Obesity research – Science & research news

Common tactics for health promotion at work may be detrimental to employees with obesity

December 24, 2018

Image of employee wellness program. Study finds common health promotion tactics in the workplace may increase weight stigma and discrimination - and even lead to increased obesity and decreased well-being: Frontiers in Psychology

Workplace health programs may increase weight stigma and discrimination, and even lead to increased obesity and decreased well-being: Frontiers in Psychology [...]

Risk factors involved in the early onset and severity of childhood obesity

May 16, 2018

Childhood obesity is linked to a family history of obesity, high blood pressure and lipid levels, type 2 diabetes and heart disease: Frontiers in Endocrinology

Childhood obesity is linked to a family history of obesity, cardiovascular and metabolic disease: Frontiers in Endocrinology [...]

New study finds Americans fatter than ever

November 2, 2017

Research published in Frontiers in Public Health estimates that 91% adult Americans are ‘overfat’ - a term defined as having excess body fat sufficient to impair health. [...]

Study finds 90 percent of American men overfat

July 28, 2017

Traditional means of assessment, such as stepping on a scale or calculating Body Mass Index (BMI), are ineffective at determining whether someone is overfat. Instead, researchers recommend taking a measure of the waistline (at the level of the belly button) and comparing it to height: The waist measure should be less than half a person's height.

The overfat pandemic is alarmingly prevalent in developed countries with up to 90% of adult males and 50% children may suffer from this condition. [...]

With Obesity Becoming the New Normal, What Should We Do?

July 10, 2017

Research Topic cross listed in 15 Frontiers journals is open for submissions “With Obesity Becoming the New Normal, What Should We Do? [...]

Females no longer neglected in obesity research

February 1, 2017

Scientists revise the typical use of male rats and point to sex-differences that can drastically change how we approach obesity in females. [...]

A way out of the junk-food eating cycle

January 30, 2017

Study shows that junk-food is habit-forming in rats – but that the habit could easily be broken by pairing it with the right environmental cues. [...]

Deeper than obesity: a majority of people is now ‘overfat’

January 4, 2017

Frontiers in Public Health: Scientists distinguish ‘overweight’ and ‘overfat', the latter including normal-weight people with enough fat to impair health

Scientists distinguish ‘overweight’ and ‘overfat', the latter including normal-weight people with enough fat to impair health: Frontiers in Public Health [...]

Open for submissions: New Specialty Section Obesity

September 29, 2016

by Victor Kouassi, Frontiers Under the leadership of Prof. Katherine Samaras of St Vincent’s Hospital and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, the journals; [...]

Fish oil vs lard – why some fat can help or hinder your diet

July 29, 2016

By Fabienne Eckert, Frontiersin.org A diet high in saturated fat can make your brain struggle to control what you eat, says a new study in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. [...]

West African genes lower the risk of obesity in men, suggests study

June 5, 2016

By Michiel Dijkstra, science writer The obesity epidemic affects women and men of every ethnic group in the United States, but strong gender and racial disparities in the [...]