26 August 2020
CRISPR gene editing can turn white fat cells into brown fat that burns energy, a technique that limited weight gain in mice and could potentially be used to treat obesity-related disorders
26 August 2020
A glue that coats the interior of the gut when swallowed can be enhanced with enzymes to treat lactose intolerance, tests in pigs show – and it could also help treat obesity
14 August 2020
Children in the US gain an average of 14 per cent of their daily calories from fast food – up from about 11 per cent a decade ago – according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1 May 2020
We tend to overestimate our height and underestimate our weight to fit society’s ideals, or because we think we're still the same as our younger selves
1 April 2020
Atkins, Paleo or Zone – whichever diet you follow, you’ll probably only lose a bit of weight, and improvements to your cholesterol may disappear within a year
16 January 2020
Eating later meals at the weekend may cause us to put on weight because our metabolisms are used to processing food at the same times each day
31 August 2019
Some people can eat as much as they like without putting on weight because their fat cells burn extra energy by continuously making and breaking fat molecules
16 July 2019
An analysis of more than 25 years of research has found that people who think they are overweight are at risk for depression - even if they aren't
24 January 2019
Some people struggle to put on weight – now we know it’s partly because they have a genetic profile that codes for thinness
12 October 2018
When mice are given a high-fat diet their great grandchildren are more likely to put on weight – and they show a greater than expected taste for alcohol
