Category: OBESITY

How limiting new fast-food outlets may reduce childhood obesity

Planning policies to restrict the number of new fast-food outlets leads to fewer overweight and obese children according to research led by Lancaster University. Researchers examined the impact of policy

Skeletal muscle health amid growing use of weight loss medications

A recent commentary published in The Lancet journal highlights the critical importance of skeletal muscle mass in the context of medically induced weight loss, particularly with the widespread use of

New precision medicine approach helps detect subgroups of people with obesity at high risk of diabetes and heart disease

Obesity is a chronic complex relapsing disease defined by abnormal and/or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. According to the WHO, at least 2.8 million people are

The decision to eat may come down to these three neurons

Speaking, singing, coughing, laughing, yelling, yawning, chewing — we use our jaws for many purposes. Each action requires a complex coordination of muscles whose activity is managed by neurons in