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Blog of Weight Loss, Dieting & Obesity Research - Archive #0138.



Chewing gum reduces snack cravings and decreases consumption of sweet snacks

April 19, 2009 - EurekAlert / Experimental Biology 2009

Men and women who chewed Extra sugar-free gum three times hourly in the afternoon chose and consumed less snacks and specifically, less sweet snacks than they did when they did not chew gum. They still reached for a variety of snacks provided but the decrease in overall snack intake was significant at 40 calories and sweet snack intake specifically was significantly lowered by 60 calories


Low glycemic breakfast may increase benefits of working out

April 14, 2009 - EurekAlert / Journal of Nutrition

Individuals trying to shed fat may consider choosing Low Glycemic Index foods eaten prior to when they exercise


Findings show insulin -- not genes -- linked to obesity

April 14, 2009 - Purdue University / PLoS ONE

Researchers have uncovered new evidence suggesting factors other than genes could cause obesity, finding that genetically identical cells store widely differing amounts of fat depending on subtle variations in how cells process insulin


Eat, drink and be merry?

April 14, 2009 - Journal of Happiness Studies

Fast food and soft drinks may be making children fatter but they also make them happy. Programs aimed at tackling childhood obesity, by reducing children's consumption of unhealthy nutrition, are likely to be more effective if they also actively seek to keep children happy in other ways


Fatty liver disease: The next big thing

April 14, 2009 - EurekAlert / Journal of Physiology

New research connects low aerobic capacity to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease -- and suggests that the resulting liver problems play a crucial step developing obesity-related illnesses


Chinese slimming capsules

April 8, 2009 - EurekAlert / Deutsches Aerzteblatt International

Taking herbal food supplements is certainly not free of risk. Since 2005, the poison emergency centers in the German cities of Freiburg and Goettingen have registered a total of 17 patients with health problems after taking Chinese slimming capsules


Joslin study identifies 'good' energy burning fat in lean adults

April 8, 2009 - EurekAlert / New England Journal of Medicine

Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have demonstrated that adult humans still have a type of "good" fat previously believed to be present only in babies and children


Weight discrimination could contribute to the glass ceiling effect for women

April 7, 2009 - Michigan State University / Equal Opportunities International

Weight discrimination appears to add to the glass ceiling effect for women, finds a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University scholar


Joslin study pinpoints role of insulin on glucagon levels

April 7, 2009 - EurekAlert / Cell Metabolism

Researchers have shown for the first time that insulin plays a key role in suppressing levels of glucagon, a hormone involved in carbohydrate metabolism and regulating blood glucose levels


Waist size found to be predictor of heart failure in both men and women

April 7, 2009 - EurekAlert / Circulation : Heart Failure

Adding to the growing evidence that a person's waist size is an important indicator of heart health, a study has found that larger waist circumference is associated with increased risk of heart failure in middle-aged and older populations of men and women


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