Community pharmacists could screen at-risk groups for liver disease According to The Lancet’s commission, community pharmacists could play a key role in helping to improve liver disease services in primary care, say hepatology specialists.…
Can small changes in the food environment encourage healthier eating? Pam Mason describes a study that suggests slim diners have different eating habits to heavier diners.…
Fat: friend or foe? ‘The big fat surprise: why butter, meat and cheese belong in a healthy diet’ by Nina Teicholz.…
Dieters who lose weight quickly just as likely to keep the weight offResearchers tested the effects of slow and steady weight loss against rapid weight loss for long-term weight control, and found no difference.…
Antibiotic use linked with childhood obesity Exposure to four or more courses of broad-spectrum antibiotics was associated with an increased risk of childhood obesity, new research suggests.…
FDA adds another weight loss drug to the US market Combination therapy Contrave is the third weight loss drug to be approved by the US FDA in recent years. …
Protein target may hold the key to longevity, research showsWhile developing an investigational drug, researchers created TRAP-1-knockout mice, which had reduced susceptibility to age-related pathologies.…
In-utero exposure to gestational diabetes linked to glucose intolerance in later life Research strengthens the theory that gestational diabetes may lead to altered glucose metabolism in the offspring.…