Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: fatty foods http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Peru cracks down on junk food in schools Peru's president signed a new law Thursday designed to reduce child obesity by encouraging healthier eating habits in schools. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-peru-junk-food-schools.html Health Fri, 17 May 2013 04:50:11 EST news287983827 New mouse model confirms how type 2 diabetes develops Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new mouse model that answers the question of what actually happens in the body when type 2 diabetes develops and how the body responds to drug treatment. Long-term studies of the middle-aged mouse model will be better than previous studies at confirming how drugs for type 2 diabetes function in humans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-mouse-diabetes.html Diabetes Fri, 03 May 2013 07:50:01 EST news286784059 When teens focus on TV, obesity risk rises (HealthDay)—It's not how much time teens spend watching TV but how intensely they watch that adds on the pounds, new research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-teens-focus-tv-obesity.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:50:01 EST news284631717 Southern diet could raise your risk of stroke Eating Southern-style foods may be linked to a higher risk of stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-southern-diet.html Cardiology Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:00:12 EST news279448554 Research proves low fat diet is key to a slimmer figure Findings published today in the British Medical Journal show that exchanging fatty foods for lower fat alternatives will help people shift around three-and-a-half pounds - without dieting. People taking part in trials also saw their waist-lines become slimmer, and levels of bad cholesterol decrease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-fat-diet-key-slimmer-figure.html Overweight and Obesity Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:30:01 EST news274032109 Denmark to scrap world's first fat tax Denmark said Saturday it would scrap a fat tax it introduced a little over a year ago in a world first, saying the measure was costly and failed to change Danes' eating habits. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-denmark-scrap-world-fat-tax.html Health Sat, 10 Nov 2012 13:37:22 EST news271776994 Second to US in obesity, Mexico wants kids to slim down Mexico, second in obesity in the world after the United States, wants its children to cut down on the soft drinks and fatty foods that have made them the chubbiest kids in Latin America. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-obesity-mexico-kids-slim.html Overweight and Obesity Sat, 20 Oct 2012 05:35:45 EST news269930131 Gene related to fat preferences in humans found A preference for fatty foods has a genetic basis, according to researchers, who discovered that people with certain forms of the CD36 gene may like high-fat foods more than those who have other forms of this gene. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-gene-fat-humans.html Genetics Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:13:34 EST news247489929 Receptor for tasting fat identified in humans (w/ Audio) Why do we like fatty foods so much? We can blame our taste buds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-receptor-fat-humans-audio.html Medical research Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:48:15 EST news245594796 Staying slim could be in the genes Some people carry more weight than others, even with similar diets, because of genes that encourage fat storage. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-slim-genes.html Medical research Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:02:53 EST news235133575 Fatty foods really are mood enhancers A new study published in the August issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation shows just why it is that people tend to turn to fatty foods in order to boost their emotional state and reduce feelings of sadness. Be it chocolate chip cookies, French fries and a chocolate shake or whatever your favorite fatty food may be, researchers say these fatty foods create a biological change in your body to reduce the feelings of sadness. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-fatty-foods-mood.html Medical research Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:51:35 EST news230986268 Endocannabinoids, body's natural marijuana-like chemicals, make fatty foods difficult to resist Recent studies have revealed potato chips and french fries to be the worst contributors to weight gain – and with good reason. Have you ever wondered why you can't eat just one chip or a single fry? It's not just the carbohydrates at fault. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-endocannabinoids-body-natural-marijuana-like-chemicals.html Medical research Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:00:10 EST news229005533