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Alcoholism in the Family? Researchers Say You’re More Likely to Be Obese.
Women with a family history of alcoholism are 49% more likely to be obese than women without a close relative alcoholic. Researchers suspect that people with a ...
In UK, Obesity to Become Leading Cause of Cirrhosis within 20 Years
Obesity soon to cause more liver cirrhosis than alcohol abuse in the UK
Yoyo Dieting Leads to Drug Withdrawal-Like Stress Response
Researchers at the Scripps Institute say that not only does Yoyo dieting fail to induce lasting weight loss, it can actually trigger a drug withdrawal-like ...
Scientists Identify Hormone that Makes Us Eat When We’re Already Full
If we all stopped eating once sated then none of us would become overweight. Unfortunately, many of us will continue to eat something tasty even after we’re ...
Rats Fed a High Fat Diet Develop a Tolerance to the Pleasures of Eating
Rats fed an ‘all you can eat’ buffet diet of cheesecake and bacon may provide answers to questions about the root causes of overeating behaviors and obesity.
Fight Obesity - Researchers Say Eating Food Cut into Small Pieces Makes You Feel Full Faster
Researchers say one way we judge food quantity is by evaluating how many pieces of food we have to eat on our plate, so if you’re trying to lose weight, you ...
Half a Million Obese Kids in England at Risk of Liver Disease
A culture of binge drinking and increasing rates of childhood obesity in England are putting a half million children between the ages of 4 and 14 at risk for ...
Stress Causes the Release of an ‘Overeating’ Protein in the Body
People tend to gain a little weight during times of stress – there’s just something about anxiety that seems to have us reaching for fatty and sugary ‘comfort’ ...
Researchers Say America Is Getting Dangerously Fat
Some disturbing facts from a report from Trust for America’s Health, entitled ‘F as in Fat’ include that two thirds of American adults are now overweight and ...
Fighting Obesity - Talking Dinner Plates Teach Healthier Eating Habits
To tackle obesity, the National Health Service in the UK is trying out dinner plates which measure your rate of consumption and deliver recorded messages when ...