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09/22/2023
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By Zoey Sky
How to deal with bad eating habits: Understanding sugar addiction
Ending dinner with a piece of chocolate is a nice treat, but you may need to rethink your eating habits if you often finish off a whole chocolate by yourself. Sugar cravings can affect your overall health and may cause different complications like obesity and diabetes. Experts are still only beginning to understand the nature […]
07/28/2020
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By Zoey Sky
Understanding emotional overeating: Why you overeat and how to manage your eating habits
Eating ensures that your body gets the energy it needs to get you through the day. But if you find yourself eating when you’re sad or when you’re not really hungry, you may be experiencing emotional overeating. Figuring out the underlying reasons why you overeat is important if you want to improve your eating habits and […]
07/27/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Diets rich in fats not only affect your physical appearance — they also affect your brain
A study published in the journal Cell Metabolism found that a high-fat diet can affect the brain by promoting inflammation in the hypothalamus — the part of the brain responsible for regulating appetite and metabolism. To date, only a few studies have linked an unhealthy diet to neurological irregularities. But in their study, researchers at Yale University School of Medicine established a link between the two and […]
02/19/2020
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By Darnel Fernandez
Does our brain have an internal hunger switch? Researchers identify neurons that could “turn off” appetite
Eating is a basic activity performed by all living organisms. Yet there is still much to learn about it, especially how and why eating becomes disordered. The National Eating Disorder Association reports that up to 30 million people in the U.S. suffer from an eating disorder, such as overeating, undereating, anorexia or bulimia. But despite eating being more commonly […]
12/15/2019
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By Grace Olson
Daily self-weighing can help prevent holiday and vacation weight gain, suggests study
With the holidays approaching, weight-watchers everywhere should know that there is an easy way to prevent unwanted weight gain. You only need to step on your bathroom scale and check your weight every day. A team of researchers from the University of Georgia (UG) found that daily self-weighing can help a person either maintain healthy weight or prevent […]
11/07/2019
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By Grace Olson
Scientists declare that a certain brain circuit compels you to overeat, implying it has nothing to do with your choice
A recent study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has identified which parts of the brain are responsible for overeating. The study, which was published in Neuron, revealed a specific network of cell communication coming from the brain’s emotional center. Western scientists, of course, are always trying to pinpoint the materialistic “location” of behaviors, as if the […]
10/02/2019
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By Edsel Cook
The Mediterranean diet can stop overeating and prevent weight gain, researchers find
The Mediterranean diet is considered the healthiest diet in the world for a good reason. A recent study showed that primates placed on this diet refrained from overeating and succeeded in keeping a healthy weight. In contrast, other primates that received a Western diet ate more food than they needed to. These overeaters became overweight. The discovery was made […]
09/21/2018
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By Carol Anderson
20 of the most addictive foods (Surprise: None of them are good for you)
On any given day – may it be good, bad, tiring, exciting or uneventful – we always look forward to eating some good food. Because of how badly we crave and depend on food, some experts say it can even be considered an addiction. A team of researchers from the Department of Psychology at the […]
05/15/2018
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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 […]
12/13/2017
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By Lance D Johanson
Labeling matters: New study shows “snack foods” contribute to overeating
Food labels might not seem like a big deal, but more often than not, their messages and keywords shape your eating habits. Professor Jane Ogden and researchers from the University of Surrey studied the psychology of the words “snack” and “meal,” two terms that define many food products and influence consumer behavior. Their study shows […]
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