Eat Today, Pay Tomorrow – Lean Women Think Ahead

Study reveals possible gender-specific influence of overeating on the brain. Being overweight is accompanied by changes in brain structure and behaviour. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences and the Integrated Research and Treatment Center Adiposity Diseases in Leipzig have shown that there are also differences between men and women…

Leptin Restores Fertility, May Improve Bone Health In Lean Women

Women with extremely low body fat, including runners and dancers, as well as women with eating disorders, are prone to develop hypothalamic amenorrhea, a condition in which their menstrual periods cease, triggering such serious problems as infertility and osteoporosis…

Obesity And Weight Change In Middle-Aged Women Decrease Probability Of A Long And Healthy Life

New research published on bmj.com today reports that the more weight women gain from the age of 18 until middle age, the less likely they are to enjoy a long and healthy life. Findings indicated that compared with lean women, being obese in middle age reduces those odds by 79 percent. The authors note that this emphasizes the importance of maintaining a healthy weight from early adulthood.