Joint research between the University of Michigan and the Argentina-based National Council of Science and Technology (CONICET) has shed light on one of the most frustrating mysteries of weight loss – why the weight inevitably comes back.
Children who bask in the nighttime glow of a TV or computer don’t get enough rest and suffer from poor lifestyle habits, new research from the University of Alberta has shown. Continue reading »
Evidence for Food Addiction
New research from Canada suggests that people can become dependent on tempting foods and engage in a compulsive pattern of consumption, similar to behaviors seen in drug addicts and those with alcoholism.
by Dr. Leo Galland
A study in the December 16, 2009 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that higher levels of the hormone leptin protected people from developing Alzheimer’s disease1. The analysis came from the famed Framingham heart study, which has been following the residents of Framingham, Massachusetts, for decades.
When they grouped people according to their sex and level of leptin, they found that among the group with the lowest leptin levels, 25% developed Alzheimer’s disease during the study period, whereas only 6% of the highest leptin group developed Alzheimer’s disease. Continue reading »
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