by panda9 | Mar 31, 2022 | blogs, Health & Medical News, Weight Loss & Obesity
Lacking a sweet tooth could be genetic — and it could hold the key to fighting obesity. In 2013, the American Medical Association formally added obesity to its list of diseases. But long before the condition was recognized as an illness, the world’s pharmaceutical...
by panda9 | Feb 8, 2022 | blogs, Weight Loss & Obesity
A study at Purdue University has provided evidence that snacking on almonds may be the ideal way to control cravings and hunger. Individuals in the study were told to continue all their normal eating habits and physical activity, except: (A) in one control group,...
by panda9 | Feb 8, 2022 | blogs, Weight Loss & Obesity
For the first time, we have scientific evidence which helps explain why some folks can eat all they want without gaining weight, while others put on weight easily, even without overeating. Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital have identified a “helper” gene that...
by panda9 | Feb 8, 2022 | blogs, Weight Loss & Obesity
An interesting, and somewhat surprising, finding was uncovered by the National Center for Health Statistics in a recent comprehensive review of the medical literature. After reviewing over 95 medical studies and close to 3 million subjects, the researchers concluded...
by panda9 | Feb 8, 2022 | blogs, Weight Loss & Obesity
A first of its kind study recently evaluated the influence on food choice exerted by a restaurant menu which, next to each food, revealed the amount of exercise needed to burn off the calories contained in that food item. Interestingly, researchers at Texas Christian...
by panda9 | Feb 8, 2022 | blogs, Weight Loss & Obesity
Until about four years ago, scientists thought brown fat existed only in infants. Infants cannot shiver, so they use brown fat as a means to keep warm. Several new studies have shown the existence of brown fat in human adults for the first time – present in the neck,...
