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Maintaining a continuous long-term ketogenic diet may induce the accumulation of aged cells (senescence) in normal tissues, and this has particular implications for heart and kidney function. However, taking a break from the highly restrictive diet could help with prevention attempts. Previously the strict and hard-to-adherence to ketogenic diet has become a valuable tool for …
Achieving weight loss and overall wellness is a multifaceted journey that extends beyond mere diet and exercise. Embracing a holistic approach can lead to sustainable and long-term success, integrating physical, mental, and emotional health. This article explores effective strategies that can help you achieve a balanced and healthy lifestyle. Weight Loss and Overall Wellness: Understanding Holistic …
A groundbreaking paper in Nature describes a promising new therapy for obesity that leads to greater weight loss in mice than existing medications. The approach smuggles molecules into the brain’s appetite centre and affects the brain’s neuroplasticity. “I consider the drugs available on the marked today as the first generation of weight-loss drugs. Now we …
Research at a Glance: People with obesity and type 2 diabetes lost more weight using daily periods of fasting than by trying to restrict calories over a six-month period. Blood sugar levels lowered in people in both groups, and no serious side effects were observed. Around 1 in 10 Americans live with type 2 diabetes, …
Made from fermented apples and naturally high in acetic acid, apple cider vinegar has been popular in recent years for its purported health benefits – from antibacterial properties to antioxidant effects and potential for helping manage blood sugars. Its origins as a health tonic stretch much further back. Hippocrates used it to treat wounds, fever …
Few patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are able to achieve normal blood glucose levels through weight loss alone, according to a recent study published in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine led by Andrea Luk of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. This study involved 37,326 people who were newly diagnosed with T2D and …
Is your first attempt at weight loss not going so well? Well according to a study recently published in the journal Obesity, that is normal, don’t worry if you sort of fall off the wagon, an initial setback is a necessary step to becoming successful and it may not actually be that bad of a …
A low-fat vegan diet, without calorie restrictions, improves joint pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. Study participants also experienced weight loss and improved cholesterol levels. “A plant-based diet could be the …
Understanding the underlying causes of obesity and how to prevent it is the best way to fight the obesity epidemic, according to Esra Tasali, MD, Director of the UChicago Sleep Center at the University of Chicago Medicine. “The current obesity epidemic, according to experts, is mostly explained by an increase in caloric intake, rather than …
For decades, there has been an accepted definition of dieting in academia, and in society as a whole. Michael Lowe, Ph.D., a professor in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has recently reevaluated the decades of dieting research to redefine the way researchers and the public define — and therefore understand — dieting and …