Research tracked over 5,000 military conscripts from age 20 to 80 and found that obese men had twice the death risk as non-obese men, with a constant effect lasting up to 60 years. Obesity at age 20 was also linked to increased mortality by 10% for each BMI point above a healthy threshold.
A recent study found that community-based interventions for childhood obesity were most effective in children under the age of five, slowing down unhealthy weight gain by an average of 1kg over three years. In contrast, primary school-aged children showed a smaller impact on overweight and obesity rates, while adolescents saw mixed res...
Despite progress, many countries still don't address advertising to children by calorie content and more regulations are needed. Lobstein noted that voluntary actions have some impact, but loopholes undermine efforts, and industry reform is hindered by profit loss.
New research evaluating nine popular slimming supplements found no evidence that they facilitate weight loss beyond the placebo effect. The studies, led by Dr. Thomas Ellrott and Dr. Igho Onakpoya, tested various supplements against placebo pills in randomized controlled trials.
A second-generation anti-obesity drug has shown promise in reducing body weight in rodents without causing psychiatric side effects. The drug targets peripheral tissues and organs, avoiding significant brain exposure. This finding raises the prospect of reviving CB1 receptor blockade for fighting obesity and related diseases.
A new study suggests that US obesity has been largely driven by increased energy intake, rather than reduced physical activity. The research found that if Americans had only consumed their recommended daily calorie intake, they would have gained approximately 10.8 kg less weight.
A study found that vibration plate exercise, combined with a calorie-restricted diet, led to significant long-term weight loss and fat reduction. The intervention group lost an average of 10.5% body weight and 47.8 square centimeters of visceral fat, compared to the control group who gained weight.
A new study found that taking probiotics during pregnancy can help reduce the risk of obesity in women, particularly central obesity and body fat percentage. The study involved 256 pregnant women who received either dietary counselling alone or with daily capsules of probiotics containing Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium.
Researchers found that traffic light nutrition labels are more effective than percentage daily intake labels in helping consumers identify healthier foods. The study, which tested four different approaches on 790 Australians, recommended mandatory traffic light labelling regulation to improve nutrition information and promote healthier...
A study found that children who received more physical education time in school compensated by doing less at home, while those with less PE time made up for it by being more active at home. The researchers propose a central control mechanism similar to appetite in the brain, known as activitystat, which regulates physical activity levels.