Research to be presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2024) held in Venice 12–15 May, has found that food companies' sponsorship of children's sports may encourage children to buy their products. The Canadian ...
Mar 19, 2024
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Amid an obesity epidemic in the United States, you may have heard of efforts to eliminate "food deserts," or areas with few healthy food options, and limit fast-food chains near where people live.
Mar 18, 2024
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Over the first few years of a child's life, foods found in a family's fridge and cupboards tends to get less healthy, new research shows.
Mar 18, 2024
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Think about the last meal you ate. Whether it was a reheated plate of takeout food, a cornucopia of fresh fruit or something in between, it probably would have been unfathomable to most people a century ago.
Mar 14, 2024
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Nagoya University researchers and their colleagues in Japan have found that middle-age obesity is caused by age-related changes in the shape of neurons in the hypothalamus, a region of the brain that controls metabolism and ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Allergic transfusion reactions (ATRs), a potentially life-threatening side effect of blood transfusions with unclear mechanisms, may be linked to food allergies in pediatric patients as per a recent study by scientists from ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Early childhood is an important time for learning about nutrition and establishing healthy eating behaviors. Young children rely on parents to provide food options, and the availability of food in the home affects their dietary ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Intermittent fasting has become a popular dietary approach to help people lose or manage their weight. It has also been promoted as a way to reset metabolism, control chronic disease, slow aging and improve overall health.
Mar 12, 2024
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Obesity, which could reach 50% of the population in certain developed countries by 2030, is a major public health concern. It not only affects the health of those who suffer from it, but could also have serious consequences ...
Mar 12, 2024
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People have been using salt since the dawn of civilization to process, preserve and enhance foods. In ancient Rome, salt was so central to commerce that soldiers were paid their "salarium," or salaries, in salt, for instance.
Mar 12, 2024
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