glycemic meal. Study: Vegetable-oil preloading modulates postprandial glycemic and insulin responses to a high-glycemic meal in healthy adults....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (320+ words) A genetic marker already used to flag risk of a life-threatening reaction to the antibiotic vancomycin also identifies patients at risk of that reaction to lamotrigine - and it is missing from the gene panels clinicians order before prescribing the drug,…...