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Jul , 2024
New brain targets for GLP1-based obesity drugs may reduce weight without nausea
Tag: Weight Loss

New brain targets for GLP1-based obesity drugs may reduce weight without nausea

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, a group of researchers identified brain circuits that can be targeted by glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP1)-based obesity drugs to promote weight loss without causing adverse side effects. Study: Dissociable hindbrain GLP1R circuits for satiety and aversion. Image Credit: MillaF / Shutterstock Background  A long-standing question concerns the relationship between […]

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Jun , 2024
Gastric bypass maintains weight loss and diabetes remission over 15 years, study shows
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Gastric bypass maintains weight loss and diabetes remission over 15 years, study shows

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, a type of weight-loss surgery, kept type 2 diabetes in remission for up to 15 years and most of the weight off for up to 20 years in one of the largest long-term studies of patients undergoing the procedure. The study was presented today at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery […]

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Apr , 2024
Brain dynamics and BMI linked to dieting success, study finds
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Brain dynamics and BMI linked to dieting success, study finds

In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, researchers used a gradient approach to examine how brain state alterations during routine (natural) and regulated dietary decision-making processes influence the success of diet modification attempts. They further investigate the role of body mass indices (BMI) and the extent of brain activity modifications in this success. […]

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Mar , 2024
The efficacy of the Mediterranean diet on health outcomes in adults with cancer
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The efficacy of the Mediterranean diet on health outcomes in adults with cancer

Cancer treatment is often associated with undue weight gain, mostly due to fat deposition. The Mediterranean diet (MED diet) may help support such patients during this period. A new study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition explores the safety and benefits of this diet in adults with cancer, in addition to its feasibility in […]

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Jan , 2024
Gastric bypass shows slight edge over sleeve gastrectomy in long-term study
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Gastric bypass shows slight edge over sleeve gastrectomy in long-term study

In a recent phase III randomized controlled trial (RCT) published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, researchers from the Netherlands investigated and compared the long-term weight loss effects of sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in people with obesity. They found that the two procedures had clinically comparable excess loss of body mass index […]

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Jan , 2024
Significant link found between recent weight loss and increased cancer risk
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Significant link found between recent weight loss and increased cancer risk

Many patients who present to primary care physicians do so with a history of weight loss in the recent past. With rising rates of cancer detection, a new study that recently appeared in The Journal of the American Medical Association deals with the question of whether recent weight loss is linked to an excess of […]

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Jan , 2024
The long-term outcomes of diabetes remission and its impact on health
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The long-term outcomes of diabetes remission and its impact on health

In a recent study published in Diabetologia, researchers examine the effect of diabetes remission on long-term health outcomes. Study: Impact of remission from type 2 diabetes on long-term health outcomes: findings from the Look AHEAD study. Image Credit: Proxima Studio / Shutterstock.com What is diabetes remission? Remission from type 2 diabetes is considered attainable by many […]

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Dec , 2023
Plant-based fats and proteins shine in low-carb weight management
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Plant-based fats and proteins shine in low-carb weight management

Low-carbohydrate diets comprised mostly of plant-based proteins and fats with healthy carbohydrates such as whole grains were associated with slower long-term weight gain than low-carbohydrate diets comprised mostly of animal proteins and fats with unhealthy carbohydrates like refined starches, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study […]

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Nov , 2023
UVA researchers receive NIH grant to optimize online weight-management programs for rural residents
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UVA researchers receive NIH grant to optimize online weight-management programs for rural residents

University of Virginia School of Medicine public health researchers, together with colleagues at the University of South Carolina, have received a $3.37 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to determine if online behavioral weight-management programs for rural residents can be improved by adding a human touch. Online obesity programs have typically failed to […]

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Oct , 2023
New insights into why obesity puts individuals at risk for severe influenza
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New insights into why obesity puts individuals at risk for severe influenza

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers used blood and airway sampling of morbidly obese individuals and murine models to elucidate the mechanisms underpinning severe cases of influenza among the obese population. Study: Obesity dysregulates the pulmonary antiviral immune response. Image Credit: Jarun Ontakrai/Shutterstock.com Background Their findings reveal that obesity induces deficits in […]
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