Posts Tagged ‘calories’
No-calorie sweetener may alter metabolism
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Although sucralose, a popular artificial sweetener, has no calories, it can modify how the body handles sugar. Continue…
Thursday, May 30, 2013 12:32 - 6 Comments
Health & Medicine - May 7, 2013 15:23 - 2 Comments
It’s the calories, not flavor, you’re craving
YALE (US) — Overeating often has little to do with how much we like a particular food. It’s the calories that keep us coming back for more, research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 3, 2013 12:40 - 6 Comments
Exercise or diet? How to shed extra weight
U. MICHIGAN (US) — If losing weight is one of your New Year’s resolutions, the first step may be to ask yourself if diet or exercise is more important to success. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2012 9:51 - 5 Comments
Fried food taste without all the fat
PURDUE (US) — A new cooking method keeps the flavor and consistency of fried food but has up to 50 percent less fat and fewer calories. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 28, 2011 15:31 - 0 Comments
Thinking before eating pays off
CALTECH (US) — Deciding between broccoli or super-sized fries gives the brain a workout, forcing it to weigh choices based on taste, healthiness, size, and even packaging, all more-or-less instantaneously. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 1, 2011 12:22 - 0 Comments
To feel full, think ‘treat’ when you eat
YALE (US) — People who think they’re indulging when they eat have lower levels of ghrelin, the so-called “hunger hormone,” new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 3, 2011 12:47 - 0 Comments
Sleep loss burns calories at both ends
U. COLORADO (US) — The metabolic cost of missing one night’s sleep is the equivalent of walking slightly less than two miles. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 1, 2010 11:35 - 1 Comment
Skinny on soda: It makes kids fat
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Empty calories, like those in soda and fruit juice with little to no nutritional value, now make up about 40 percent of the energy consumed by children in the United States. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 9, 2010 8:30 - 0 Comments
Soda pops girls’ chances of a healthy diet
PENN STATE (US)—Young girls who drink soda have less healthy diets through adolescence than their peers that don’t, according to a new study. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 24, 2010 11:38 - 0 Comments
Genes regulate overeating in flies
CALTECH (US)—Biologists have identified two genes that appear to regulate meal sizes and frequency in fruit flies. Both genes have mammalian counterparts that seem to play a similar role in food intake. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 24, 2010 11:03 - 1 Comment
Calorie restriction: longer life, fewer memories?
PRINCETON (US)—Decreasing calorie intake and tweaking the activity of the hormone insulin are two methods long known to increase lifespan in a wide range of organisms. Now, biologists have uncovered evidence that these mechanisms also have an impact on learning and memory. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 10, 2009 11:09 - 2 Comments
Midnight snacks pack on pounds
NORTHWESTERN (US)—It’s not just what you eat but when you eat it. A new study offers the first causal evidence linking meal timing and increased weight gain. (more…)
