Washington, April 30 (ANI): A new study has shown that green tea extract in tandem with an additional compound could be effective for body weight control and type 2 diabetes.

Washington, April 10 (ANI): Natural substances extracted from unroasted coffee beans can help control the elevated blood sugar levels and body weight that underpin type 2 diabetes, new evidence has suggested.

Washington, Mar 27 (ANI): The content of a person's breath may indicate how susceptible they are to weight gain, a new study led by an Indian researcher has revealed.

London, March 7 (ANI): Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in patients with chronic, severe and treatment-resistant Anorexia Nervosa (anorexia) helps some patients achieve and maintain improvements in body weight, mood, and anxiety, a new study has found.

Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): Consuming avocados could be associated with better diet quality and nutrient intake level, lower intake of added sugars, lower body weight, BMI and waist circumferences, higher "good cholesterol" levels and lower metabolic syndrome risk, a new study has revealed.

Washington, Feb 9 (ANI): A stomach bacterium which is believed to cause health problems such as gastritis, ulcers, and gastric cancer may play a dual role by balancing the stomach's ecosystem and controlling body weight and glucose tolerance, researchers have claimed.

New York, Feb. 2 (ANI): Kate Upton, who is often the topic of blog posts about body weight and the modelling industry, has revealed that she hates exercising self control.

Washington, January 29 (ANI): Injecting botulinum toxin A (BTA), or Botox, into the stomach had been believed to delay emptying of the stomach, increase feelings of fullness and reduce body weight.

Washington, January 16 (ANI): Reducing sugar intake has a small but significant effect on body weight in adults, researchers say.

Washington, December 19 (ANI): Both daily automobile travel and calories consumed are related to body weight, and reducing either one, even by a small amount, correlates with a reduction in body mass index (BMI), suggests a new study.

London, December 3 (ANI): A woman from England, who had decided to renew her vows with her husband after seven years and bought a dress eight sizes too small determined to become a size 14, became the bride she always dreamed of being during the second time after losing almost half her body weight.

Washington, October 27 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have provided new insights into how our brains and bodies are wired to work together to maintain a healthy body weight.

London, September 22 (ANI): A young mother lost half her body weight in 16 months because she wanted to look more like her idol Angelina Jolie.

Washington, August 28 (ANI): Adopting healthy behaviours regarding alcohol, physical activity, vegetable intake and body weight can help reduce the risk of hypertension by two thirds, suggests new study.

Washington, August 21 (ANI): Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified a common compound in heat-processed food that could play a major role in the development of abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes.

Washington, August 15 (ANI): A history of yo-yo dieting - the repetitive loss and regain of body weight, also called weight cycling - does not negatively affect metabolism or the ability to lose weight long term, according to researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

Washington, July 15 (ANI): Using low-calorie sweeteners in beverages and other foods has the potential to help people reach and maintain a healthy body weight and is helpful for glucose control for people with diabetes.

Washington, July 11 (ANI): Sleep behaviour affects body weight control and sleep loss has ramifications not only for how many calories we consume but also for how much energy we burn off, a new study has revealed.

Washington, July 4 (ANI): In the complex chain of molecular events that underlie eating behaviours and body weight, the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) enzyme has proven to be a critical link.

London, June 2 (ANI): A huge cat believed to be the world's fattest has been put on the Catkins Diet to shed nearly half his body weight.

Washington, April 3 (ANI): Consuming a diet low in energy density may be an effective strategy for managing body weight, suggest researchers.

Washington, March 28 (ANI): Scientists have found new evidence that green, or unroasted, coffee beans can produce a substantial decrease in body weight in a relatively short period of time.

London, Mar 22 (ANI): An American primary school girl has smashed a world weightlifting record after squatting 215 pounds - despite weighing less than 93 pounds herself.

Washington, March 15 (ANI): Many teenage students regularly carry rucksacks for school which top 10 to 15 per cent of their body weight and risk back pain and other related disorders, a new study has revealed.

Washington, March 7 (ANI): People who regularly consume nuts, like pistachios, may have lower body weight and reduced risk factors for certain chronic diseases, say researchers.