Young British holidaymakers pile on more pounds through drink than food while on trips abroad, according to a survey. Among 18 to 25-year-olds, alcohol consumption per day amounted to an average of 1,592 calories, the poll by travel company www.sunshine.co.uk found. This amounted to 11,144 calories for a week-long holiday and exceeded the daily average [...]
Archives: 20 February 2012
February 20, 2012
February 20, 2012
Faulty fat sensor implicated in obesity and liver disease
ScienceDaily (Feb. 19, 2012) Defects in a protein that functions as a dietary fat sensor may be a cause of obesity and liver disease, according to a study published in the journal Nature, led by researchers at Imperial College London. The findings highlight a promising target for new drugs to treat obesity and metabolic [...]
February 20, 2012
Total rethink needed on dieting, scientists say
Everything you know about dieting is wrong, say US scientists who have devised a new formula for calculating calories and weight loss that they hope will revolutionize the way people tackle obesity. Obesity rates have doubled worldwide in the past 30 years, coinciding with a growing food surplus, and the ensuing epidemic has sparked a [...]
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