Overweight and obesity are well-documented problems in the United States. National dietary weight loss guidelines (a diet low in calories and fat, high in carbohydrates) have been challenged, particularly by supporters of low-carbohydrate diets.
People with chronic kidney disease are significantly more likely to have other, life-threatening conditions such as heart disease, according to new findings from a nationwide screening program by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) published in the March issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
People with chronic kidney disease are significantly more likely to have other, life-threatening conditions such as heart disease, according to new findings from a nationwide screening program by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) published in the March issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
British Nutrition Foundation 40th Anniversary Conference addresses the links between diet, appetite, mood and behaviour.
If both partners in a couple are overweight or obese, they are more likely to have to wait longer before successfully conceiving a child, according to new research published online in Europe?s leading reproductive medicine journal, Human Reproduction, today (Wednesday 7 March).
Premenopausal women who were assigned to follow the Atkins diet for one year lost more weight when compared to women who were assigned to follow the Zone, Ornish and LEARN diets, according to a study in the March 7 issue of JAMA.
New research led by scientists at the Oregon National Primate Research Center demonstrates how obesity causes the breakdown of a brain system that regulates appetite. The research provides a clear picture of some factors involved in obesity.
Critical portions of the brain in those who are obese don’t really know they are overweight, researchers have reported in the March issue of the journal Cell Metabolism, published by Cell Press.
The case for low-carbohydrate diets is gaining weight. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have completed the largest and longest-ever comparison of four popular diets, and the lowest-carbohydrate Atkins diet came out on top.
Getting enough calcium and vitamin D while reducing calorie intake can increase the beneficial effects of weight loss on cholesterol levels adding to the number of mechanisms by which calcium can benefit weight loss on blood fats.