A Heriot-Watt academic has concluded that introducing meat-free Mondays to school dinners—could help Scotland’s growing obesity crisis. Meat-Free Monday was
Meat-free Mondays could curb Scotland’s growing obesity crisis
Australian public hospitals cannot meet the rising demand for obesity care
Despite our national waistline being touted as a major public health concern – new research, led by Western Sydney University,
Bias keeps women with higher body weights away from the doctor
A study out of Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health linked past experiences with bias and discrimination and avoidance
For heavy lifting, use exoskeletons with caution: The wearable robotics don’t eliminate stress — they just shift it to other parts of the body
You can wear an exoskeleton, but it won’t turn you into a superhero. That’s the finding of a study in
Weight-loss surgery improves lives and saves money, study finds
A new BJS (British Journal of Surgery) study indicates that weight-loss surgery is cost-effective over 10 years and can save
Leptin’s neural circuit identified: Genome-editing study reveals how hormone helps prevent both obesity and diabetes
Revealing surprising answers to a long-standing enigma about the brain target of the anti-obesity hormone leptin, neuroscientists at Tufts University
What happens to our muscles during spaceflight and when living on Mars?
The inactivity of astronauts during spaceflights presents a significant risk to their muscles, says a new study in The Journal
Maternal metabolic factors and early-onset puberty: Kaiser Permanente study the largest population-based research on topic
In a study of more than 15,000 girls and their mothers — all Kaiser Permanente members in Northern California —
Weight loss is an important predictor of cancer
Unintended weight loss is the second highest risk factor for some forms of cancer, concludes the first robust research analysis
How fat tissue shunts energy to tumors: The loss of p62 curtails energy-consuming activities in fat cells, leaving more nutrients available for tumor growth
Obesity is the second-leading preventable cause of cancer and represents one of the greatest threats to global human health. But