27 Jan Americans continue to bulge
New US government data charts some interesting changes in average bodies over recent decades.
19 Nov The case against carbohydrates gets stronger
Not all calories are alike. Here's the first big study - out of Harvard - with hard evidence to explain why....
18 Oct Skipping breakfast primes brain to seek high-calorie food, study finds
We are all told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day – and now neuroscientists are starting to understand why. Skipping the first meal of the day not only means you eat more at lunch, research has found, but also means your...
10 Jan It’s the calories, stupid: weight gain depends on how much — not what — you eat
When it comes to weight gain, it’s all about the calories. That might seem obvious, but popular diets continue to suggest that lowering or increasing certain dietary components — carbs or protein, say — is the key to weight loss. A clever new American study ...