If you want to ease the effects of fatty food on your waistline, it might pay to put the red wine to one side and wash your meals down with green tea. A compound in the drink, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), significantly slows down weight gain associated with a high-fat diet, a study found. Obese mice on [...]

The idea of belly fat may sound jolly, like Santa, smiling Buddha statues, or the Pillsbury Doughboy. But belly fat is bad news. Research continues to pile up implicating belly fat as a cause for increased risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, and cancer. Fat itself is not bad. Our bodies need [...]

Scientists from the Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) of the University of Navarra (Spain) have discovered that cardiotrophin 1, a protein synthesized by muscle cells and adipose tissue, has a marked effect on fat and glucose metabolism. “These new findings add to those we already know on this compound such the…

The majority of people who undergo bariatric weight-loss surgery benefit from the procedure, but long-term complications and further surgery are not uncommon, according to a UK paper on late postoperative complications in the October issue of BJS, the British Journal of Surgery. However, a Finnish paper, published in the same…

About half of the population drinks a sugar-sweetened beverage on any given day, with teens and young men consuming way more than recommended limits for staying healthy, according to new government data. The survey results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show how far consumer habits must change to help fig…