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The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey came out with startling numbers, according to Business Insider. Based on 2011 and 2012 figures, the average...
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The reason for targeting children is because health experts fear that by the time children reach age 12 their lifestyles are set in place,...
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The new study, Newsweek reports, has been conducted by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, a government agency. The study examined the eating habits...
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The call for all calories to be displayed for food and drink has come from the Local Government Association, which represents local councils in...
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Yeasts are single-celled microorganisms, more sophisticated than bacteria and classified within the kingdom of fungi. Yeasts play an important role in the preparation of...
Tech & Science
The scientists have discovered that neurons located in the brain that trigger a receptor called melanocortin 4 (MC4R). These neurons, The Scientist reports, also...
Tech & Science
The reason for looking at what happens to internal organs is due to the severe health effects that fat build up can have on...
Life
Obesity carries with it many health risks. For example, obesity can raise the risk for developing a range of cancers. Other health effects include...
Tech & Science
The study suggests fruits flies (Drosophila) develop preferences for healthy foods that can be disrupted by overfeeding. This is the result of genes expressed...
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By increasing the theoretical energy-burning activity of brown fat, researchers have been working out if such a process can be used as a therapeutic...