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Preordered school lunches may be healthier, study finds

(HealthDay)—Young students are more likely to choose healthier school lunches if they can preorder them, away from the temptations of the sights and aromas of food in the lunchroom, a new study finds.

Pediatrics created May 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study explains what triggers those late-night snack cravings

A study published in the most recent version of the journal Obesity found that the body's internal clock, the circadian system, increases hunger and cravings for sweet, starchy and salty foods in the evenings. While the ur ...

Overweight and Obesity created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research connects early childhood with pain, depression in adulthood

(Medical Xpress)—It's common knowledge that a child who misses a meal can't concentrate in school. But what happens years down the road? Does that missed meal have any bearing on health in adulthood?

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Going trayless study shows student impact

If you need any evidence of the impact of student research on life at American University's campus, look no further than something that's missing.

Health created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Lose fat faster before breakfast

People can burn up to 20% more body fat by exercising in the morning on an empty stomach, according to new research from Northumbria University.

Health created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Can going hungry as a child slow down cognitive decline in later years?

People who sometimes went hungry as children had slower cognitive decline once they were elderly than people who always had enough food to eat, according to a new study published in the December 11, 2012, print issue of Neurology, the me ...

Neuroscience created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

People who think they have eaten more feel less hungry hours after a meal

The memory of having eaten a large meal can make people feel less hungry hours after the meal, according to research published December 5 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Jeffrey Brunstorm and colleagues from the Un ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Flavor and texture alter how full we expect a food to makes us feel

Low calorie foods may help people lose weight but there is often a problem that people using them do not feel full. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Flavour shows that subtle manipulations of tex ...

Health created Oct 30, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Immune system molecule affects our weight

Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have identified a molecule in the immune system that could affect hunger and satiety. The researchers hope that new treatments for obesity will benefit ...

Immunology created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Should we sleep more to lose weight?

Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior, suggests that sleep behavior affects ...

Health created Jul 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gut hormone receptor in brain is key to gastric emptying rate; may help prevent obesity

Researchers have discovered how a hormone in the gut slows the rate at which the stomach empties and thus suppresses hunger and food intake. Results of the animal study will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual ...

Overweight and Obesity created Jun 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Dessert with breakfast diet' helps avoid weight regain by reducing cravings

Dieters have less hunger and cravings throughout the day and are better able to keep off lost weight if they eat a carbohydrate-rich, protein-packed breakfast that includes dessert. These findings come from a new study that ...

Overweight and Obesity created Jun 25, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Great recession reflux amounts to more hunger among seniors

A new study that looked at the hunger trends over a 10-year period found that 14.85 percent of seniors in the United States, more than one in seven, face the threat of hunger. This translates into 8.3 million seniors.

Health created May 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pleasure eating triggers body's reward system and may stimulate overeating

When eating is motivated by pleasure, rather than hunger, endogenous rewarding chemical signals are activated which can lead to overeating, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of ...

Medical research created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Empathy doesn't extend across the political aisle

When we try to put ourselves in someone else's shoes, we usually go all the way, assuming that they feel the same way we do. But a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Scienc ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Hunger

Hunger is the most commonly used term to describe the social condition of people who frequently experience the physical sensation of desiring food.

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