Using sweeteners to reduce sugar consumptionReducing sugar calorie intake by exchanging sucrose with a sweetener to meet World Health Organization targets…
The cholesterol and calorie hypotheses are both dead — it is time to focus on the real culprit: insulin resistance Emerging evidence shows that insulin resistance is the most important predictor of cardiovascular and type 2 diabetes.…
How gut bacteria affect our overall health and wellbeing The clever guts diet: how to revolutionise your body from the inside out, by Michael Mosley…
Tamoxifen prevents high fat diet-induced obesity in mice The oestrogen-receptor modulator widely used to treat and prevent breast cancer could help to protect against weight gain and insulin resistance, researchers find.…
Increased body mass index causes poor heart health even in young people UK researchers have shown that increasing body mass index worsens cardiovascular health, even in people as young as 17.…
Balloon pill may offer surgery alternative for obese patients An obesity pill that contains a balloon designed to swell up in the stomach could help patients lose up to two stone in only a few months, research presented at an obesity conference suggests.…
Public Health England establishes new health improvement arm Public Health England has created a Health Improvement directorate that will join up a number of teams, including staff working on alcohol, drugs, diet and obesity.…
Tackling the obesity epidemic requires government intervention The obesity epidemic. Why diets and exercise don’t work and what does, by Robyn Toomath…
Why dieting is a battle of the mind The hungry brain. Outsmarting the instincts that make us overeat, by Stephan Guyenet…
