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Study shows the impact of artificial sweeteners on your gut health
Artificial sweeteners have increasingly replaced sugar in many foods and beverages. However, their long-term health benefits remain unclear.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 25, 2021


Economic impact of obesity set to reach 3.6 per cent of GDP by 2060
Economic impact of obesity set to reach 3.6 per cent of GDP by 2060. Total costs projected to double in Spain and rise 19-fold in India.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 6, 2021


New pill activates fat-burning to reduce obesity and fat buildup
Researchers have found that a drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease and reduces obesity
Joseph Shavit
Nov 3, 2021


A good night’s sleep may mitigate infant obesity risks
A new study suggests that newborns who get more sleep and wake up less throughout the night are at lower risk of being overweight.
Joshua Shavit
Oct 25, 2021


New pill activates fat-burning to reduce obesity and fat buildup
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have found that a drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease also reduces obesity.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 9, 2021


Love hormone Oxytocin delivered in a nasal spray could help fight obesity, study shows
The brain chemical oxytocin appears to make people feel full and reduce overeating. Can it encourage weight loss?
Joseph Shavit
Sep 25, 2021


Fitness matters more than weight loss when it comes to health, according to researchers
Getting healthy and reducing mortality risk, increasing physical activity and improving fitness appear to be superior to weight loss.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 23, 2021


Diet may affect risk and severity of COVID-19
Study links healthy plant-based foods with lower risks of getting of COVID-19 and of having severe disease after infection.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 15, 2021


Scientists claim that overeating is not the primary cause of obesity
Statistics from the CDC show that obesity affects more than 40% of American adults, placing them at higher risk for heart disease and stroke
Joseph Shavit
Sep 14, 2021


School day structure during off days benefit children’s health
Having a structured environment for children, whether during school days or when stuck in quarantine, could benefit children’s health.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 5, 2021


Researchers study the impact of food access to dieting and weight loss
For decades, there has been an accepted definition of dieting in academia, and in society as a whole.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 19, 2021


Cutting 250 calories daily and exercising may improve heart health in obese older adults
Cutting just 250 calories a day with moderate exercise reaped bigger rewards than exercise alone for older, obese adults.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 4, 2021


Study shows food choices at an 'all-you-can-eat' buffet tied to likelihood for weight gain
A new study from the University of Kansas in the journal Appetite examines people’s choices when confronted with an all-you-can-eat buffet.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 3, 2021


Lose weight by literally sweating out your fat
A seemingly unremarkable observation — greasy hair — showed Penn researchers how the immune system could be targeted to reverse obesity
Joseph Shavit
Jul 30, 2021
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