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A new study confirms the satiating effect of Litesse polydextrose and its potential role in appetite control, reports DuPont Nutrition & Health....
By altering the fine balance of gut bacteria which influence our metabolism, even small amounts of the drugs entering the food chain could have caused obesity rates to rise, researchers claim....
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified 26 species of bacteria in the human gut microbiota that appear to be linked to obesity and related metabolic complications. These include insulin resistance, high blood sugar levels, increased blood pressure and high cholesterol,...
A study of the Hadza tribe, who still exist as hunter gatherers, suggests the amount of calories we need is a fixed human characteristic. This implies Westerners are growing obese through over-eating rather than having inactive lifestyles, say scientists....
With the world’s biggest sporting showcase kicking off in London Friday, researchers are warning that physical inactivity has become a contributor to the burden of disease similar to tobacco smoking or obesity, responsible for 5,3 million of the 57 million deaths...
The University of Liverpool is leading a €8-milllion European project to develop and test new food products with satiating qualities to help control appetite, manage weight and combat obesity. Obese and overweight people are less likely to feel full after eating, partly because of...
As many countries confront the growing epidemic of obesity among children and adults, a team of University of Colorado School of Medicine obesity researchers concludes that a new battle plan is needed - one that replaces the emphasis on widespread food...
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Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent insists his company is not responsible for the rise in US obesity despite New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's recent moves to limit the consumption of sugary drinks....
Low-carb eating regimens are a topic du jour around the world. Massive Health, a 'new age' health organisation that is behind the popular free IPhone app, The Eatery ("Stop counting calories, start eating better"), has created this useful infographic explaining the science...
The second episode of the new BBC2 series The Men Who Made Us Fat, an investigation into the obesity pandemic in Britain, looks at how the concept of super-sizing has contributed to change eating habits
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An interesting article in The Star looks at the social and cultural complexities of eating, healthily and otherwise, in South Africa's rapidly urbanising township areas. Cheap and ubiquitous fast food is a classic side...
New York's mayor has defended his proposed prohibition on sugary drinks with an appeal to science, but the very people who carried out the studies in question say he's misread their work. This article is by Brian Wansink (PhD), the John S Dyson...
The average Briton is three stone or 19kg heavier today than in the 60s. And not because they're eating more or exercising less – they just unwittingly became sugar addicts, argues this lengthy article in The Guardian. It is written...
America is home of the “supersize”, drink and food portions that to non-Americans defy any sense of what is normal or appropriate. Recent research suggests that many people may subconsciously buy giant packages and servings because doing so makes them feel more important....
Sugar is one of the substances and objects that are carving new patterns of addictive behaviour in a disorientated world. This behaviour is the subject of new book, The Fix: How Addiction is Invading Our Lives and Taking...
Type 2 diabetes is fast becoming a world-wide pandemic. One in 10 Americans have type 2 diabetes. Treatment tends to move from lifestyle changes and then onto a series of what's called "stacking meds" - combinations of drugs that inevitably become ineffective and eventually...
New research finds an association between lower body weight and participation in cultural and intellectual activities, including reading....
Obesity is rising in America, that's no secret - but what about the rising economic costs of those extra pounds? According to a new study from the Campaign to End Obesity, spending due to obesity is actually twice the amount previously estimated -...