Dieting & Weight Loss
New research now shows that chronic consumption of a western diet leads to overeating and obesity due to elevations in 'peripheral endocannabinoid signaling.'
Your microbiota may not be on your side as you try improving your diet this New Year's.
Here’s what you need to know.
Before you reach for just one more roast potato, let’s consider what really goes on in our digestive system when we consume large amounts of food.
By the end of senior year, there was a 78 percent increase in students who were in the overweight or obese weight category, according to a new study.
Legume-based meals contain more fiber than meat-based meals, which can promote more feelings of fullness and cut back calorie consumption.
A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found a possible mechanism explaining why use of the sugar substitute aspartame might not promote weight loss.
"With this discovery, we can start to look at whether we can use diet or pharmaceutical means to change the cellular make-up of the gut in order to treat a host of disorders."