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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


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


Strength training can burn fat too, myth-busting study finds
It’s basic exercise knowledge that to gain muscles, you strength train, and to lose fat, you do cardio – right? That's actually wrong!
Joshua Shavit
Sep 27, 2021


Intermittent fasting can help manage metabolic disease
Eating your daily calories within a consistent window of 8-10 hours is a powerful strategy to prevent and manage chronic diseases.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 26, 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


Do you have the 'guts' to lose weight? Researchers know
Gut microbiota influences the ability to lose weight in humans, according to new research.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 17, 2021


Time-restricted eating delivers multiple health benefits for young and old of both sexes
Time-restricted eating (TRE), a dietary regimen that restricts eating to specific hours, has garnered increased attention in weight-loss.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 19, 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


Study provides new evidence that resistance training burns fat
Findings from a new study add to growing evidence that resistance exercise has unique benefits for fat loss.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 11, 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


FDA approves once-weekly semaglutide for weight loss
A new weight-loss treatment is being heralded by some health experts as "groundbreaking," and a potential "game changer"
Joseph Shavit
Jun 6, 2021
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