Found in the Amazon rainforest in Peru and Brazil, camu camu fruit has gained popularity around the world in recent years as the latest "superfood." Now a new study has found that an extract of camu camu can prevent mice fed a high-fat and high-sugar diet becoming obese.
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BMI is often criticized because it doesn't take into account gender differences and doesn't distinguish between bone mass, muscle mass and excess fat. Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have now come up with a formula they claim paints a more accurate picture of one's body fat.
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A number of observational studies have suggested that sleep loss or disrupted circadian rhythms are associated with obesity, diabetes and other dysfunctional metabolic conditions. A study is now offering evidence that helps explain how tissue-level molecular changes are brought on by sleep loss.
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To investigate how gut bacteria can affect overall health, researchers at Harvard Medical School have deleted a single gene from one gut bacteria species and found that it alters the metabolism of the host, reducing their weight gain.
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A recent study sheds new light on why people gain weight from long-term stress and disruption to their circadian rhythms. It also helps to explain weight gain from the use of glucocorticoid drugs, which are often used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and asthma.
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Crunching massive amounts of data, involving billions of measurements, has offered up a detailed picture of the changes a human body undergoes during periods of weight gain, including affecting a person's microbiome and immune and cardiovascular systems.
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A new large-scale study combing through the genetic data of more than 700,000 individuals has identified 14 genetic variations associated with obesity and body mass index (BMI).
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How much does one living cell weigh, and how does that weight vary in real time? A newly-developed scale will let you know. Developed by researchers from ETH Zurich, the University of Basel and University College London, it's reportedly the first-ever device to be capable of such measurements.
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The definition of a kilogram hinges on the weight of a metal cylinder in a French vault, but plans are underway to redefine the kilogram in mathematical terms instead. To that end, a team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has submitted a precise new value of a key formula.
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There has been a flurry of research in recent times examining the links between artificial sweeteners and obesity. But what if the actual carbonation in soda was having an effect on weight gain, regardless of the sugar content in the drink?
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