Category: OBESITY

Breakthrough study reveals how assisted reproduction affects placenta and child’s growth

Approximately one in six couples trying to have a child experiences infertility. Each year, over five percent of children in Finland are born with the help of Assisted Reproductive Technology

Researchers discover new neurons that suppress food intake

Obesity affects a staggering 40 percent of adults and 20 percent of children in the United States. While some new popular therapies are helping to tackle the epidemic of obesity,

Metabolic and bariatric surgery safe and effective for patients with severe obesity, study finds

A team of researchers led by Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s Dr. Florina Corpodean confirmed through a data analysis that metabolic and bariatric surgery is largely safe and effective for patients

Weight-loss drug reduces risk of early death for patients with heart failure, trial finds

Weight-loss and diabetes drug tirzepatide can reduce the risk of death or worsening heart failure for patients with heart failure, preserved heart pump function and obesity, new research from UVA

Why weight? Researchers say it’s fitness that matters

As rates of obesity, as defined by body mass index (BMI), continue to climb in the United States, so have efforts to lose weight, including a new era of weight-loss

Dieting: Cause of the yo-yo effect deciphered

Researchers at ETH Zurich have discovered a mechanism behind the yo-yo effect: fat cells have a memory that is based on epigenetics. Anyone who has ever tried to get rid