In the complex chain of molecular events that underlie eating behaviors and body weight, the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) enzyme has proven to be a critical link.
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Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have identified a brain receptor that appears to play a central role in regulating appetite. The findings, published today in the online edition of Cell, could lead ...
Jun 7, 2012
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Yale University researchers have discovered a key cellular mechanism that may help the brain control how much we eat, what we weigh, and how much energy we have.
Feb 28, 2012
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High-fat diets cause obesity in male mice. The underlying mechanism, however, remains controversial. After assessing three contrasting ideas, researchers have determined that the hedonic overdrive model provides the best ...
Feb 27, 2024
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Do you hate salad? It's OK if you do, there are plenty of foods in the world, and lots of different ways to prepare them.
Dec 29, 2023
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New research that compared the taste perception of less processed foods with ultra-processed foods (UPFs), found participants viewed UPFs no more pleasant tasting than less processed foods. The University of Bristol-led findings, ...
Nov 27, 2023
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Scientists led by Dr. Timo Müller from Helmholtz Munich and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) have now discovered that glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) decreases body weight by interacting with ...
Nov 9, 2023
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Nutrition experts have recognized for many years that western diets rich in fats and sugar may be behind the cause of obesity, but debate has reigned over the primary culprit—intake of too many calories? Specific foods ...
Oct 17, 2023
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Reducing overall calorie intake may rejuvenate your muscles and activate biological pathways important for good health, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues. Decreasing calories ...
Oct 13, 2023
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The complex relationship between physical activity and energy balance—food intake versus energy expenditure—is still a challenge for science, especially in light of the rising worldwide prevalence of overweight and obesity. ...
Sep 26, 2023
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