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Obesity: a chronic, relapsing, multifactorial, neurobehavioral disease, wherein an increase in body fat promotes adipose tissue dysfunction and abnormal fat mass physical forces, resulting in adverse metabolic, biomechanical, and psychosocial health consequences. There are a number of methods to quantitatively define and categorize obesity, such as body mass index, abdominal circumference, and body fat percentage.
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SEP 30, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
An important type of cell in the brain has been discovered to exert control over appetite.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Enzymes play critical roles in our metabolism; one is known as an important regulator food fat in the human body - phosp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2017Videos
The average American consumes about 32 teaspoons of sugar daily. This sugar is not the natural kind derived from fruits ...SEP 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
While the changes were small, investigators believe they have found evidence that humans are still undergoing evolutiona ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A 64-year-old man recently went to the doctor for painful urination for three days. His CT scan shocked doctors, as it s ...SEP 04, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have identified a gene involved in the complex relationship between our circadian rhythm, our metabolism, an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2017Cancer
It’s no secret that obesity is a risk factor for several health conditions, including cancer. But specific to canc ...AUG 28, 2017Cardiology
First discovered in 1979, natriuretic peptides (NPs) play a variety of roles in the body, some not yet understood. But a ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 22, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is typically thought of as a disease that afflicts older adults. Yet, the number o ...AUG 22, 2017Infographics
Tips to lose weight and live a healthier life can be found all over. Pack your own lunch, eat more fruits and veggies, e ...AUG 17, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
According to a new study, being “fat but fit” is still far from reality. In fact, those who are overweight o ...AUG 15, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Weight gain is an unfortunate side effect of many antipsychotic drugs like olanzapine, and researchers are learning why.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Obese women are at higher risk for breast cancer; new work has investigated why that is.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2017Immunology
An intricate relationship between the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and the part of the brain that senses smell contribute ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 03, 2017Neuroscience
"It's all in your head!" Many people say this when they think of diet, exercise or kicking a bad habit. It ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 30, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A study has delved into the mechanisms behind the purported benefits of green tea.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 26, 2017Cardiology
The hormone responsible for preventing us from constant eating and keeping us at a healthy weight apparently also plays ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 24, 2017Videos
Now that we're past the mid-year mark, how many people are still sticking to the exercise regimen that they had planned ...JUL 19, 2017Cardiology
Artificial sweeteners, praised for making your favorite beverage sweeter without adding a single calorie, are actually l ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 19, 2017Cancer
Men with height advantages may be at a disadvantage when it comes to prostate cancer risks. In the same vein, men with b ...JUL 12, 2017Cardiology
Age and fat have an unfortunate synergistic effect on inflammation that makes the blood vessel path from lungs to heart ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 10, 2017Cancer
Scientists have long known about the link between an unhealthy diet high in fat, and colorectal cancer. But the biologic ...JUL 07, 2017Videos
Kidney stones are relatively common - if you haven't had it, you probably know of someone who did. Most of all, we proba ...JUL 01, 2017Cardiology
Long-term health outcomes for heart attack survivors are better if the patient is overweight or mildly obese, compared t ...Written By: Kara Marker
SEP 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
An important type of cell in the brain has been discovered to exert control over appetite.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Enzymes play critical roles in our metabolism; one is known as an important regulator food fat in the human body - phosp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2017
Videos
The average American consumes about 32 teaspoons of sugar daily. This sugar is not the natural kind derived from fruits
...
SEP 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
While the changes were small, investigators believe they have found evidence that humans are still undergoing evolutiona
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A 64-year-old man recently went to the doctor for painful urination for three days. His CT scan shocked doctors, as it s
...
SEP 04, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have identified a gene involved in the complex relationship between our circadian rhythm, our metabolism, an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2017
Cancer
It’s no secret that obesity is a risk factor for several health conditions, including cancer. But specific to canc
...
AUG 28, 2017
Cardiology
First discovered in 1979, natriuretic peptides (NPs) play a variety of roles in the body, some not yet understood. But a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 22, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is typically thought of as a disease that afflicts older adults. Yet, the number o
...
AUG 22, 2017
Infographics
Tips to lose weight and live a healthier life can be found all over. Pack your own lunch, eat more fruits and veggies, e
...
AUG 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to a new study, being “fat but fit” is still far from reality. In fact, those who are overweight o
...
AUG 15, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Weight gain is an unfortunate side effect of many antipsychotic drugs like olanzapine, and researchers are learning why.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Obese women are at higher risk for breast cancer; new work has investigated why that is.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2017
Immunology
An intricate relationship between the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and the part of the brain that senses smell contribute
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 03, 2017
Neuroscience
"It's all in your head!" Many people say this when they think of diet, exercise or kicking a bad habit. It
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A study has delved into the mechanisms behind the purported benefits of green tea.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2017
Cardiology
The hormone responsible for preventing us from constant eating and keeping us at a healthy weight apparently also plays
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 24, 2017
Videos
Now that we're past the mid-year mark, how many people are still sticking to the exercise regimen that they had planned
...
JUL 19, 2017
Cardiology
Artificial sweeteners, praised for making your favorite beverage sweeter without adding a single calorie, are actually l
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 19, 2017
Cancer
Men with height advantages may be at a disadvantage when it comes to prostate cancer risks. In the same vein, men with b
...
JUL 12, 2017
Cardiology
Age and fat have an unfortunate synergistic effect on inflammation that makes the blood vessel path from lungs to heart
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 10, 2017
Cancer
Scientists have long known about the link between an unhealthy diet high in fat, and colorectal cancer. But the biologic
...
JUL 07, 2017
Videos
Kidney stones are relatively common - if you haven't had it, you probably know of someone who did. Most of all, we proba
...
JUL 01, 2017
Cardiology
Long-term health outcomes for heart attack survivors are better if the patient is overweight or mildly obese, compared t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker