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Low-Calorie Sweetener Could Mimic Sugar
A low-calorie sweetener that tastes like sugar and could help control diseases like diabetes and obesity may be closer to reality thanks to research recently published.
Posted on November 11, 2005 - 11:07pm.
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Recipe For Overeating: Dangers Of Mixing Stress, Deprivation And Tempting Foods
Two studies in the October issue of Behavioral Neuroscience show that when animals are stressed, deprived and exposed to tempting food, they overeat, with different degrees of interaction.
Posted on November 11, 2005 - 11:02pm.
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How Protein-Rich Diets Curb Hunger
Researchers have uncovered new evidence to explain the observation that diets rich in protein stunt the appetite, according to a report in the November Cell Metabolism.
Posted on November 11, 2005 - 11:01pm.
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Stanford Scientists' Discovery Of Hormone Offers Hope For Obesity Drug
The new finding could clear up some confusion over how appetite-regulation hormones work. Since the ghrelin protein increases appetite, scientists had expected that animal experiments deleting the protein's gene would turn appetite off.
Posted on November 11, 2005 - 10:56pm.
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Study: Big Portions Influence Overeating As Much As Taste, Even When The Food Tastes Lousy
According to a new Cornell University study, when moviegoers were served stale popcorn in big buckets, they ate 34 percent more than those given the same stale popcorn in medium-sized containers.
Posted on November 11, 2005 - 10:54pm.
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New TNS Study Shows Most Australian Women Are Overweight
A new study by global market research firm, TNS, reinforces growing alarm among health and nutrition professionals that Australia is in the grips of rising levels of excess weight, risking future diabetes, heart disease and cancer epidemics and increasing mental illness in the community.
Posted on November 11, 2005 - 10:53pm.
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Researchers Looking At How Neighborhoods Contribute To Healthy Lifestyles
Project by nutrition researchers from Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is part of efforts to learn how a neighborhood influences physical activity and diet.
Posted on November 11, 2005 - 10:42pm.
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