AmericanresearchersreportedonMondayinthejournalCancerCellthatthemolecularmechanismsbywhichfatcellscommunicatewithtumortissue,providingenergytothelatter.SanfordP
Commondietingadviceurgespeopletoeithereatfewercarbohydratesorlessfatinordertoshedweight.ButastudyreleasedTuesdayfoundneitherapproachisbetterthantheother.Norisap
ResearchersatWashingtonUniversitySchoolofMedicineinSt.Louishaveidentifiedawaytopreventfatcellsfromgrowinglarger,aprocessthatleadstoweightgainandobesity.Byactiva
Anexperimentaldiet,forninedays,thatcutoutthetypeofsugarinsoftdrinks,fruitjuicesandmostprocessedfoodssignificantlyreversedthebuildupofliverfatinchildrenandadoles
Scientistshavefoundaswitch-likemechanismforburningfatafterameal,accordingtoastudyreleasedonTuesdaythatofferedapotentialnoveltargetforthetreatmentofobesity.Resea
ExperimentsattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,indicatethatobesemicewholosttheirsenseofsmellalsolostweight.Incontrast,micewithaboostedsenseofsmell,orso-calleds
A high-fat diet during pregnancy may increase the risk of breast cancer over generations, a new study suggested Monday.
High-fat diet in pregnancy may increase the risk of breast cancer over generations, a new mice study suggested Monday.
Coconut oil is as unhealthy as beef dripping and butter, say US heart experts.
Coconutoilisasunhealthyasbeefdrippingandbutter,sayUSheartexperts.Itispackedwithsaturatedfatwhichcanraise"bad"cholesterol,saystheAmericanHeartAssociationinupdate
In recent years, the fruit avocado has become synonymous with a healthy, middle class lifestyle. The success of avocado has also been one of the biggest marketing success stories in China in recent years.
Inrecentyears,thefruitavocadohasbecomesynonymouswithahealthy,middleclasslifestyle.ThesuccessofavocadohasalsobeenoneofthebiggestmarketingsuccessstoriesinChinainr
Australian scientists have discovered a pathway key to accelerating weight loss.
The British pound took a dive in early Asian trade on Friday, hitting its lowest level since 1985, as traders scrambled to assess the cause of the heavy selling.
A new study suggested that consumption of walnuts, a known health-boosting food rich in omega-3 fatty acids, had a particular ability to improve the metabolisms of obese mice that were fed an unhealthy, high fat, high-sugar diet.
Being overweight or obese is linked to a higher risk of dying prematurely than being normal weight and the risk rises sharply as the extra pounds pile on, scientists said on Wednesday.
A woman's obesity may put her future great grandchildren at high risk of metabolic problems such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease, even before she becomes pregnant, a mouse study has found.