Research published in the BMJ demonstrates that lowering dietary carbohydrate increased energy expenditure during weight loss maintenance, which may improve the success of obesity treatment. read more
Research published in Gut demonstrates that prescriptions for antibiotics and antacid medications in the first 2 years of childhood are associated with the development of childhood obesity. read more
Researchers, publishing in the BMJ, report that a total diet replacement programme offered through GP referrals was effective in treating obesity. read more
Researchers presenting at the European Congress on Obesity in Vienna report unpublished work on the low energy total diet replacement treatment for obesity. read more
Researchers presenting at the European Congress on Obesity in Vienna report unpublished work on the ‘obesity paradox’. read more
Researchers presenting at the European Congress on Obesity in Vienna report unpublished work on milk and dairy consumption and childhood obesity. read more
Researchers presented a conference abstract at the European Society of Endocrinology annual meeting on exposure to chemicals in the environment and obesity. read more
Scientists investigate the association between effects of eating speed on obesity in patients with diabetes, in a new study, published in BMJ Open. read more
New research published in Nature Communications examines the association between learning and staying shape and a longer lifespan.
Publishing in European Heart Journal, researchers looked at the ‘metabolically healthy obesity’ hypothesis in a large European prospective study. They reported that irrespective of BMI, those classed as ‘metabolically unhealthy’ had a higher risk of coronary heart disease. They also reported that those who were overweight and obese had a higher risk of coronary heart disease, irrespective of their metabolic health. read more
Publishing in International Journal of Obesity, researchers carried out a longitudinal study to examine the association between screen based media use in the bedroom and body fatness among children in the UK. read more
Presenting at the European Congress on Obesity scientists introduce study using swallowable intragastric balloon for weight loss.
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The funding and results of studies into the effects of sugar-sweetened beverages is examined in a paper published in the Annals of Internal Medicine journal with the authors reporting that industry-funded studies were more likely to find no connection between the drinks and obesity or diabetes. read more
An editorial published in the journal Open Heart has argued for the importance of balancing omega-6 (such as from cooking oils or eggs) and omega-3 (such as from oily fish) fatty acids in the prevention and management of obesity. read more
A presentation given at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes conference has examined genetic and environmental impacts on obesity. read more
The effect of Caesarean section on offspring is the subject of a paper published in JAMA Pediatrics in which the authors report an association between Caesarean section and offspring obesity. read more
Writing in the journal Cell Reports a group of scientists have reported that ‘metabolically healthy’ obese individual display similar genetic profiles to ‘metabolically unhealthy’ individuals in response to insulin suggesting that healthy obesity may be a false assertion. read more
The government has released its plan to tackle childhood obesity. read more
The contribution of genetics and obesity to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and death is evaluated in a paper published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Through their analysis of monozygotic twins with varying body mass indexes (BMI) the researchers report that higher BMI was not associated with increased risk of heart attack or death but was associated with the onset of diabetes. read more
A film titled ‘The Big Fat Fix’ has been released which focuses on the use of ‘lifestyle medicine’ to treat diseases such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity. read more
