Physiological Phenomena: News and Research on Caloric Restriction

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Video: Weight loss and willpower

What does it take to make meaningful, lasting lifestyle changes? Some may argue it takes a fair amount of willpower to develop new habits, but a person can't rely on willpower alone.

Study shows obese flies live longer on a diet at any age

Old, obese flies get healthier and live longer if put on a diet, University of Connecticut researchers report on Dec. 8 in PNAS. If the effect holds true for humans, it would mean it's never too late for obese people to improve ...

Researchers connect diet to changes in the microbiome

"Should I be taking a probiotic?" is a question that Maggie Stanislawski, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Colorado Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI), gets asked often.

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