Posts Tagged ‘eating’
Filling up: Food on every corner
BUFFALO (US)—The greater the number of restaurants within a five-minute walk of a woman’s home, the higher her body mass index (BMI). Continue…
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 11:59 - 1 Comment
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 - Feb 3, 2010 0:29 - 1 Comment
Dementia: Improving eating skills
U. SHEFFIELD (UK)—For the first time, researchers have shown that it is possible to improve the eating skills and nutritional status of older people with dementia. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 10, 2009 11:09 - 2 Comments
Midnight snacks pack on pounds
“How or why a person gains weight is very complicated, but it clearly is not just calories in and calories out,” says lead researcher Fred Turek.
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…)
