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A new study, conducted by researchers at the department of public health and primary care at the University of Cambridge in the UK, shows that eating chocolate regularly can decrease one’s risk of heart disease. The study of more than 114,000 people found that the individuals who consumed the most chocolate on a regular basis […]

A study presented at The Endocrine Society’s 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston, shows that consumption fewer carbohydrates may lead to a loss of deep belly fat, even if little or no change in weight occurs. According to an article published by ScienceDaily, the study, conducted by researchers at the University of Alabama, examined 69 overweight […]

The findings of an intriguing 3 part study, conducted by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), were published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study examined how changes in dietary and other lifestyle factors relate to long-term weight gain.  120,877 healthy women and men in the United States were studied. […]

Tomorrow the Obama Administration will be unveiling the new symbol of healthy eating, replacing the food pyramid that has been used for the past two decades.  The new symbol aims to be a simpler, plate-shaped representation of how we should be eating, sliced into wedges for the basic food groups.  It will consist of four […]

A new study from the University of Missouri has found that eating breakfast, particularly a protein-rich breakfast, induces feelings of fullness and reduces hunger throughout the day. While nutrition experts have been telling us for years how important it is to eat breakfast, many people are still ignoring the advice. This study, published in the […]

ScienceDaily published an article about recent research from Purdue University, indicating that red pepper can aid in curbing appetite and keep people from overeating, especially for people who do not normally eat the spice. The findings of the study are published in Physiology & Behavior. The study measured the spice’s effects, sprinkling a gram (half […]

Blueberries have been shown to provide numerous health benefits in several studies. They contain a high amount of polyphenols, which fight adipogenesis (the development of fat cells), and induce lipolysis (the breakdown of lipids/fat).  ScienceDaily recently published an article about a graduate student from Texas Woman’s University (TWU), who conducted a study to see if […]

ScienceDaily published an article this week about new research showing that a flavonoid in tangerines called Nobiletin not only helps to prevent obesity, but protects against type 2 diabetes, and atherosclerosis. The research, conducted by the University of Western Ontario, is published in the journal Diabetes. For this study, mice were fed a diet high […]

Yesterday ScienceDaily published an article about a study finding that people with addictive-like eating behavior have greater neural activity in certain regions of the brain, similar to substance dependence. The report will appear in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. It has been proposed that addictive processes may be at work in the […]

The latest trend in nutrition has been the notion that eating small, frequent meals is essential for optimum weight loss. However, according to an article published this week in Obesity, there may be a better way of eating to maintain satiety and weight loss. A new research study from Purdue University found that eating fewer, […]