Early postnatal overnutrition sets the body on a fast track to aging
Overnutrition during early infancy can have adverse health consequences later in life. Although researchers have known this for quite some
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Obesity
A new gut-brain connection that keeps weight off (or on) the scale
Eating extra servings typically shows up on the scale later, but how this happens has not been clear. In his
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Afraid of food? The answer may be in the basal forebrain
After fasting for 24 hours the typical laboratory mouse spends much time eating. Surprisingly, this is not what Jay M.
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SRC-1 gene is an important regulator of body weight
Maintaining a healthy body weight is no simple matter. In his lab at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Yong Xu
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How important is BMI? A revelation about weight and health
Body mass index: BMI. A number on the scale, a line in the chart. What does it matter? And why
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Image of the Month: Mitochondria in human adipocytes
In his lab at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Sean M. Hartig and his colleagues investigate novel ways to
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Healthy fat cells uncouple obesity from diabetes
About 422 million people around the world, including more than 30 million Americans, have diabetes. Approximately ninety percent of them
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Addressing obesity through weight loss surgery
Many Americans have committed to losing weight in 2018 with the goal of boosting self-image and confidence. However, the health
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The hunger-satiety switch
When we are hungry, we eat; when we are full, we stop. Most of the time. Breaking this rule, however,
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Rap1, a potential new target to treat obesity
Understanding how the body keeps a healthy weight is like solving a puzzle with pieces still missing. Some of the
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