Health
Study: Mediterranean diet deters overeating
Eat as much as you want and not gain weight? Sounds too good to be true.
Apr 23, 2019
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Health
Nutrients from food, not supplements, linked to lower risks of death, cancer
Adequate intake of certain nutrients is associated with a reduction in all-cause mortality when the nutrient source is foods, but not supplements, according to a new study. There was no association between dietary supplement ...
Apr 8, 2019
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Neuroscience
Tiny implantable device short-circuits hunger pangs, aids weight loss
More than 700 million adults and children worldwide are obese, according to a 2017 study that called the growing number and weight-related health problems a "rising pandemic."
Dec 17, 2018
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Medical research
Scientists reveal new insight into tackling obesity
Obesity has become one of the most significant challenges to human health. But now scientists at the University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute have discovered a tiny group of brain cells that could be harnessed to tackle obesity ...
Aug 24, 2018
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Medical research
Research explains link between exercise and appetite loss
Ever wonder why intense exercise temporarily curbs your appetite? In research described in today's issue of PLOS Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine researchers reveal that the answer is all in your head—more specifically, ...
Apr 24, 2018
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Health
Are artificial sweeteners counterproductive when dieting?
Next time you drop an artificial sweetener into your coffee thinking of the weight you'll lose by avoiding sugar, think again.
Aug 1, 2017
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Neuroscience
Hunger-controlling brain cells may offer path for new obesity drugs
Is the solution to the obesity epidemic all in our heads? A study by researchers at The Rockefeller University suggests that it might be.
Jul 28, 2017
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Medical research
Smelling your food makes you fat
Our sense of smell is key to the enjoyment of food, so it may be no surprise that in experiments at the University of California, Berkeley, obese mice who lost their sense of smell also lost weight.
Jul 5, 2017
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Overweight & Obesity
Why our brain cells may prevent us burning fat when we're dieting
A study carried out in mice may help explain why dieting can be an inefficient way to lose weight: key brain cells act as a trigger to prevent us burning calories when food is scarce.
May 23, 2017
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Genetics
Could genetics influence what we like to eat?
Have you ever wondered why you keep eating certain foods, even if you know they are not good for you? Gene variants that affect the way our brain works may be the reason, according to a new study. The new research could lead ...
Apr 23, 2017
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