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    Light during sleep linked to obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure
    Joseph Shavit
    • 5 days ago

    Light during sleep linked to obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure

    Subjects exposed to any amount of light while sleeping at night were significantly more likely to be obese, and have high blood pressure.
    Blood molecule shown to reduce food intake and obesity
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 18

    Blood molecule shown to reduce food intake and obesity

    Researchers identified a molecule in the blood that is produced during exercise and can effectively reduce food intake and obesity.
    Viagra-related drug reduces obesity and improves heart function
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 13

    Viagra-related drug reduces obesity and improves heart function

    A drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease shown to reduce obesity and fatty liver.
    Community support can make you healthier and help you lose weight
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 10

    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.
    People lost an average of 52 pounds using new drug, Yale study finds
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 8

    People lost an average of 52 pounds using new drug, Yale study finds

    Obese people had an average body weight reduction of 22.5%. People without diabetes lost an average of 15% to 20.9%.
    Mobile app provides effective support for children with obesity
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 7

    Mobile app provides effective support for children with obesity

    100 children from Martina Children’s hospital in Stockholm were able to try the digi-physical treatment concept over a period of one year.
    Here's why not all obese people will develop type 2 diabetes
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 5

    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.
    What's the impact of popular artificial sweeteners on your gut health?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 3

    What's the impact of popular artificial sweeteners on your gut health?

    Artificial sweeteners have increasingly replaced sugar in many foods and beverages. However, their long-term health benefits remain unclear.
    Researchers prevent and reverse diabetes using ultrasound
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 3

    Researchers prevent and reverse diabetes using ultrasound

    Are we moving closer to the day when diabetes is no longer monitored and managed with blood sugar tests, insulin and drug treatments?
    Nitric oxide therapy may cure obesity and Type 2 diabetes
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 1

    Nitric oxide therapy may cure obesity and Type 2 diabetes

    The therapy releases nitric oxide, a gaseous signaling chemical whose function in the body is relaxing the inner muscles of blood vessels.
    Viagra-related drug reduces obesity and improves heart function, research finds
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 17

    Viagra-related drug reduces obesity and improves heart function, research finds

    A drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease and sickle cell disease reduces obesity, fatty liverand improves heart function.
    Community support can make you healthier — and help you lose weight
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 12

    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.
    “New and improved” supermarkets trim childhood obesity
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 10

    “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.
    Vegan diets boost weight loss, lowers blood sugar in adults
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 8

    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.
    Researchers demonstrate a cure for diabetes using ultrasound
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 4

    Researchers demonstrate a cure for diabetes using ultrasound

    Researchers demonstrated the ability to prevent or reverse the onset of diabetes in studies of three different preclinical model systems.
    New nitric oxide therapy may cure obesity and Type 2 diabetes
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 2

    New nitric oxide therapy may cure obesity and Type 2 diabetes

    A novel therapy developed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham ameliorates obesity and Type 2 diabetes in mice fed a high-fat diet.
    Viagra-related drug reduces obesity and improves heart function, study finds
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 19

    Viagra-related drug reduces obesity and improves heart function, study finds

    Researchers have found that a drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease reduces obesity.
    People who lost 50 pounds and kept it off for more than 3 years, offer tips to succeed
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 18

    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.
    Chemical compound prevents obesity and muscle loss as we age
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 9

    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.
    Laser light and a nonsurgical implant could overcome obesity
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 7

    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.”
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