A junk food diet high in fat and sugar, thought to be behind the current rise in obesity levels, has been shown to be as additive as heroin or cocaine. A study, published in Nature Neuroscience, showed that rats quickly became …
Researchers at Newcastle University have found that alginate, a fibre found in sea kelp, could reduce the body’s uptake of fat by 75%, allowing most of the fat in foods to pass through the body unabsorbed. As part of the …
Recent research from Emory Univerity, Atlanta, suggests that the level and type of certain bacteria in the gut may be linked to increased appetite and corresponding weight gain. The study on mice noticed that the heavier rodents had poorer immune systems and more …
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that a diet high in fat or carbohydrate during pregnancy can influence the sex and health of the baby. The study, carried out on mice, found …
A recent study involving 140 overweight people with atherosclerosis found that those who followed a low-fat, low-carbohydrate or Mediterranean-style diet (comprising high amounts of fruit & vegetables) all had a similar reduction in the amount of plaque within their arteries. Atherosclerosis is …
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