Study suggests around 40% of postmenopausal hormone positive breast cancers are linked to excess body fat

Credit: Bryce Carithers from Pexels Around 40% of postmenopausal hormone positive breast cancer cases may be linked to excess body fat, suggests Spanish research published online in the Journal of…

Are we losing sight of overall health? Here’s what the science says

by Aude Bandini, Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, Pierre-Marie David and Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The craze for new drugs in the GLP-1 (Glucagon-like peptide 1) and GIP (Gastric…

Abdominal fat linked to widespread chronic pain, especially in women

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Excess abdominal fat is associated with widespread chronic pain, particularly in women, finds the first study of its kind, published in the open access journal Regional…

Thinking of trying a new diet? Here are 4 questions to ask yourself before you do

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain We live in a society that glorifies dieting, with around 42% of adults globally having tried to lose weight. Messages about dieting and weight loss are…

Research shows drop in unhealthy food ads during kids’ TV shows

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Children’s exposure to food and drink ads during kids’ TV shows has dropped substantially since food and beverage makers pledged to stop advertising unhealthy fare during…

Polycystic ovary syndrome linked to increased odds of eating disorders

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with an increased likelihood of any eating disorder, according to a review published online Aug. 8 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.…

UK teenagers get two-thirds of their calories from ultra-processed foods—new study

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Humans have been processing food for thousands of years. While some processing can increase food’s safety and shelf-life, consuming lots of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is linked…

Diabetes drugs like Ozempic lower cancer risks: Study

Credit: Pietro Jeng from Pexels A class of diabetes medications, which include the best-selling drug Ozempic, are associated with a reduced risk of certain obesity-related cancers, according to a study…

Pressure to lose weight in adolescence linked to how people value themselves almost two decades later

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People who as teenagers felt pressure to lose weight from family or from the media, females, people who are not heterosexual, and people experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage,…

Waist-to-height ratio bests BMI for predicting fat mass in children

Waist circumference-to-height ratio (WHtR) is an inexpensive alternative to body mass index (BMI) for predicting fat mass (FM) in pediatric patients, according to a study published online March 5 in…