Food & Diet
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Obesity Gene Not as Important as Eating Habits
More new research shows that you are what you eat, no more, and no less. Those who have double copies of the obesity gene have a 2.5 times greater risk of becoming obese; however, a high fat diet is still required to make the person obese. A low fat diet neutralises the effect of the obesity gene. -
Effect of high protein diets on performance in cyclists
New research shows that the results of protein consumption following vigorous exercise in cyclists will vary between males and females. -
Green Tea Helps Mice Maintain Their Figure
Penn State food scientists find another tool in the fight against obesity after completing study involving mice and green tea. -
Linking smoking to much more than bad lungs
Recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Freedman and colleagues find a close link between cigarette smokers and bladder cancer. -
Carbohydrate restriction improves metabolic syndrome
Reducing carbohydrate intake (though, not eliminating carbohydrate intake) has been shown to improve the conditions of metabolic syndrome.
