New tool predicts heart failure treatment effects on blood pressure, kidney function and serum potassium
A new heart failure (HF) treatment effect calculator could help overcome one of the largest barriers to effective…
Daily tomatoes lowered a key marker of liver fat in MASLD trial
A six-week tomato-rich diet outperformed a tomato-free diet on an important marker of hepatic steatosis, pointing to a…
Diet helps people lose weight regardless of genetic obesity risk
A six-month clinical trial found that people with a high genetic risk for obesity benefited just as much…
Evening chronotype links later eating with higher body fat
Healthy women who naturally prefer later sleep and meal times showed higher body fat and less favorable metabolic…
Blood ketone threshold may help predict weight loss success
Researchers identify a practical blood ketone threshold linked to greater short-term weight loss, offering new insight into how…
Gut-friendly diet linked to lower mortality risk in coronary heart disease
A national analysis suggests that diets that support a healthier gut microbiota may help identify coronary heart disease…
Study links geography to significant differences in sperm quality
A new nationwide study has found substantial regional differences in sperm quality, with men in the highest-performing region…
Thirty years of data reveal changing heart health trends in obesity
Three decades of data from seven industrialized countries reveal that differences in blood pressure and cholesterol between older…
Genetics play a bigger role than pregnancy in childhood obesity risk
Researchers found that while maternal BMI affects birth weight, genetics account for most parent-child BMI similarities throughout childhood,…
Higher BMI raises risk for 19 cancers as global review expands the obesity-cancer link
A sweeping analysis of 1.5 million cancer cases shows that excess body weight may shape cancer risk more…
High obesity levels linked to fewer surgical procedures in Americans
Researchers from LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center and collaborating institutions have found that Americans with the highest levels…
Daily steps and less sitting associated with healthier pregnancies
Women who averaged about seven hours of sedentary time per day instead of more than ten, and spent…