Sugar Tax, first results: it works, sales of sugary drinks down
Field results show that taxes on sugary drinks reduce sales by a good 33% in US cities already affected.
Field results show that taxes on sugary drinks reduce sales by a good 33% in US cities already affected.
Eating late is much worse than slowing down digestion. A new study shows a real "hijacking" of the organism.
Lose weight thanks to a vibrating pill? Research shows amazing results in appetite control in animals.
Studies in mice and monkeys reveal that taurine can improve health and extend life, and opens new perspectives for humans.
We explore the revolutionary idea of a car-free world, analyzing the environmental benefits, public health implications and challenges to overcome.
A one-hour endoscopic procedure could free type 2 diabetes patients from insulin, a Dutch study suggests.
What are the “food swamps” linked to our urbanization, and why they can lead to increased rates of obesity and cancer.
A weight loss aid (not a magic wand): Allurion inflates like a gastric balloon without surgery, and goes away after work.
Developing a drug to enhance the liver's ability to repair itself could eliminate the need for transplants
Scientific efforts aim to make aging a disease, and they have never been closer to an outcome. However, many would not like a world with (many) fewer deaths.
A revolutionary discovery could avoid consuming large amounts of sugar as sweeteners and transform the food industry
It is almost impossible to escape them, and they now account for more than half of the calories we eat: ultra-processed foods are a very serious threat
Obesity ages the brain: does this mean that losing excess body fat rejuvenates our white and gray matter? Apparently yes.
According to a study published by Cambridge, over the past 10 years there has been an ever-increasing use of added sugars and non-nutritive sweeteners in the production of packaged foods.
A molecule, purine inosine, which stimulates fat burning in brown adipocytes, has been identified in mice. Human trials are near.
AgRP neurons in the hypothalamus “manage” the excitability of neurons in the cerebral cortex by stimulating nervous hunger. And what do we do now?
With this latest research, science is moving closer to developing drugs in pill form that deliver the benefits of exercise
A molecule produced by the body in response to starvation or ketogenic diets counteracts the formation and growth of colorectal cancer
First-of-its-kind research shows that the effects of exposure to smoking could persist for as many as four generations.
The relationship between salt and deep brain regions reveals surprises according to a new study from Georgia University
Because the newly approved weight loss drug in the US works, but it won't.