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
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
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’
Scientists discover brain circuitry that triggers overeating
Scientists discover brain circuitry that triggers overeating
High-fat, high-calorie diet and pancreatic cancer link
High-fat, high-calorie diet and pancreatic cancer link
Key function discovered in molecule that regulates sleep, metabolism and hunger
Key function discovered in molecule that regulates sleep, metabolism and hunger
‘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
Obesity risk among adolescents reduced with 5 regular meals a day
Obesity risk among adolescents reduced with 5 regular meals a day
‘Healthy’ obesity: identical twin study uncovers characteristics
‘Healthy’ obesity: identical twin study uncovers characteristics
Cellular process critical to kidney health suppressed by obesity
Cellular process critical to kidney health suppressed by obesity