Performing moderate-to-vigorous activity (MVPA) in the afternoon or evening may improve blood glucose control to a greater extent than exercising evenly throughout the day, new research suggests. The data comes from 775 participants with a mean body mass index (BMI) of 26.2 kg/mtwo in the Dutch Observational Epidemiology of Obesity (NEO) study. The use of … Read more
A widely available commercial weight-management program led to greater weight reductions than an unstructured do-it-yourself (DIY) approach, according to new data recently published in Open JAMA Network. In a randomized clinical trial that included nearly 400 adults from Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, participants who were assigned to WW, formerly known as … Read more
Chronic lack of exercise, termed “exercise deficiency,” is associated with cardiac atrophy, reduced cardiac output and chamber size, and decreased cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in a subgroup of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), the researchers say. Increasing the physical activity levels of these sedentary individuals could be an effective preventive strategy, particularly … Read more
The new release was announced on Friday. The product, called Fat Release, is based on a brand name ingredient called Litramine, which has been designated Litramine IQP-G-002AS in clinical trials. Its goal is to help consumers mitigate the effects of occasional binge eating high-fat meals. Significant research history Litramine has been developed by InQpharm, a … Read more
Editor’s Note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance at Medscape’s coronavirus resource center. A large study, the first to directly measure physical activity in its participants, has provided further support for the benefits of regular exercise in reducing severe outcomes from COVID-19. The researchers identified 65,361 members of a private health plan in South … Read more