Posts Tagged ‘appetite’
Enzyme flips body’s ‘fat switch’
U. WARWICK (UK) — Discovery of a mechanism that controls the body’s “fat switch” may help explain why some people have a swift metabolism and others are in a constant struggle to control their appetite. Continue…
Monday, December 12, 2011 11:46 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Nov 23, 2011 15:12 - 0 Comments
Chew hormone gum, lose weight?
SYRACUSE (US) — Fighting weight gain may one day be as easy as chewing a stick of gum after meals, according to new research. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 1, 2011 11:56 - 0 Comments
Free radical catch-22: Eat less, age more
YALE (US) — The good news: Elevating free radical levels in the hypothalamus suppresses appetite in obese mice. The bad news: Free radicals likely drive the aging process. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 5, 2010 18:45 - 3 Comments
Are belly bacteria making us overeat?
EMORY (US)—Too many calories and not enough exercise may not be the only culprits in the weight gain epidemic. Intestinal bacteria also may play a role in human obesity and metabolic disease. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 11, 2010 15:25 - 0 Comments
From fruit flies, timely clues about fighting flab
TEXAS A&M (US)—The tiny tongue of a fruit fly could provide big answers to questions about human eating habits, possibly even leading to new ways to treat obesity. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 3, 2009 11:25 - 2 Comments
Friends don’t let friends supersize
DUKE (US)—Thin friends who eat a lot could put your waistline in danger. That’s the warning from researchers studying how other people’s weight and food choices influence how much we eat. (more…)
