Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that obesity affects more than 40% of American adults, placing them at higher risk for heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, ...

For decades, the causes of obesity — and the most effective way to lose weight — have been the subject of fierce debate among scientists and healthcare professionals. According to one theory, known as ...

Sept. 13 (UPI) --Overeating has traditionally been linked to obesity, but researchers say the real culprit is a diet high in processed sugars and carbohydrates, according to a commentary published ...

In a Perspective, John Speakman and Kevin Hall suggest that, while insulin does play a role in body fat regulation, it does so independent of dietary carbohydrates. Thus, low-carb, high-fat diets - ...

Last month, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) published a perspective piece that stirred up tensions in the worlds of epidemiology, physiology, and nutrition. Doctors and researchers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “The carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity (CIM) proposes that a high-carbohydrate diet — including large ...

Rockville, MD (September 8, 2021) – Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that obesity affects more than 40% of American adults, placing them at higher risk for ...

Calorie counting might be an outdated approach to weight loss, according to a new review. Experts say hormones like insulin - and related factors like how many carbs you eat - may be driving obesity ...

We’re familiar with the pattern by now: Every few years, a new study emerges with new obesity statistics. The numbers seem shockingly high, almost impossibly high, until the next study comes along ...

The scientific understanding of why Americans just keep gaining weight — why our fat cells are holding on to calories rather than releasing that energy — may be changing. (Patrick Sison / Associated ...