Obesity

Sep 17, 2021

ASN Supports National Childhood Obesity Month

September is National Childhood Obesity Month, supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Nutrition, Physical

Aug 30, 2021

Obesity and overweight during pregnancy reduces cord blood hepcidin

Iron availability during pregnancy and in the infant after birth are critical for neurocognitive and socioemotional development of the child.

Mar 25, 2021

Dietary carbohydrate and energy expenditure: Exploring biological mechanisms of body-weight control

A meta-analysis of 29 controlled-feeding studies sheds new light on the relation between macronutrient composition and total energy expenditure, according

Mar 15, 2021

Is There an Association between a Pregnant Mother’s Diet and Her Child’s Weight?

Study results published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggest that a mother’s diet during pregnancy has a long-term

Jan 25, 2021

ASN Supports Healthy Weight Week, January 24-30, 2021

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), obesity affects more than 40% of Americans, placing them at

Jan 15, 2021

Does the Concept of Food Addiction Help Us Better Manage Overeating and Obesity?

AJCN’s Great Debates in Nutrition series applies scientific evidence to argue the pros and cons of viewing overeating and obesity

Dec 15, 2020

Is there a link between temporal dietary patterns and obesity?

Traditional investigation of the diet-health relation tends to focus on singular behaviors such as breakfast skipping or aspects of dietary

Nov 19, 2020

Food attributes: Why some foods may be better than others for satisfying hunger

Studies have shown that satiety-promoting foods, those that prolong digestion and reduce appetite, may facilitate weight loss by helping to

Sep 18, 2020

A simple dietary modification may help reduce liver disease in obese children

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, characterized by abnormal accumulation of fat within the liver, is associated with childhood obesity. Nonalcoholic fatty

Jul 17, 2020

Does consuming more lean unprocessed beef influence type 2 diabetes risk?

It remains unclear whether the association of red meat consumption with increased risk of type 2 diabetes is due to