Acupuncture for Weight Loss
Acupuncture for weight loss is a needle-based alternative therapy that may help some people lose weight. Practiced in traditional Chinese medicine for millennia, acupuncture is believed to stimulate the body’s flow of energy (“chi”), and research suggests that it may improve several factors known to contribute to weight gain and obesity
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Severe obesity may weaken heart muscle in common heart failure, but weight loss could help
In a new research report, a team of scientists led by Johns Hopkins Medicine say people with severe obesity and a common type of heart failure experience weakened heart muscles, and that losing weight may reverse some of these effects.
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Two people, same weight, vastly different futures: New tool exposes obesity danger before disease strikes
The study, published in Nature Medicine, shows that future risk of 18 obesity-related diseases can be predicted using 20 commonly collected health measures, such as blood test results and demographic information.
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How unhealthy ultra processed foods are designed and marketed to make us crave them
Consumption of ultra-processed foods-including soft drinks, snacks and ready meals-is growing worldwide, despite evidence they are unhealthy.
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Weightlifting outmuscles running for blood sugar control, study finds
Running may help burn calories, but when it comes to preventing diabetes and obesity, pumping iron might have the edge, according to preclinical findings from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
A year of dieting with non-sugar sweeteners shows weight loss can stay lost
Researchers at Maastricht University and the University of Copenhagen report that incorporating sweeteners and sweetness enhancers within a healthy, sugar-reduced diet supported one-year weight loss maintenance and coincided with microbiota shifts toward short-chain fatty acid and methane-producing taxa in adults with overweight or obesity.
Trying to Eat Less Meat? Try This Simple 30-Day Mediterranean Meal Plan, Created by a Dietitian
This 30-day plan is set at 1,800 calories per day, with modifications for 1,500 and 2,000 calories.
Bariatric surgery linked to improved IBD outcomes in patients with obesity
For patients with inflammatory bowel disease and obesity, bariatric surgery is associated with improved inflammatory bowel disease-related outcomes, according to a study published online July 22 in BJS Open.
The ‘Nordic diet’ can help you lose weight and prevent heart attacks - stock up on these foods
A growing body of research suggests the Nordic diet can help trim your waist, tame your cholesterol levels and keep your blood pressure in check. This northern European way of eating leans heavily on whole foods that retain their natural nutrients, in sharp contrast to the US food supply, where up to 70% is ultraprocessed.
Eating earlier linked to long-term weight-loss success
Complutense University of Madrid-led researchers report that eating earlier in the day blunts the weight gain ordinarily predicted by a high genetic score for obesity.
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