Obesity – Page 4 – Asian Scientist Magazine

A junk food diet high in saturated fat begins to harm our immune system even before the weight gain begins to show, a new study finds.

In obese mice, deficiencies in a hormone secreted by fat cells impair the formation of infection-fighting white blood cells, researchers have found.

Japanese researchers have found that a single intake of soybean protein improves metabolism in mice, reducing the risk for obesity.

Men are more likely to put on weight and have a 1.5 cm wider waist than women if they drive an hour or more a day.

Indonesia is experiencing both under- and over-nutrition at the same time, prompting researchers to call for a public health policy overhaul.

In China, 17 percent of boys and nine percent of girls were obese in 2014, compared to less than one percent of children and adolescents in 1985.

Chewing food slowly and thoroughly can help burn calories, an effect that can be enhanced by chewing gum after eating.

Mice lacking the TRPV2 protein in their brown fat are more susceptible to obesity—presenting an intriguing approach to obesity treatment in humans.

Brown fat tissue maintains precise control over fat burning with the help of the unfolded protein response, researchers say.

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