Weight Loss Can "Fix" Diabetes In Some People!

"In type 2 diabetes, the pancreas does not make enough insulin, which is the hormone that helps regulate blood sugar levels. Until recently, it was believed that diabetes lasts for life, but a new trial suggested that weight loss can send diabetes into remission. Researchers may now have learned why this happens." Read more...

How does weight loss 'fix' type 2 diabetes? Maria Cohut. Medical News Today. Published Thursday 2 August 2018

Weight Loss Drug May Prevent Or Treat Diabetes!

"The results of a recent clinical trial, published in the journal The Lancet, show that a weight loss drug may prevent and treat diabetes." Read more...

Weight loss drug may prevent and treat diabetes . Ana Sandoiu . Medical News Today. 10/8/2015.

Type 2 Diabetes Resolved After Weight Loss!

A clinical trial recently showed that nearly half of individuals with type 2 diabetes achieved remission to a non-diabetic state after a weight-loss intervention delivered within six years of diagnosis. Now a new study eveals that this successful response to weight loss is associated with the early and sustained. Read more... 


Cell Press. "Why weight loss produces remission of type 2 diabetes in some patients." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 2 August 2018. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180802141722.htm>.

Study: Low-Fat Diets Show Limited Results for Weight Loss Over Other Diet Types!

Paris, France – Low-fat diets do not yield greater weight loss than other slimming regimes, said a study, adding to the long-running debate on how best to shed extra pounds or kilos.

Low-fat Diets Not Best for Weight Loss: Study. Medical Observer. October 15, 2015. http://medicalobserverph.com/features-low-fat-diets-not-best-for-weight-loss-study/

Set Your Self Up for Success With Doable Weght Loss Goals!



Well-planned goals can help you convert your thoughts into action. Here's how to create successful weight-loss goals.

 Weight-loss goals: Set yourself up for success. Mayo Clinic. http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/weight-loss/in-depth/weight-loss/art-20048224/?mc_id=us&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=sm&utm_content=tweet&utm_campaign=smc&geo=national&placementsite=enterprise&cauid=100724&linkId=24013761&pg=2

Does Dietary Fat Matter for Long-term Weight Loss?

 

Want to lose weight? Don’t focus on fat. A Harvard analysis published Oct. 30, 2015, in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology suggests that low-fat diets don’t work any better than higher-fat diets when it comes to long-term weight loss.

 Does dietary fat matter for long-term weight loss? Harvard Health Letter. http://www.health.harvard.edu/healthy-eating/does-dietary-fat-matter-for-long-term-weight-loss?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=020916kr&utm_content=nl

During Dr's Visit, Women Are Told To Lose Weight More Than Discuss Heart Health!

 

Women visiting their doctor are less likely to be advised regarding heart health and more likely to be told to lose weight, according to a recent study that will be presented at the upcoming American College of Cardiology's 65th Annual Scientific Session.

 Women's heart health: is it being ignored? Tim Newman. Medical News Today. March 24, 2016. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/308250.php?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=56f50ef204d3016b63dd7a81&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

Study Identifies Several Adulterants in Numerous Weight Loss Products!

 

A recent study determined that 56% of a sampling of 164 food supplements for weight loss contained active pharmaceutical ingredients (API). These adulterants ranged from pharmaceuticals that have been taken off the market because of toxicity to antidepressants. According to the results of this study, it is obvious the poor manufacturing processes for weight loss supplements and the need for better quality control.

 Proton NMR for detection, identification and quantification of adulterants in 160 herbal food supplements marketed for weight loss. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, Vol. 124 (22 February 2016), pp. 34-47 by Rabab Hachem, Gaëtan Assemat, Nathalie Martins, et al. http://www.citeulike.org/user/kimberlykramer2015/article/13963971

Wine Before Bed May Aid Weight Loss!

 

Drinking wine just before bed helps people to lose weight by burning fat and staving off late-night snacking, according to reports citing studies from two universities.

 Wine before bed ‘helps with weight loss. The Drinks Business. February 19, 2016. http://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2016/02/wine-before-bed-helps-with-weight-loss/

Eat Walnuts and Reduce Cardio Risk and Lose Weight!



