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April 14, 2016April 14, 2016

54% Increase in Uterine Cancer Rates in UK Likely Linked to Rising Obesity, Group Says

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Cancer Research UK recently published statistics indicating that rising levels of obesity in the United Kingdom contributed greatly to the 54 percent increase in uterine cancer rates observed over the last two ... Read more

April 12, 2016April 12, 2016

Bariatric Embolization as a Treatment for Morbid Obesity Showing Promise in Clinical Trial

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A collaborative clinical trial involving the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is evaluating the safety and efficacy of the bariatric arterial embolization (BAE) method ... Read more

April 7, 2016April 7, 2016

Major Global Study Predicts Obesity Will Reach About One-Fifth of World Population by 2025

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A consortium of health scientists around the world, the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, conducted a massive-scale analysis of global trends of mean body mass index (BMI) in 200 countries and ... Read more

April 5, 2016May 24, 2016

Weight Around Hips Better Than Around Abdomen as Predictor of Heart Disease, Study Says

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According to a new collaborative study from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute and Johns Hopkins University, it’s better to be shaped like a pear — with most of the ... Read more

March 31, 2016March 31, 2016

Medscape Survey Shows Obesity Management Is Far from Optimal, Says Doctors Need More Info

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While it is becoming increasingly clear that the obesity epidemic is not an easily managed task, experts argue that more aggressive treatment approaches are needed. So when advice on lifestyle ... Read more

March 29, 2016March 29, 2016

Weight Loss Surgery Seen to Inhibit Breast Cancer Growth in Mice, But Diet Had No Effect

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Researchers at the University of North Carolina, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center reported that surgical weight loss was able to inhibit breast tumor growth, while similar weight loss through diet was not. Researchers hope that ... Read more

March 24, 2016May 24, 2016

Poverty and Perceptions of Inequality Can Promote Obesity, Study Finds

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University of St. Andrews researchers reported evidence of a psychological link between poverty and obesity, finding that people who perceive themselves to be poor or anxious are likely to eat more ... Read more

March 22, 2016May 24, 2016

Obese Women Who Took Oral Contraceptives May Be at Higher Risk of Rare Type of Stroke

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Risk of a rare type of stroke known as cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) appears to be increased in obese women who use oral contraceptives compared to women of healthier weight who did ... Read more

March 15, 2016March 15, 2016

Dietary Fiber Aids Maternal Gut Microbiota and Reduces Body Fat, Animal Study Reports

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In a new study using an animal model, researchers demonstrated how treatment with prebiotics can alter the obese maternal microbial composition and reduce gestational weight gain, as well as preventing ... Read more

March 10, 2016

High-fat Diets Direct Certain Intestinal Cells Toward Tumor Formation in Mice

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In a new study, researchers have found how obesity — particularly, a high-fat diet — changes the function of intestinal stem and progenitor cells, and skew their activity toward tumor formation in mouse ... Read more