Your Immune System May Help Control Weight Gain From Fatty Foods
Scientists discovered that a specific part of your immune system helps control whether your body gains weight from eating fatty foods. They studied mice whose …
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Why Your Body Stores Fat in Different Places
Scientists discovered a protein called Gpc3 that controls where your body stores fat when you eat a high-fat diet. Using human tissue samples and mice, …
Read MoreNew Diet Mix Makes Lab Rats Gain Weight Faster
Scientists studied whether rats eating a combination of three different types of food would gain weight faster than rats eating just one type. They looked back …
Read MoreWhy Foods With Additives May Lead to Weight Gain
Researchers studied 924 adults to understand if food additives—like preservatives and artificial sweeteners found in processed foods—are connected to weight …
Read MoreNew Way to Feed Premature Babies Helps Them Gain Weight Faster
Doctors tested a new method for feeding premature babies who were born smaller than expected. They compared two groups of 50 babies each. One group received …
Read MoreHow Your Body's Energy Sensor Controls Fat Cell Growth
Scientists discovered that a protein called PARP7 acts like your body's energy detective, controlling whether fat cells are made or prevented from forming. …
Read MoreDoes Kratom Help With Weight and Heart Health? A Mouse Study
Researchers tested whether kratom, a plant supplement that many people use for health benefits, could help prevent weight gain and affect heart and breathing …
Read MoreWhy Some People's Fat Cells Age Faster When Overweight
Scientists discovered that a protein called RAGE plays a major role in making fat cells age prematurely when people gain weight. In this study, mice without …
Read MoreCan a Probiotic Help Stop Weight Gain from Fatty Foods?
Scientists wanted to understand how eating lots of fatty foods changes the tiny bacteria living in our stomachs, and whether a specific probiotic called …
Read MoreJunk Food Linked to Weight Gain in Young Adults
Researchers studied 190 young adults in Saudi Arabia to understand how ultra-processed foods (like packaged snacks, fast food, and sugary drinks) affect weight …
Read MoreFixing a Throat Problem Helps Your Body Rebuild Muscle and Energy
A rare condition called achalasia makes it hard to swallow, causing people to lose weight and eat less. Researchers studied 43 patients who received a special …
Read MoreHow Better Nutrition Helped a Sick Baby Prepare for Heart Surgery
A young child with a serious heart condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome was severely malnourished while waiting for a heart transplant. Doctors …
Read MoreCan Blueberries Help Fight Weight Gain From Junk Food?
Researchers wanted to know if blueberries could help protect mice from gaining weight and developing health problems when eating a diet full of processed …
Read MoreSpecial Feed Additives Help Beef Cattle Gain Weight on Problem Pastures
Researchers tested whether special plant-based additives could help young beef cattle grow better when eating toxic grass. Forty-five heifers were divided into …
Read MoreA Brain Chemical That May Make Weight Gain Worse
Scientists discovered that a brain chemical called NPFFR2 might play a bigger role in obesity than previously thought. When researchers gave mice a high-fat, …
Read MoreSpecial Probiotics Help Underweight Adults Gain Healthy Weight
Researchers tested whether a special probiotic supplement could help underweight adults gain weight when combined with eating extra calories. Over 8 weeks, 95 …
Read MoreTurmeric Spice May Help Fight Weight Gain from Plastic Chemical Exposure
Scientists discovered that curcumin, a natural compound found in turmeric, may protect against weight gain caused by bisphenol A (BPA)—a chemical found in some …
Read MoreIndonesia's Weight Problem: More People Getting Heavier, Fewer Getting Thinner
Indonesia is experiencing a major shift in how people's bodies are changing. Between 2007 and 2023, fewer Indonesians are underweight, but nearly twice as many …
Read MoreBirth Control Pills May Help Prevent Weight Gain on Unhealthy Diets
Researchers gave female mice birth control pills while feeding them a high-fat diet to see what would happen. The mice taking birth control pills gained less …
Read MoreNew CF Drug Helps People Gain Weight and Get Better Nutrition
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a disease that makes it hard for the body to digest food and absorb nutrients. A new combination medicine called …
Read MoreAntipsychotic Drugs May Cause Weight Gain in New Schizophrenia Patients
Researchers tracked 70 patients with schizophrenia over 12 weeks to see how antipsychotic medications affected their body weight and fat distribution. They …
Read MoreChemicals in Our Environment May Slow Down How Our Bodies Burn Calories
Scientists reviewed studies on how certain chemicals found in everyday products affect how quickly our bodies burn energy. These chemicals, called endocrine …
Read MoreCan Probiotics Help Malnourished Children Gain Weight Faster?
Millions of children under five around the world suffer from severe malnutrition, which makes them sick and can be life-threatening. Scientists are …
Read MoreSkipping Breakfast May Harm Your Health in Many Ways, New Review Shows
A major review of 66 studies found that skipping breakfast may be linked to several health problems. Researchers looked at data from 2010 to 2025 and …
Read MoreKorean Study Shows Rising Obesity Linked to More Health Problems
A large 15-year study of nearly 94,000 Koreans found that obesity rates have steadily climbed from 31.5% to 37.4%, especially among men and young adults. As …
Read MoreBetter Nutrition May Help Premature Babies' Eye Development
Researchers studied 318 eyes of premature babies to understand how their vision develops. They found that babies who gained more weight developed better eye …
Read MoreDNA Changes Link Different Foods to Belly Fat vs Overall Weight Gain
Scientists studied how different foods might change our DNA in ways that affect weight gain. They looked at 1,526 Korean adults and found that belly fat and …
Read MoreScientists Find New Way to Block Weight Gain from Stress Hormones
Researchers discovered that a protein called SGK3 plays a key role in how stress hormones cause weight gain and fat storage. When stress hormones like cortisol …
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