A walnut-rich, higher-fat diet results in favorable changes to lipid levels associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease in overweight women, a study supported by the California Walnut Commission has suggested.

A handful of walnuts a day may help reduce cardiovascular risk whilst losing weight

By Louisa RichardsLouisa Richards, 11-Feb-2016

 

http://www.nutraingredients.com/Research/A-handful-of-walnuts-a-day-may-help-reduce-cardiovascular-risk-whilst-losing-weight

Study Questions Cardiovascular Benefits of Nordic Diet!

"Although individual components of a healthy so-called Nordic diet previously have been linked to beneficial effects on cardiovascular health, as well as to other health effects, there is no evidence of an association with cardiovascular events in a general population, a study concludes. The study was conducted in in over 40,000 Swedish women."

 Karolinska Institutet. (2015, May 21). Study questions beneficial effects of a Nordic diet on cardiovascular events. ScienceDaily. Retrieved May 21, 2015 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150521082306.htm

Losing Weight is a Matter of Biology!

"For the first time in a lab, researchers have found evidence supporting the commonly held belief that people with certain physiologies lose less weight than others when limiting calories. At this time, researchers do not know whether the biological differences are innate or develop over time."

 
Martin Reinhardt, Marie S. Thearle, Mostafa Ibrahim, Maximilian G. Hohenadel, Clifton Bogardus, Jonathan Krakoff, and Susanne B. Votruba.A Human Thrifty Phenotype Associated With Less Weight Loss During Caloric Restriction. Diabetes, May 2015 DOI: 10.2337/db14-1881
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150511162918.htm

Too Much Protein Leads to Weight Gain!

They are popular with millions of slimmers. But high-protein, low-carb diets may not help weight loss and could even cause harm, research suggests.

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Tomato Juice May Reduce Inflammation and Lower Cholesterol!

Tomatoes are an important part of the Mediterranean diet and contain large amounts of lycopene and other polyphenols. A recent study was designed to find out how a diet supplemented daily with tomato juice would impact waist size and inflammatory adipokines. The result of the study showed improvements in cholesterol, reducing inflammatory  MCP-1, reduction in body weight and BMI and other health-related measurements. There was a significant increase in lycopene, triglycerides and adiponectin. The author's concluded that tomato juice can reduce weight circumference, inflammatory adipokines and  cholesterol in young women and these changes were independent of changes in body fat!

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Tomato juice supplementation in young women reduces inflammatory adipokine levels independently of body fat reduction. Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.), Vol. 31, No. 5. (May 2015), pp. 691-696 by Yu-Fen F. Li, Ya-Yuan Y. Chang, Hui-Chi C. Huang, et al. http://www.citeulike.org/user/kimberlykramer2015/article/13582919

Mediterranean Diet May Improve Symptoms of Depression!

 

      Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a protein that is found in the "brain and the periphery neural system". It has many functions which include stimulating the new neural growth of neurons and synapses, important for long-term memory, controls neurogenesis,  and coordinates responses to enriched environments etc. The upregulation or downregulation of BDNF has also been linked to numerous diseases such as depression, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and Alzheimer's. (Wikipedia 1) Just to name a few!
     A recent study has shown for the first time that diet affects the levels of BDNF in the brain.  In the study, 243 participants were divided into 3 groups according to intervention diet. The three diets included the control low-fat diet, the Mediterranean diet supplemented with virgin olive oil and the Mediterranean diet supplemented with nuts. The goal of the study was to find out if the different diets produced an association of low levels of BDNF.  The results showed a significant lower risk of low BDNF levels from the Mediterranean diet with nuts compared to the control group. In addition, in individuals with depression significantly higher levels of BDNF were found in the Mediterranean with the nuts group. From the results, the researchers concluded that a Mediterranean diet with nuts is associated with improved levels of BDNF in individuals with depression. (Sanchez-Villegas 2)


1. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor. Wipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain-derived_neurotrophic_factor

2. The effect of the Mediterranean diet on plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels: the PREDIMED-NAVARRA randomized trial. Nutritional neuroscience, Vol. 14, No. 5. (September 2011), pp. 195-201 by Almudena Sánchez-Villegas, Cecilia Galbete, Miguel Angel A. Martinez-González, et al. http://www.citeulike.org/user/kimberlykramer2015/article/13581162