Where lifestyle meets science
In September 2018 researchers from Australia published the results of their study to assess whether regular, brief activity bouts, eg during television commercial breaks following a high-energy evening meal, regular, … Read more
In October 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess whether interrupting time spent sitting with very short periods of walking improved glucose metabolism without … Read more
In February 2019 researchers from Iran published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the frequency of anxiety symptoms in obese/overweight individuals. A total of 25 studies were … Read more
In December 2018 researchers from the USA published their review on the risk factors associated with pancreatic cancer. Recent studies have revealed that obesity and pancreatic cancer are strongly associated. … Read more
Just as the question, “what is it to be human?”, has troubled humans from the beginning of history, the question, “what is the human microbiome?” has troubled researchers since the … Read more
In November 2017 researchers from the USA published their review of the association between artificial sweeteners and obesity. Although artificial sweeteners were developed as a sugar substitute to help reduce … Read more
In October 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess whether childhood obesity is a risk factor for sensorineural hearing loss. A total of 5,638 … Read more
In January 2019 researchers from Spain and the UK published the results of their study to assess whether exposure to air pollution at home or school was associated with overweight … Read more
In January 2019 researchers from the Czech Republic and the USA assessed the effect of two energy- and macronutrient-matched meals on gastrointestinal hormones and satiety in 60 men. 20 of … Read more
In September 2018 researchers from The Netherlands, Brazil and the UK published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the association between lifestyle factors (smoking, physical activity, alcohol … Read more
In January 2019 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess how physical activity, sedentary activity and food intake affected obesity and waist circumference in 4,118 … Read more
In April 2018 researchers from Iran published the results of their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the effect of ginger on the management of obesity. Results showed … Read more
In November 2016 researchers Australia published the results of their study to assess the association between vitamin D, inter- and intra-muscular fatty tissue and insulin resistance in 40 women with … Read more
In July 2018 researchers from Brazil published the results of their study to assess the association between calcium intake and cardiometabolic risk factors during childhood. 350 children, aged between 8-9 … Read more
In July 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess whether any variables, eg age, sex, smoking status, body mass index (BMI), alcohol consumption, and … Read more
In January 2013 researchers from Australia published the results of their research to assess the association between dietary salt, fluid intake, sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and weight status in 4,283 Australian … Read more
In October 2015 researchers from the UK published the results of their study to assess whether salt intake was associated with obesity independent of energy intake. Energy intake was calculated … Read more
In May 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess whether the effect of air pollution would be magnified following bariatric surgery. Current evidence suggests … Read more
In April 2018 researchers from South Korea published the results of their study to investigate whether air pollution had any effect on obesity. Data was analysed from 2,608 users living … Read more