Narrative review: high-fiber breakfast cereals and wheat bran support digestive and cardiometabolic health
Could ready-to-eat cereals help lower your risk of chronic disease and improve your gut health?
This narrative review synthesizes a decade of research on ready-to-eat breakfast cereals, cereal fibers, and selected fiber sources such as …
Eating ready-to-eat breakfast cereals, especially those with wheat bran, could lower your risk of chronic disease and improve gut health by …
Meta-analysis links ultra-processed food intake to higher odds of adolescent overweight/obesity
High ultra-processed food intake linked to higher obesity risk in teens
This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesizes evidence on ultra-processed food consumption and overweight/obesity in adolescents.
Teens who eat lots of ultra-processed foods have 63% higher odds of being overweight or obese compared to those with lower intake.
Theory-informed behavioural intervention reduces ultra-processed food intake and weight in UK adults
You Can Eat Better And Lose Weight By Swapping Foods
This exploratory single-arm pre-post study in 45 UK adults with overweight or obesity and habitual ultra-processed food (UPF) intake of at l…
A new plan to swap processed snacks for real food helps people lose weight and feel better.
Meta-analysis of minimally invasive vs open hepatectomy in patients with obesity and liver tumors
Less Pain, Less Blood: Surgery for Obese Liver Patients
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated minimally invasive hepatectomy (MIH) versus open hepatectomy (OH) in 1,713 patients with …
Minimally invasive liver surgery for obese patients causes less pain and blood loss than traditional open surgery, offering a safer recovery…
Review summarizes pre-post trial on black tea kombucha effects in obesity
Small study finds black tea kombucha linked to metabolic changes in adults with obesity
This review examines a pre-post clinical trial of black tea kombucha consumption in adults with and without obesity.
Regular black tea kombucha may shift metabolic markers and inflammation genes in adults with obesity, though larger studies are needed to co…
Preprint paired analysis suggests VSG may improve metabolic and renal markers in youth with T2D and obesity
Surgery Stops Kidney Damage in Obese Teens With Diabetes
This preprint paired analysis examined vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) in youth with type 2 diabetes and obesity over 12 months.
This new study shows that weight-loss surgery can actually heal early signs of kidney stress in teenagers by turning off harmful chemical si…
L-citrulline with HIIT alters specific microRNAs in obese older adults
How 12 Weeks of Hard Exercise Changes the Molecular Machinery of Aging Muscle
A secondary exploratory analysis of a double-blind randomized trial in 68 obese older adults found that 12-week HIIT with L-citrulline suppl…
A 12-week high-intensity interval training program produced measurable molecular changes in older adults' muscles — and a natural supplement…
Single aerobic exercise bout shows mixed effects on glucose and neuronal insulin signaling in obesity
A Single Workout That Talks to Your Brain
A small RCT in 15 sedentary adults with obesity found a single bout of aerobic exercise at 70% VO₂max showed a trend toward lower glucose AU…
One workout session raised insulin signals in brain particles, offering a clue to how exercise may protect against Alzheimer's over time.
Network meta-analysis finds metabolic surgery superior to GLP-1 agonists for weight loss in obesity
Weight-Loss Surgery Still Leads, But a New Medication Closes the Gap
A network meta-analysis of 20,015 adults with overweight or obesity compared metabolic/bariatric surgery, GLP-1 receptor agonists, and lifes…
Weight-loss surgery still beats drugs overall, but the newest medication tirzepatide closes the gap enough to matter for people who can't ha…
Cultural dietary patterns linked to lower obesity risk in global meta-analysis
Your Food Habits Are Shaping Your Weight Risk
A meta-analysis of 48 studies across 68 countries found that traditional dietary patterns were associated with a 23% lower obesity risk and …
Sticking to traditional diets lowers obesity risk by 23% compared to Westernized eating, while moving away from home culture raises it.
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals may contribute to obesity and adiposity in humans
Hidden Chemicals Linked to Weight Gain
This narrative mini-review examines human studies regarding endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and their potential role in obesity.
Invisible chemicals in your environment can trick your cells into storing fat, making weight loss harder than diet and exercise alone can fi…
GLP1R locus variants associated with higher BMI and Type 2 Diabetes risk in genetically inferred European ancestry participants
Do your genes make you heavier? New data suggests specific gene variants are linked to higher body weight
This genetic association study analyzed 431,107 participants from the Million Veteran Program to evaluate GLP1R locus variants rs12213929 an…
Two specific gene variants linked to higher body weight also influence Type 2 diabetes risk, though one marker's connection to diabetes disa…