Harvard University researchers believe the brain has a second "feeding clock" which keeps track of meal-times, rather than daytime, after studying mice. When food is scarce, the feeding clock overrides …
CHICAGO (Reuters)-Starving yourself before a long flight may help prevent jet lag, U.S.researchers said on Thursday
Dentists have warned the current popularity of fruit smoothies could lead to widespread tooth damage. It was claimed last week that the fruit drinks could be twice as healthy as …
BEIJING (Reuters)-Evening exercise classes at the Nirvana fitness centre in Beijing are in high demand these days as young professionals whose mothers once counted ration cards seek to stay svelte …
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is calling on supermarkets to change the way they present their products to help tackle the growth in obesity rates. The AMA's Rosanna Capolingua says …
ESHKASHEM, Afghanistan (Reuters)-Lunch at Gada Mohammad's single-room mud-brick house in Afghanistan's far north is the same as most other meals: dry bread washed down with tea
The Toronto Star has introduced healthzone. ca, a website created to help people in the Greater Toronto Area live healthier lives. Healthzone. ca builds upon the extensive coverage of health …
OSLO (Reuters)-Governments could take a big step towards ending world hunger by spending just$ 1. 2 billion a year in developing nations on dietary supplements and education about the food …
This program is about controlling our appetite. Dr Maribel Rios, a neuroscientist at Tufts University's School of Medicine in Boston, talks about how appetite control works in the brain and …
WORKING shifts takes a serious toll on health, according to an Australian review showing shift workers are fatter and more likely to smoke and eat poorly. University of Queensland researchers …
THIS is the day that many New Year dieting resolutions run out of steam, a survey shows, despite a trend towards longer-term dieting as opposed to celebrity-inspired quick fixes. Weight-loss …
A rat study on artificial sweeteners versus sugar and the like has researchers questioning whether it applies to humans. Artificial sweeteners--those diet-friendly ways to satisfy the sweet tooth--recently got some …
Is there any truth to the idea that if you eat heavily late in the evening, you will gain weight? The research is not conclusive on a clinical effect of …
We? d be a healthier nation if we slimmed down. But cutting the obesity rate could actually lead to higher overall health costs, an. That may come as a surprise …
CHICAGO (Reuters)-Diets high in protein may be the best way to keep hunger in check, U.S.researchers said on Thursday in a study that offers insight into how diets work
Scientists say they have hard evidence foods containing "friendly bacteria" do have a tangible effect on the body. The journal Molecular Systems Biology reports that mice fed probiotic drinks had …
Keeping active, not smoking, drinking moderately and eating fruits and vegetables may increase life span by as much as 14 years. FOUR simple behaviors--being physically active, not smoking, drinking moderately …
To Richard Branson? s long list of eclectic moves we can now add launching a health care company in a country where doctors are employed by the government and health …
Epidemiologists track the origins and spread of new diseases. The Health Blog likes to track the origin and spread of health slang. We? re language geeks, and we get a …
Study: People who adopt four healthy lifestyle habits? not smoking, getting exercise, drinking alcohol moderately and eating five servings of fruit and vegetables a day? live an average of 14 …
BEIJING (Reuters)-China defended its fish farming industry on Tuesday and said it was making progress in curbing use of illegal additives, from pesticides to banned steroids, as the country's food …
LONDON (Reuters)-People who drink moderately, exercise, quit smoking and eat five servings of fruit and vegetables each day live on average 14 years longer than people who adopt none of …
Taking exercise, drinking moderately, eating sufficient fruit and vegetables and not smoking can add as much as 14 years to your life, a study has found. Research involving 20, 000 …
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THE Australian Medical Association (AMA) is urging people to adopt the slogan'Right weight'08'and shed some kilos this year. AMA Queensland president-elect Chris Davis today said with more than 25, 000 …
Reading in dim light will not hurt your eyes, you do not need eight glasses of water a day to stay healthy and shaving your legs will not make the …
Researchers in the say there is no evidence to support the the medical advice to drink eight glasses of water a day. But the Christmas article may not be up …
READING in dim light won't damage your eyes, you don't need eight glasses of water a day to stay healthy and shaving your legs won't make the hair grow back …
DOCTORS are urging Christmas revellers to drink only moderate amounts of alcohol and avoid overdosing on fruit cake and candy canes. The Australia Medical Association (AMA) said many people associated …
LONDON (Reuters)-Reading in dim light won't damage your eyes, you don't need eight glasses of water a day to stay healthy and shaving your legs won't make the hair grow …
Don't be embarrassed if you thought you needed eight glasses of water a day. Even doctors fell for that one--and more. Eating turkey makes you sleepy. It's the bird's tryptophan …
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)-People who feel they have flexibility in their job schedules tend to have a healthier lifestyle than those with less workplace freedom, new study results suggest
An irregular eating cycle worked for ancient humans. Small studies show benefits in such calorie restriction. Our hunter-gatherer ancestors spent hours each day searching for food that was only intermittently …
Likely not enough beneficial ones, according to Gregor Reid, of the Canadian Research& Development Centre for Probiotics. We all need good bacteria in our guts, something our diet provided until …
Here in the land of Big Macs and thin obsessions,'Super Skinny Me'just seems so British. Strangely enough, December is "body image month" on BBC America, which translates into five hourlong …
How might people be steered toward better health decisions? Make the default choice the healthier one, behavioral economists suggest in a commentary published today in JAMA. Make water rather than …
Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz, the celebrity "You" doctors from The Oprah Winfrey Show, are putting us on notice. In their new book, You: Staying Young? The Owner's Manual for …
The Restaurant of the Future serves as a canteen and research lab for Wageningen University in the Netherlands
WASHINGTON (Reuters)-Two of the biggest U.S.meat processors on Tuesday defended a packaging technique designed to keep meat looking fresh at grocery stores even as U.S.lawmakers criticized it as unsafe and …
Researchers who created Canasnacks for astronauts are overwhelmed by demand for the healthy treats
Nothing over the course of many years of having dinner parties prepared me for the list, provided without request, by the couple I invited to my new Los Angeles home …
WOMEN who spend more time in the sun may be biologically younger and age more slowly than the rest of their age group, a study has found. Researchers from King’s …
A new study shows many Australians living in sunny areas are not getting enough vitamin D in winter and spring. The Menzies Research Institute and University of Queensland have found …
CHICAGO (Reuters)-Being overweight may not kill you, but it could lead to obesity, U.S.health experts cautioned on Wednesday in response to research suggesting that being a bit heavy does not …
The research that suggests being heavy won't raise the risk of death is wrong, experts say, pointing to the higher risk of heart disease that comes with obesity
In the confusing jumble of studies on weight and health, there? s been a particularly perplexing wrinkle. Why is it that being overweight doesn? t raise your overall risk of …
I was hoping to slow the ban-trans-fat cascade by wondering if it would lead to bans of sugar and high-fructose corn syrup? but some readers liked the idea of outlawing …
Fortifying flour with folic acid to cut birth defects may lead to a range of health problems, warn scientists. The move was approved earlier this year by the Food Standards …