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Binge Eating Improves With Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery
June 25, 2012 Deep brain stimulation reduces binge eating in mice, suggesting that this surgery, which is approved for treatment of certain neurologic and psychiatric disorders, may also be an effective therapy ... > full story -
Long-Term Testosterone Treatment for Men Results in Reduced Weight and Waist Size
June 23, 2012 In testosterone-deficient men, major weight loss was an added benefit of testosterone replacement therapy for most of the patients who participated in a new ... > full story -
Zebrafish Research Shows How Dietary Fat Regulates Cholesterol Absorption
June 23, 2012 New research suggests there may be a biological reason why fatty and cholesterol-rich foods, like buttery shrimp, fried eggs and burgers and fries are so appealing together. Researchers are using ... > full story -
Migratory Bats Use Both Fat Reserves and Food to Fuel Their Strenuous Long-Distance Flights to the South
June 21, 2012 During autumn, migratory bats use a combination of fat reserves and food to fuel their strenuous long-distance flights to the ... > full story -
Eating Disorder Behaviors and Weight Concerns Are Common in Women Over 50
June 21, 2012 Eating disorders are commonly seen as an issue faced by teenagers and young women, but a new study reveals that age is no barrier to disordered eating. In women aged 50 and over, 3.5 percent report ... > full story -
Apple Peel Compound Boosts Brown Fat, Reduces Obesity in Mice
June 20, 2012 Obesity and its associated problems such as diabetes and fatty liver disease are increasingly common global health concerns. A new study shows that a natural substance found in apple peel can ... > full story -
Adolescents Who Have More Than Four Meals a Day Are Thinner
June 20, 2012 Certain healthy habits, like eating more than four times a day or not eating too fast, are associated with lower body fat levels independently of exercise habits during free ... > full story -
Risk Factors for Heart Attack Remain Low Seven Years After Gastric Bypass
June 20, 2012 Total cholesterol, triglycerides and C-reactive protein levels are among 11 risk factors for heart attack that remained greatly reduced up to seven years after gastric bypass surgery, according to a ... > full story -
Peaches, Plums, Nectarines Give Obesity, Diabetes Slim Chance
June 18, 2012 Peaches, plums and nectarines have bioactive compounds that can potentially fight-off obesity-related diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to new ... > full story -
The Weight of Nations: An Estimation of Adult Human Biomass
June 18, 2012 The world population is over seven billion and all of these people need feeding. However, the energy requirement of a species depends not only on numbers but on its average mass. New research has ... > full story
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