Children with obesity who have recently lost weight are more likely to show hunger-related activity in their brains after a meal, according to research presented at the 60th Annual European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology Meeting. This brain activity, reflecting that they were unsatisfied by their meal, happens even though their gut hormone levels have changed, as...
Study only finds this association in women with excessive weight gain during pregnancy Children of women with gestational diabetes and obesity may be twice as likely to develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared to those whose mothers did not have obesity, according to new research published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. The estimated number of children...
Researchers from the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel have identified how the sensory perception of a meal generates a signal to the pancreas to ramp up insulin production: inflammatory factor interleukin 1 beta (IL1β), which is also involved in the immune response to pathogens or in tissue damage. The team reported their findings...
People with sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy sleep behaviors could develop fatty liver disease, according to new research published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Fatty liver disease is the leading chronic liver disease worldwide, affecting about a quarter of the adult population. This type of liver disease is fueled by metabolic disorders such...
Reducing the amount of protein in the diet produces an array of favorable health outcomes, including an extension of lifespan, and that these effects depend on Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 (FGF21), according to a study recently published in Nature Communications. It has long been known that reducing the amount you eat improves health and extends...
Maternal obesity impairs heart health and function of the fetus according to a new study mouse study published in The Journal of Physiology. The study found that maternal obesity causes molecular changes in the heart of the fetus and alters expression of genes related to nutrient metabolism, which greatly increases offspring’s risk of cardiac problems...
As the worldwide mortality rate linked to obesity and its comorbidities surpasses four million annually, new approaches to combating this condition are sorely needed. Thankfully, recent research from Endocrine Society journals shows promise in some surprisingly novel and safe noninvasive weight loss methods. The obesity epidemic continues to pose serious health threats to populations worldwide....
As obesity continues to reach epidemic proportions, endocrine researchers are at the forefront of discovering new methods to help clinicians and patients alike to manage and even conquer obesity and its plethora of comorbidities. Here, we look at three recent studies that take these solutions from the bench to the bedside and even to the...
As the worldwide mortality rate linked to obesity and its comorbidities surpasses four million annually, new approaches to combating this condition are sorely needed. Thankfully, recent research from Endocrine Society journals shows promise in some surprisingly novel and safe noninvasive weight loss methods. The obesity epidemic continues to pose serious health threats to populations worldwide....
