Community support can make you healthier and help you lose weight
The study examined the feasibility and acceptability of a 12-week behavioral program for weight loss and improved cardiovascular health.
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Joseph Shavit
- Jun 6, 2022
New custom program helps diabetics control their blood sugar and weight
Program tailored for people living with diabetes helped participants lose weight, lower blood glucose levels, and improve overall wellbeing
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 5, 2022
Here's why not all obese people will develop type 2 diabetes
Researchers have invented a new analytical method that sheds light on why some obese patients develop type 2 diabetes and others don’t.
Joseph Shavit
- May 12, 2022
Community support can make you healthier — and help you lose weight
Research study suggests that weight gain can be prevented and perhaps reversed with the help and support of a person's community.
Joseph Shavit
- May 10, 2022
“New and improved” supermarkets trim childhood obesity
Access to newer supermarkets that offer fresh foods in some of New York City’s poorest neighborhoods was linked to a 1% decline in obesity.
Joseph Shavit
- May 8, 2022
Vegan diets boost weight loss, lowers blood sugar in adults
A 12-week vegan diet may result in clinically meaningful weight loss and improve blood sugar control in overweight adults.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 18, 2022
People who lost 50 pounds and kept it off for more than 3 years, offer tips to succeed
About one in five Americans who have lost weight have kept those pounds off long-term. Some secrets to how people keep it off.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 11, 2022
Healthy plant-based diets shown to lower risk of developing diabetes
The consumption of healthy plant-based foods is associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) in generally healthy people
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 9, 2022
Chemical compound prevents obesity and muscle loss as we age
A recently discovered chemical compound helped elderly mice with obesity lose fat and weight, add muscle and strength and increase activity.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 7, 2022
Laser light and a nonsurgical implant could overcome obesity
Researchers augmented endoscopic bariatric treatment by coating an implant with a laser-activated dye that kills cells the “hunger hormone.”
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 4, 2022
Vegan diet eases arthritis pain, finds new study
A plant-based diet could be the prescription to alleviate joint pain for millions of people suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.
Joseph Shavit
- Apr 4, 2022
Steroid shown to help patients lose weight and gain lean muscle mass
Prednisone taken one time per week promotes improved exercise endurance, strength, increased lean body mass and weight loss.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 11, 2022
Research shows you can lose weight by literally sweating out your fat
Researchers showed that increasing sebum production via the immune system could be a strategy for treating obesity in people.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 10, 2022
People who lost 50 pounds and kept it off for more than 3 years, offer tips to succeed
Over 6,000 study participants, who lost more than 50 pounds and kept the weight off more than three years, offer tips to succeed.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 26, 2022
Lose weight by literally sweating out your fat
We’ve demonstrated that fat loss can be achieved by secreting calories from the skin in the form of energy-rich sebum.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 26, 2021
Intermittent fasting can help manage metabolic disease
Eating your daily calories within a consistent window of 8-10 hours is a powerful strategy to prevent and manage chronic diseases.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 23, 2021
Fitness matters more than weight loss when it comes to health, according to researchers
Getting healthy and reducing mortality risk, increasing physical activity and improving fitness appear to be superior to weight loss.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 19, 2021
Time-restricted eating delivers multiple health benefits for young and old of both sexes
Time-restricted eating (TRE), a dietary regimen that restricts eating to specific hours, has garnered increased attention in weight-loss.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 19, 2021
Researchers study the impact of food access to dieting and weight loss
For decades, there has been an accepted definition of dieting in academia, and in society as a whole.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 11, 2021
Study provides new evidence that resistance training burns fat
Findings from a new study add to growing evidence that resistance exercise has unique benefits for fat loss.
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