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Research and study into the causes of weight gain, and the methods of fat loss. (230 posts)

Boil Carrots Whole for More Nutrients

One of the more intriguing news stories to catch my eye recently was a report on research that boiling carrots whole locks in more nutrients - especially falcarinol, an anti-cancer compound.

The study was led by Dr Kirsten Brandt of Newcastle University in the UK, and was presented at NutrEvent in France.

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7 comments · June 29, 2009

Can Smells Curb Your Appetite?

The New York Times published a piece on various scented "weight loss" or "appetite suppressant" products this week: A Slimmer You May Be a Whiff Away. These products purport to reduce hunger, or help you feel satisfied for longer.

But, is there any science behind these claims?

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8 comments · June 25, 2009

Losing Pregnancy Weight: 3 to 6 Months is Normal

If that seems like a painstakingly long amount of time, it's possible that we've been reading too many gossip rags.

According to the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) women should not put themselves under too much pressure straight away.

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9 comments · June 23, 2009

New Study Suggests Why Obese People Overeat

A new study published in the journal Obesity Surgery, suggests that very obese individuals have a different physical repsonse to food than that of normal weight individuals.

Most of us are completely baffled as to the reasons for overeating, and so this study proves an interesting read.

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9 comments · June 17, 2009

Stumbling Towards a Sensible Middle

Today I am going to attempt to play the role of "pendulum stopper" or the "baby in the bathwater". In other words, I am going to take a look at a few aspects of the exercise and nutrition world that have taken some heat for being any combination of useless, counter-productive or unhealthy. I am here to offer up some context and perhaps make the argument that there is some use for said "evils".

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9 comments · June 15, 2009

Mutated Mice the Key to Human Weight Control?

Flickr: PixCat

Eureka! No more diet books. Cancel your gym membership. Pour out the protein shakes. We've found the diet miracle!

Get some lab rats, scramble their livers, feed them fatty foods and they won't gain a pound, even without exercise.

Experts are hopeful this can work in humans too...

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19 comments · June 13, 2009

Get Your Vitamin D And Keep Your Mind Agile

A study of 3,000 European men has indicated that vitamin D helps to keep us mentally agile in later life.

The research was carried out by David Lee and colleagues at the University of Manchester in the UK, and published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.

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7 comments · June 8, 2009

How Cooking Made Us Human

Out of the throngs of mediocrity known as "Google alerts," my attention was immediately grabbed by the headline, "Why Are Humans Different From All Other Apes? It's the cooking, stupid."

The subject of the headline is a fascinating look at the evolution of the human race defined by one phenomenon: cooking.

Professor Richard Wrangham's book "Catching Fire - How Cooking Made Us Human" makes some scintillating conclusions about the role of cooking and how it shaped who we are today.

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13 comments · June 4, 2009

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