Obesity Research Program News Today

Teens from low-income families experiencing food insecurity are developing the most common form of liver disease twice as often as those who have easier access to food, likely because they rely on low-cost, ultra-processed foods, according to a study scheduled for presentation at The Liver Meeting, held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

Intermittent fasting seems to work as well as calorie counting and reduction for weight loss after one year, and may improve insulin sensitivity.

BMI is the go-to obesity metric, but there is increasing acknowledgment that its an imperfect measure and can differ with ethnicity, sex, and body frame; hence, the growing chorus for alternatives.