A new hormone injection may aid weight loss in obese patients with diabetes, possibly giving patients an alternative to gastric bypass surgery, a …

Scientists may have discovered more reasons to love chocolate. A new study by researchers at the University of Illinois suggests that three of the …

Researchers know that exosomes, tiny nanoparticles released from fat cells, travel through the bloodstream and body, regulating a variety of …

Researchers at the University of Georgia have shown that a simple intervention – daily self-weighing – can help people avoid holiday …

A new study suggests that meals that include fresh avocado as a substitute for refined carbohydrates can significantly suppress hunger and increase …

Consuming propionate, a food ingredient that’s widely used in baked goods, animal feeds, and artificial flavorings appear to increase levels of …

By restricting the time period during which they could eat, researchers have seen promising results for controlling blood glucose levels in men at …

Scientists at the University of Illinois have developed new hybrids of purple corn containing different combinations of phytochemicals that may fight …

Researchers have shown that when senescent cells — also known as “zombie cells” — are removed from fat tissue in obese mice, …

New research suggests the composition of breast milk in normal weight mothers differs from that of overweight mothers, and that variations in small …