Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms: News and Research on Feeding Behavior

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Gut molecule slows fat burning during fasting, study finds

In a struggle that probably sounds familiar to dieters everywhere, the less a Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) worm eats, the more slowly it loses fat. Now, scientists at Scripps Research have discovered why: a small molecule ...

Scientists reach consensus for fasting terminology

Dr. Eric Ravussin of Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge was one of 38 scientists from five continents to present the first international consensus on fasting terminology and key definitions. Published in ...

What protects infants from sudden infant death syndrome?

The sudden, unexpected and medically unexplained death of an infant during sleep, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), is not yet fully understood. A European research group has now presented a new explanatory model in an ...

Study finds breastfeeding priorities most important to parents

A new study describes the findings of The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) and Reaching our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE)'s collaborative, multi-methods approach to identify breastfeeding priorities most important to parents.

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