News tagged with 'Metabolism'

January is a time for goals and resolutions and high on the list is dieting. But, perhaps you should do the opposite of what you have done every year before now and make 2009 the year of the Un-Diet.

New research suggests overeating activates a metabolic response usually inactive in hypothalamus - middle region of the brain - contributing to increased levels of caloric consumption.

The image on ABC Television is shocking.  A young model faints on Israeli television before being rushed to the hospital. She weights barely 60 pounds. Now that model, Hila Elmalich, is dead and the photographer

It seems as if every year researchers associate obesity with a new illness. In a recent study funded by The March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, the condition was linked to birth defects and premature birth in babies. Researchers for The March of Dimes Task Force on Nutrition and Optimal Human Development, which

The surgeon general reported last week that obesity may surpass tobacco as the primary cause of preventable fatalities. Dr. Davis Satcher announced that over 300,000 people die every year from obesity-related illnesses. According to nutritionists, Americans are getting fatter by forgoing fruits and vegetables and rep