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This “Healthy” Fat May Secretly Be Fueling Obesity

Eating a high-fat diet containing a large amount of oleic acid – a type of fatty acid commonly found in…

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Beyond MAHA: Defeating obesity requires a new strategy

Obesity is a major health problem facing our country.  According to the CDC, more than 40 percent of the U.S. population…

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Former surgeon general says negative impacts from loneliness comparable to smoking, obesity

Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, in a Sunday interview, warned about the adverse effects of chronic loneliness, which could lead…

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Colonic inflammation explains missing link between obesity and beta-cell proliferation

Researchers at the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine have uncovered a key primary step in the hepatic ERK pathway…

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Obesity disrupts ‘reaction time’ to starvation in mice

Researchers led by Keigo Morita and Shinya Kuroda of the University of Tokyo have revealed a temporal disruption in the…

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This gut bacteria can help prevent obesity. Here’s how to boost it

The microbial community living within our large intestine is a highly dense and complex ecosystem. While some of these microbes…

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long-term effects of obesity on brain and cognitive health

With the global prevalence of obesity on the rise, it is crucial to explore the neural mechanisms linked to obesity…

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Trump drops Medicare obesity drug proposal

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Slowing down to eat less: Towards simple strategies for obesity prevention

Obesity is linked to numerous health complications, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and fatty liver disease. In a world where obesity…

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Chronic stress and obesity work together to accelerate pancreatic cancer development and growth, study finds

A new study led by UCLA investigators suggests that chronic stress and an unhealthy diet may work together to fuel…

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