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Delaying fat digestion to curb appetite
Institute of Food Research researchers have discovered an unexpected synergy that helps break down fat. The discovery provides a focus to find ways to slow down fat digestion, and ultimately to create...
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Fat distribution plays a role in weight loss
Why is it that some people lose weight and body fat when they exercise and eat less and others don't? German scientists say MRI and magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy can provide the answer and help...
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Combining resistance and endurance training
A study of triathletes reported in the online edition and recent issue of Radiology reveals that the heart adapts to triathlon training by working more efficiently. "To our knowledge, this is the...
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Obesity, diabetes epidemics continue to grow
A majority of adults in California are obese or overweight, and more than 2 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, as per a newly released study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research....
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Teasing about weight can affect pre-teens
Schoolyard taunts of any type can potentially damage a child's sense of self-confidence. But a newly released study suggests that a particular kind of teasing about weight can have distinctive and...
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Physician's personal habits matter in counseling
Physician's confidence in their ability to counsel patients on a healthy diet and exercise appears to be correlation to their own personal habits, as per a research studyby the University of Michigan...
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Obese workers cost workplace more than insurance, absenteeism
The cost of obesity among U.S. full-time employees is estimated to be $73.1 billion, as per a newly released study by a Duke University obesity researcher, published recently in the Journal of...
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Genetics of obesity and fat distribution
An international consortium has made significant inroads into uncovering the genetic basis of obesity by identifying 18 new gene sites linked to overall obesity and 13 that affect fat distribution....
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Lose the Weight, NOT the Potatoes
Research just released by the University of California, Davis and the National Center for Food Safety and Technology, Illinois Institute of Technology demonstrates that people can include potatoes in...
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Caveman behavioral traits might kick in at Thanksgiving
Frank Kachanoff was surprised. He thought the sight of meat on the table would make people more aggressive, not less. After all, dont football coaches feed their players big hunks of red meat before a...
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Mothers' diets and children's eating habit
As health professionals search for ways to combat the rise in obesity and promote healthy eating, new research reveals a mother's own eating habits and whether she views her child as a 'picky eater'...
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Squeezing out maximum health benefits
In time for Christmas, BYU nutritionists are squeezing all the healthy compounds out of oranges to find just the right mixture responsible for their age-old health benefits. The popular stocking...
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Defining Your Abs
s much as some of us would like to forget about it, exercise - like diet - is an equally important part of healthy weight loss. If we think about it long enough, we can come up with a number of...
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Obesity research targets the brain's use of fatty acids
Scientists at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have created a new and exciting mouse model to study how lipid sensing and metabolism in the brain relate to the regulation of energy...
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Big breakfast bunkum
Does eating a big breakfast help weight loss or is it better to skip breakfast altogether? Available information is confusing but new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal...
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Have a fat day!
I"ve said many times before I"d do Channing Tatum ROTTEN. He"s is looking dirty hot (literally, filthy) in his new movie The Eagle. No shower .........
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Keep Yourself in Shape with an Extreme Sport
Modern society is very health conscious which could be the reason why many people are finding new and exciting ways to keep fit and in shape. Instead of heading to the gym on a daily basis, many...
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Gardening linked to increased vegetable consumption
New research from Texas AandM University and Texas State University observed that elderly adults who participate in gardening appears to be more likely to eat their veggies. The report, published in...
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Frequency of fat talk
College women who engage in "fat talk" (women speaking negatively about the size and shape of their bodies) face greater dissatisfaction with their bodies and are more likely to have internalized an...
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Maple syrup: next champion food?
There's more good news about pure maple syrup from the University of Rhode Island (URI). Scientists there have now identified 54 compounds in maple syrup from Canada, double the amount previously...
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