Size matters: Baby’s size at birth may predict risk for disease later in life
“These findings support the hypothesis that common long-term variation in the activity of genes established in the womb may underpin links between size at birth and risk for adult disease,” said...
View ArticleTime Your Meals For Weight Loss Success And Stop Counting Calories, Say …–...
Frustrated with trying to achieve your weight loss goals? A new study suggests that by limiting the times during which you eat, you might succeed in shedding pounds without changing your diet. The...
View ArticleDecoding fat cells: Discovery may explain why we gain weight
They discovered that a protein, Thy1, has a fundamental role in controlling whether a primitive cell decides to become a fat cell, making Thy1 a possible therapeutic target, according to a study...
View ArticleNew signaling pathway provides clues to obesity
The discovery of this novel cell signaling pathway, reported today in the journal Nature, revises the previous “on-off” switch model of appetite control, said Roger Cone, Ph.D., who led the research...
View ArticleNewly discovered protein has link to gestational diabetes
The discovery of these four catalysts for energy production, called hexokinases, generated more research into how the body metabolizes carbohydrates, and how interfering with those enzymes through...
View ArticleLargest ever genome-wide study strengthens genetic link to obesity
Their findings, part of the largest genome wide study, were published in two papers today in the journal Nature. By analyzing genetic samples for over half a million individuals as part of the GIANT...
View ArticleMilk could be good for your brain
In-Young Choi, Ph.D., an associate professor of neurology at KU Medical Center, and Debra Sullivan, Ph.D., professor and chair of dietetics and nutrition at KU Medical Center, worked together on the...
View ArticleHighly Processed Foods Dominate U.S. Grocery Purchases
“Many Americans have strongly held opinions and beliefs about processed foods,” said Jennifer M. Poti, Ph.D., research assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and leader...
View ArticleNew clues to why poor nutrition in the womb leads to obesity later in life
The research helps explain why girls who experienced poor prenatal nutrition in utero are at higher risk than boys for developing obesity as adults. The findings could help researchers develop new...
View ArticleChoice of protein- and carbohydrate-rich foods may have big effects on...
Based on more than 16 years of follow-up among 120,000 men and women from three long-term studies of U.S. health professionals, the authors first found that diets with a high glycemic load (GL) from...
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