Weight Loss Surgery

Weight Loss Surgery

LASTING BENEFITS OF WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY Surgery for weight loss may be an extreme step, but a new study of more than 13,000 patients has found lasting benefits. Specifically, patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes had a 41% lower death rate in the following eight...
Ultra-Processed Foods

Ultra-Processed Foods

ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS A new study from the National Institutes of Health shows that the rise of ultra-processed foods and the rise in obesity over the last several decades isn’t a coincidence. Such foods, which are literally engineered to be appealing, do indeed lead...
Obesity and Cancer

Obesity and Cancer

OBESITY AND CANCER Obesity is rising in young Americans and so are some forms of cancer. That’s probably not a coincidence, researchers recently wrote in Lancet Public Health. While some cancers have clear causes (think smoking and lung cancer), others stem from...