Control/management of obesity
Melatonin helps control weight gain as it stimulates the appearance of ‘beige fat’
Melatonin helps control weight gain as it stimulates the appearance of ‘beige fat’
Month: December 2013
Control/management of obesity
Major surgical groups disappointed in Medicare decision to drop facility accreditation requirement for bariatric surgery
Major surgical groups disappointed in Medicare decision to drop facility accreditation requirement for bariatric surgery
Mechanism of Obesity
Obesity can be either spurred or stopped by key cellular mechanism in the body’s ‘battery’
Obesity can be either spurred or stopped by key cellular mechanism in the body’s ‘battery’
Complications/Risks of obesity
Scientists discover brain circuitry that triggers overeating
Scientists discover brain circuitry that triggers overeating
Complications/Risks of obesity
High-fat, high-calorie diet and pancreatic cancer link
High-fat, high-calorie diet and pancreatic cancer link
Mechanism of Obesity
Key function discovered in molecule that regulates sleep, metabolism and hunger
Key function discovered in molecule that regulates sleep, metabolism and hunger
Nutrition and Obesity
‘Pigging out’ – some people could be genetically programmed to eat more food than others
‘Pigging out’ – some people could be genetically programmed to eat more food than others
Complications/Risks of obesity
Obesity risk among adolescents reduced with 5 regular meals a day
Obesity risk among adolescents reduced with 5 regular meals a day
Definition of obesity
‘Healthy’ obesity: identical twin study uncovers characteristics
‘Healthy’ obesity: identical twin study uncovers characteristics
Mechanism of Obesity
Cellular process critical to kidney health suppressed by obesity
Cellular process critical to kidney health suppressed by obesity