Italian researchers have found that the cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2) could be a pharmacological target for treating or preventing obesity, according to a study recently published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. The researchers, led by Francesca Rossi, MD, of the Second University of Naples, point out that obesity is associated with low-grade...
Commentary: Taking the Next Step to Help Patients with Obesity
Through my work as an obesity medicine physician I have had the pleasure (and shared in the frustration) of helping patients with obesity reduce the day-to-day consequences of this debilitating disease. I hear frequently from my colleagues about the difficult task they face when treating patients with obesity, and worse, the more than 30 related...Members in the News: Teresa Woodruff Participates in Reddit AMA
Former Endocrine Society president Teresa K. Woodruff, PhD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University in Chicago, yesterday participated in an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on the social media site Reddit. The platform allows the participant to field questions from “Redditors,” so we’d thought we’d share some of the highlights below. Of course, each...Forbidden Fruits: The Endocrine-Disrupting Threat of “Obesogens”
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals known as “obesogens,” found in many fungicides, have been shown to alter the function of fat cells in animal studies. Are fruits and vegetables the next items added to the list of known endocrine disruptors? The list includes food, plastics, household goods, and cosmetics. It’s a list of items so long — and...
Just one night of wakefulness can lead to alterations in epigenetic and transcriptional profile of core circadian clock genes in key metabolic tissues, which could explain why shift workers are at an increased risk of metabolic morbidities, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Researchers led by Jonathan... According to a report in TIME, researchers don’t think the high obesity rates in the U.S. and people not drinking enough water is purely coincidental. A study from the Annals of Family Medicine purports to link these two phenomena. Using data from about 9,500 adults enrolled in the National Health and Nutrition Examination survey (NHANES),...
While myriad organizations such as government agencies, industry groups, private foundations, schools, healthcare providers, and even professional societies such as the Endocrine Society are all doing their collective best to educate their constituents and audiences about the dangers of obesity, studies show that by and large, most Americans are still getting fatter. The Los Angeles...
In findings that almost seem contradictory, stunted children appear to have a greater risk of being overweight or having obesity, according to an article Medscape Medical News. The study was conducted in Indonesia and included such far-ranging risk factors as being young, living in rural areas, having short mother, and being weaned after the age...
