News articles tagged with 'calories'
High-fat diet affects physical and memory abilities of rats after 9 days
— 12 Aug 2009 12:21 | HealthRats fed a high-fat diet show a stark reduction in their physical endurance and a decline in their cognitive ability after just nine days, a study by Oxford University researchers has... — full story
What you eat depends on with whom you eat
— 6 Aug 2009 11:18 | HealthIf you are a woman who dines with a man, chances are you choose food with fewer calories than if you dine with a woman. That is one of the findings in a study conducted by researchers... — full story
Reduced diet thwarts ageing, disease in monkeys
— 10 Jul 2009 13:54 | HealthThe bottom-line message from a decades-long study of monkeys on a restricted diet is simple: Consuming fewer calories leads to a longer, healthier life... — full story
Recent news reports of sweetener reformulations raise questions about motivations
— 1 Jul 2009 01:02 | HealthThe misleading 'health' halo surrounding highly-publicised marketing campaigns regarding sweetener reformulations is starting to dim... — full story
Drinking milk in the morning may help stave off lunchtime hunger
— 22 Jun 2009 10:01 | HealthNow there's a new reason for the weight-conscious to drink fat free milk at breakfast time, suggests a new study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.... — full story
'Shortcuts' of the mind lead to miscalculations of weight and caloric intake
— 15 Jun 2009 22:18 | HealthPsychologists at the University of Pennsylvania have identified a cognitive shortcut, or heuristic, they call 'Unit Bias,' which causes people to ignore vital, obvious information in... — full story
Adults, especially women, have calorie-burning 'brown fat'
— 12 Jun 2009 16:23 | HealthKeeping your baby fat turns out to be a good thing, as long as it is 'brown fat' - the kind that burns calories, according to a study that found adults have much more of this type of... — full story
Moderately reduced carbohydrate diet keeps people feeling full longer
— 12 Jun 2009 16:18 | HealthA modest reduction in the amount of carbohydrates eaten, without calorie restriction and weight loss, appears to increase a sense of fullness, which may help people eat less, a preliminary... — full story
Researchers say moderately reducing carbohydrates may help weight loss
— 12 Jun 2009 14:17 | HealthA diet with a slight reduction from the American norm of calories from carbohydrates may help in weight loss, say University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers... — full story
Scientists say consumers confused about sugars
— 9 Jun 2009 10:12 | HealthThree top researchers corrected inaccuracies and misunderstandings concerning high fructose corn syrup's impact on the American diet. They also examined how the United States Department... — full story