(Health.com) — Scientists have finally confirmed what the rest of us have suspected for years: Bacon, cheesecake, and other delicious yet fattening foods may be addictive.
A new study in rats suggests that high-fat, high-calorie foods affect the brain in much the same way as cocaine and heroin. When rats consume these foods in great enough [...]
(CNN) — Sugar lovers may have to face a bitter truth: The less sugar added to foods for typical people, the better are their blood-fat profiles and the lower are their cardiovascular risks, a study to be published Wednesday concludes.
“We found that the lower the amount of added sugar people ate, the better their good [...]
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By Julie Steenhuysen – Mon Apr 19, 4:41 pm ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A variant of an obesity gene carried by more than a third of the U.S. population also reduces brain volume, raising carriers’ risk of Alzheimer’s disease, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
People with a specific variant of the fat mass and obesity gene, or FTO gene, have brain deficits that [...]
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1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 medium zucchini, cut into small pieces
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1 medium onion, chopped
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Alcohol has been around for centuries. We love it so much we write songs about it. Let’s be real about it, if you drink it’s related more to the effects that you feel versus any health benefit that you get. Whether your just trying to get loosened up at a party to have a good [...]
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If you’ve ever worn (or chuckled at) one of those “I run so I can eat” T-shirts, this info is for you! How you eat goes hand in hand with your workout plans and is proven to bring people’s weight loss goals into their grasp more quickly and easily.
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Most people would say there are just some things in this world that can’t be changed. Most people would believe that it’s impossible to reinvent who you are, or what you do, or possibly everything you’ve ever known.
Sarah Phillips is not most people.
Phillips, 45, has, over the past two years, undergone significant and drastic life [...]
New study affirms and expands on the alarming results of 2009 rodent study, and support a former FDA commissioner’s claim that junk food is literally addictive
by Craig Weatherby (Read Entire Article)
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