Health
Junk food, booze often star in America's hit movies
(HealthDay)—If there was an Oscar for "most unhealthy food in a leading role," many of America's most popular movies would be serious contenders.
Nov 23, 2020
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Focus on healthy foods, not avoiding 'Bad' ones, for heart health: study
(HealthDay)—Emphasizing healthy foods in your diet, not just banishing "bad" foods, may be the key to avoiding heart attack and stroke, a new study suggests.
Apr 25, 2016
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Diabetes
Food price hikes may affect those with type 2 diabetes
(HealthDay)—Food prices are linked to blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests.
Feb 14, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds lonely women experience increased activation in regions of the brain associated with food cravings
A new UCLA Health study has found that women who perceive themselves to be lonely exhibited activity in regions of the brain associated with cravings and motivation towards eating especially when shown pictures of high calorie ...
Apr 4, 2024
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Health
Five ways to reboot the global food economy to make it healthier for all
COVID-19 has shown how damaging ill-health can be for the economy. But it has also shown how measures that benefit health (lockdowns) can be seen as bad economic prosperity. A similar paradox is at the heart of promoting ...
Aug 3, 2020
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Can you train your brain to crave healthy foods?
The mere sight of a slice of gooey chocolate cake, a cheesy pizza, or a sizzling burger can drive us to eat these foods. In terms of evolution we show preference for high calorie foods as they are an important source of energy. ...
Sep 19, 2014
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Health
Why is American food so unhealthy?
It's no secret: The standard American diet is at the root of the obesity epidemic and many of its associated diseases.
Jan 17, 2023
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Neuroscience
Excess calories during development may alter the brain and spur adult overeating
People whose mothers are overweight during pregnancy and nursing may become obese as adults because early overnutrition rewires developing brains to crave unhealthy food, according to a Rutgers study in Molecular Metabolism.
Mar 20, 2023
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Health
Positive teens become healthier adults
Teenagers are known for their angst-ridden ways, but those who remain happy and positive during the tumultuous teenage years report better general health when they are adults, according to a new Northwestern University study.
Jul 19, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Obesity linked with higher risk for COVID-19 complications
A review of COVID-19 studies reveals a troubling connection between two health crises: coronavirus and obesity.
Aug 26, 2020
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