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06/08/2018 / By Ralph Flores

PROVEN: Scientists say a high-fat diet is nutritionally poor and raises the likelihood of disease

High-fat diets are, without a doubt, full of flavor – but that’s all it has going for it. A study published in the Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism had indicated that a high-fat simple carbohydrate diet (HFSC) can lead to structural abnormalities in a person’s vital organs. The findings, presented by researchers from St. Aloysius College and […]

05/15/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Scientists look at binge-eating mice to understand why we overeat

What drives us to overeat? European researchers used mice to create an animal model of “obesogenic environments,” a situation where there is easy access to delicious calorie-dense foods. An AlphaGalileo article reported that mice with access to calorie-rich foods also show signs of addiction and binge-eating. This discovery provided clues about human behaviors that result in […]

05/09/2018 / By Zoey Sky

How to detox yourself from sugar: A day-by-day guide

Did you know that quitting sugar can help lower your risk of developing diabetes, heart disease and liver disease? These health conditions have two things in common: Sugar as a culprit, and they all have a place in the list of top 15 causes of death. If your diet consists of sugar-rich foods, your blood pressure can skyrocket. […]

01/05/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Thirty new studies confirm it: Sweet drinks cause weight gain, obesity in children and adults – experts call for action to reduce consumption

According to the results of a systematic review, sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) are associated with obesity in children and adults. Researchers have studied the latest data concerning SSBs, and at least 30 studies from 2013 to 2015 point to the link between SSBs and obesity. Experts warn countries who have yet to do so that they must […]

01/02/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Junk food fuels the cancer industry: New research finds diabetes and obesity cause nearly 800,000 cancers worldwide

We need to have a discussion on how much your lifestyle affects your health. Movements regarding body positivity and self-love claim that “health [comes] at every size” (otherwise known as the HAES movement) but science constantly debunks this with evidence that proves that carrying excess fat is not compassionate to one’s self, nor at all […]

12/23/2017 / By Zoey Sky

Fat, sick, distracted citizens are easier to control: Children’s entertainment designed to promote unhealthy lifestyle, scientists discover

According to a recent study, parents may need to pay closer attention to the animated movies that their children watch because these films could be “fueling the obesity crisis.” Almost all films for children showcase unhealthy food. Out of all the top-grossing children’s films released in recent years, 87 percent show unhealthy food and all of them […]

12/01/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

More than half of U.S. youth are OBESE by age 35

Children who are extremely obese have only a one in five chance of being of normal weight as adults. Unfortunately, current estimates place around 4.5 million children in the United States being overweight. According to a report released by researchers at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine on […]

11/14/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Cancer is a lifestyle disease: Researchers make the connection between food, obesity and the big “C”

How you live your life affects your health, either positively or negatively. Having a healthy lifestyle is a must if you want to be free from diseases. Studies reveal that food, obesity and cancer are related to each other. Obesity is caused by the kind of food you eat. Mounting evidence has shown that diet […]

11/07/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Men have higher risk of heart attack earlier than women when overweight; new study finds

A new study finds that men are more likely to suffer from a heart attack 10 years earlier than women when overweight or obese, as reported by The Daily Mail. The researchers from the University Heart Center in Hamburg, Germany examined nearly 80,000 people from four past research, all of which have an average age […]

11/01/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

A high-fat diet encourages the growth of fungi in the gut, which makes for an unhealthy microbiota and contributes to obesity, study finds

A study finds that eating a diet high in fat not only gives you extra calories, but also changes the growth of fungi in the gut, which makes for an unhealthy microbiota and contributes to weight gain or obesity, as reported by the Science Daily. Researchers from the University of Minnesota conducted the study by […]

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