Python blood compound could lead to new weight loss treatment

UVA researcher receives $3.4 million grant to improve weight management programs

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have found an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps snakes eat more food and go months without eating but remain metabolically healthy. The research, in collaboration with scientists at Stanford and Baylor universities, could inform new weight-loss treatments that promote satiety without the brain and muscle loss … Read more

I’m a math professor and I calculated a diet plan to lose 45 pounds in a year – without the gym.

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5 minutes of reading Tony Alvarado, 45, is a mathematics professor at Rice University from Houston, Texas, and has a history of heart problems. A combination of too little exercise, stress eating, and drinking contributed to weight gain that threatened his livelihood. Here’s how he put his act together through a comprehensive diet plan that … Read more