News tagged with fatty foods

Researchers pinpoint neurons that control obesity in fruit flies

A team of scientists from the California Institute of Technology have pinpointed two groups of neurons in fruit fly brains that have the ability to sense and manipulate the fly's fat stores in much the same way as do neurons ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Food additive may one day help control blood lipids and reduce disease risk

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a substance in the liver that helps process fat and glucose. That substance is a component of the common food additive lecithin, and researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New evidence that vinegar may be natural fat-fighter

Researchers in Japan are reporting new evidence that the ordinary vinegar -- a staple in oil-and-vinegar salad dressings, pickles, and other foods -- may live up to its age-old reputation in folk medicine ...

Chemistry / Other

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Omega-3 fatty acids may benefit cancer patients undergoing major operations

New research from Trinity College Dublin published in this month's Annals of Surgery points to a potentially significant advance in the treatment of patients undergoing major cancer surgery. The study was carried out by the ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Maternal personality affects child's eating habits

Mothers with many negative thoughts and feelings are more likely to give their children unhealthy food. This is shown in a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) in collaboration with the University of ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0