Heart disease and stroke mortality rates have almost stopped declining in many high-income countries, including Australia, and are even increasing
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Big data says food is too sweet
New research from the Monell Center analyzed nearly 400,000 food reviews posted by Amazon customers to gain real-world insight into
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Afraid of food? The answer may be in the basal forebrain
After fasting for 24 hours the typical laboratory mouse spends much time eating. Surprisingly, this is not what Jay M.
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Would you eat genetically modified food if you understood the science behind it?
Jonathon McPhetres, a newly minted PhD in psychology from the University of Rochester, admits he’s “personally amazed” what we can
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Women gain weight when job demands are high
Heavy pressures at work seem to predispose women to weight gain, irrespective of whether they have received an academic education.
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Body size may influence women’s lifespan more than it does men’s: And 60 minutes of daily physical activity was associated with the best chance of reaching 90 for women
Body size-height and weight- may influence women’s lifespan far more than it does men’s, suggests research published online in the
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‘Strongest evidence yet’ that being obese causes depression
New research released today from the University of South Australia and University of Exeter in the UK has found the
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Immune cells destroy healthy brain connections, diminish cognitive function in obese mice: Obesity may drive microglia into a synapse-eating frenzy that leads to cognitive impairment
Obesity leads to cognitive impairment by activating microglial cells, which consume otherwise functional synapses in the hippocampus, according to a
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Normalization of ‘plus-size’ risks hidden danger of obesity
New research warns that the normalisation of ‘plus-size’ body shapes may be leading to an increasing number of people underestimating
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Obesity linked to increased risk of taking up smoking and smoking frequency: Findings strengthen the idea that obesity influences smoking behavior
Being obese is associated with an increased risk of taking up smoking and smoking frequency (number of cigarettes smoked per
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