http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A new study led by an NYU School of Medicine investigator and published in the February 15, 2011, Advance Online Publication, International Journal of Obesity, challenges the idea that calorie labeling has an effect on the purchasing behavior of teenagers or what parents purchase for their children. Teens appear to notice the calorie information at the same rate as adults, however they respond at a lower rate. The conclusions are similar to a previous study about adult eating behavior by Dr. Brian Elbel, assistant professor and colleagues, which showed that although labels did increase awareness of calories, they did not alter food choices. http://phys.org/news216990156.html Medicine & Health Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:02:49 EST news216990156 Encouraging the obese to lose weight may not always be beneficial for their wellbeing reports a paper published online in the International Journal of Obesity. http://phys.org/news203158175.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:49:51 EST news203158175 The age-old question of why men store fat in their bellies and women store it in their hips may have finally been answered: Genetically speaking, the fat tissue is almost completely different. http://phys.org/news193073431.html Medicine & Health Fri, 14 May 2010 16:31:10 EST news193073431 (PhysOrg.com) -- Negative attitudes towards obese people are based on an emotional response of disgust, a new study suggests. http://phys.org/news191570850.html Medicine & Health Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:30:01 EST news191570850 It was a provocative prediction that due to the obesity epidemic Baby Boomers may outlive their children. http://phys.org/news189878285.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:58:40 EST news189878285 The age-old maxim "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper" may in fact be the best advice to follow to prevent metabolic syndrome, according to a new University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study. http://phys.org/news189186380.html Medicine & Health Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:47:50 EST news189186380 The sizes of the portions and plates in more than four dozen depictions of the Last Supper - painted over the past 1,000 years - have gradually grown bigger and bigger, according to a Cornell University study published in The International Journal of Obesity (April 2010), a peer-reviewed publication. http://phys.org/news188499437.html Other Sciences Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:57:46 EST news188499437 Juice extracted from North American lowbush blueberries, biotransformed with bacteria from the skin of the fruit, holds great promise as an anti-obesity and anti-diabetic agent. The study, published in the International Journal of Obesity, was conducted by researchers from the Université de Montréal, the Institut Armand-Frappier and the Université de Moncton who tested the effects of biotransformed juices compared to regular blueberry drinks on mice. http://phys.org/news171049181.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:50:01 EST news171049181 A new study published in the International Journal of Obesity reports that consumption of sugar-free beverages sweetened with low-calorie sweeteners increases dietary restraint, a key aspect of successful weight maintenance. http://phys.org/news170328540.html Medicine & Health Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:40:02 EST news170328540 The relationships between children and their parent of the same gender in the earliest years of life could be the key to understanding why some young people become obese and others do not, new research conducted by the EarlyBird Diabetes Study has shown. http://phys.org/news166701585.html Medicine & Health Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:00:05 EST news166701585 The ghrelin hormone not only stimulates the brain giving rise to an increase in appetite, but also favours the accumulation of lipids in visceral fatty tissue, located in the abdominal zone and considered to be the most harmful. This is the conclusion of research undertaken at Metabolic Research Laboratory of the University Hospital of Navarra, published recently in the International Journal of Obesity. http://phys.org/news162047832.html Medicine & Health Wed, 20 May 2009 14:20:03 EST news162047832 Increased daily exercise can prevent diabetes and cardiovascular disease in obese women, but getting started and maintaining new habits is a challenge. A new study by researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet shows that extra support and encouragement can help more women to exercise to and from work. http://phys.org/news160754690.html Medicine & Health Tue, 05 May 2009 15:05:14 EST news160754690