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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 […]

05/08/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Deadly cycle: Eating high-fat food makes us hungrier, more likely to snack on junk

Obesity isn’t just a problem with eating too much: Most of the time, there are behavioral triggers that lead to this condition, and learning to identify them will create new ideas to effectively combat the situation. This was the focus of a study led by researchers from the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and the Universitat Pompeu […]

02/03/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Hormones that govern hunger found to rise in the evening hours, raising risk of overeating

Eating in the evening presents a high risk of overeating, especially when coupled with exposure to stress, according to a study published in the International Journal of Obesity. The findings also hinted that people who are prone to binge eating are more likely to overeat. Earlier studies revealed that ghrelin, a hormone associated with hunger, increases […]

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