Mistletoe Extract May Reduce Obesity-Related Liver Disease
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A compound present in the typical December holidays plant, mistletoe may be able to improve the health of the liver as it has shown the potential to counter obesity, and hence, ... Read more
FDA Approves NDA for Novo Nordisk’s Weight Loss Injectable Saxenda
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Danish multinational pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk, has just announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has endorsed the company’s new drug application (NDA) for Saxenda® (liraglutide injection), the first once-daily glucagon-like peptide-1 ... Read more
New U.S. Surgeon General Intends To Address Obesity
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Vivek Murthy was recently confirmed by the United States Senate as the new U.S. Surgeon General. As part of his confirmation, Murthy announced his plan to address the obesity issues facing the United States — a ... Read more
NIH Report Advocates Individualized Therapy to Weight Loss Maintenance
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Genetic, epigenetic and neuro-hormonal differences between patients affect long term weight loss and weight control, according a recent study that combined perspectives from a series of experts. The report from a National Institutes of ... Read more
Indiana University Researchers Cure Obesity And Diabetes In Animal Models
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Researchers from Indiana University Bloomington (IU-Bloomington) managed to cure obesity, diabetes and other lipid abnormalities in laboratory animals. More importantly, the researchers also report that are very close to doing the exact same thing ... Read more
Potato Extract Effective In Controlling Weight Gain, Study Says
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Researchers from McGill University in Canada say that extract of Irish potatoes rich in polyphenols can reduce weight gain even in high fat and refined carbohydrates diets. This results were incredibly surprising — so surprising ... Read more
Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Lack of Sleep Increase Chance of Child Obesity
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Suffering from breathing problems due to sleep disorders or from chronic lack of sleep may double the risk of developing childhood obesity up to the age of 15 years old, as revealed by ... Read more
New Insights into Role of Adiponectin, Pro-inflammatory Gene Expression in Women with Metabolic Syndrome
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A new study entitled “Role of adiponectin and proinflammatory gene expression in adipose tissue chronic inflammation in women with metabolic syndrome” reports that a specific region of the visceral adipose ... Read more
Scientists Discover Protein that Can Curb Weight Gain
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A new study from the University of Rochester may have revealed the real reason behind weight gain, which interestingly does not appear to be related to excessive food intake. Lead ... Read more