Obesity
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Corporate Influence and Our Epidemic of Obesity
Like the tobacco industry adding extra nicotine to cigarettes, the food industry employs taste engineers to accomplish a similar goal…
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Should We Take Any Responsibility for the Obesity Epidemic?
The power of the “eat more” food environment can overcome our conscious controls. Food and beverage companies frame body weight…
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Study indicates surge in GLP-1RA prescriptions to treat obesity and prevent its complications
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Investigators at Cedars-Sinai and other institutions conducted a nationwide, population-based study to identify trends in the…
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The effects of Crataegus pinnatifida and Wolfiporia extensa combination on diet-induced obesity.
PMID: Foods. 2024 May 24 ;13(11). Epub 2024 May 24. PMID: 38890862 Abstract Title: The Effects ofandCombination on Diet-Induced Obesity…
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Dietary pyruvate targets cytosolic phospholipase A2 to mitigate inflammation and obesity in mice
The mechanism of action of pyruvate by targeting cPLA2 and inhibiting cPLA2-mediated downstream signaling. Credit: Sadaf Hasan, Nabil Ghani, Xiangli…
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Marketing Takes Off and Obesity Soars
The unprecedented rise in the power, scope, and sophistication of food marketing starting around 1980 aligns well with the blastoff…
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Rose petal extract ameliorates obesity in high fat diet-induced obesity
PMID: Prev Nutr Food Sci. 2024 Jun 30 ;29(2):125-134. PMID: 38974597 Abstract Title: Rose Petal Extract Ameliorates Obesity in High…
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Do Taxpayer Subsidies Play a Role in the Obesity Epidemic?
Why are U.S. taxpayers giving billions of dollars to support the likes of the sugar and meat industries? The rise…
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Processed Foods and Obesity
The rise in the U.S. calorie supply responsible for the obesity epidemic wasn’t just about more food, but a different…
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