ScienceDaily
Ozempic's side effects may have just revealed the brain's hidden 'craving center' - the lateral septum - and it's not the dopamine hotspot we've been blaming all along.
ScienceDaily
A new study finds that cutting back on sweet foods doesn't change your cravings or health, because your taste buds are stubborn and sugar is sneaky.
BBC Health
England's obesity rates have doubled since 1993, despite 14 government strategies - because apparently, convenience and cheap junk food are winning.
ScienceDaily
Your brain is basically a hoarder who refuses to let you lose weight, but science is starting to pick the locks.
ScienceDaily
Penn State study finds that a daily avocado might shave 4% off your heart disease risk - modest, but a delicious step in the right direction.
ScienceDaily
New research suggests your gut helps your brain remember where dinner was, but only if it's nutritious - sorry, diet soda doesn't count.
BBC Health
England bans energy drinks for under-16s, because teenagers definitely don't already have enough anxiety and sleep problems without a jolt of caffeine and sugar.
The Guardian
UK MPs propose banning fast food near schools and junk food ads, urging supermarkets to showcase produce and mandate health labels, all to combat a £74bn obesity crisis.
BBC Business
Free cooking classes in Guernsey teach parents that making food from scratch is cheaper and healthier than buying pre-packaged stuff. Shocking, we know.
ScienceDaily
Researchers find a protein switch that makes cells burn fat like it's going out of style and blocks new fat cells from forming - because apparently our bodies needed a better way to decide what to do with all that leftover pizza energy.
BBC Health
New obesity diagnoses are spiking fastest in young adults, because nothing says 'prime of your life' like a higher risk of diabetes and heart disease.
ScienceDaily
A 2023 study shows intermittent fasting doesn't just shrink your waistline - it also rewires your brain and reshuffles your gut bacteria in a synchronized dance of appetite suppression.
The Guardian Europe
A massive study finds there's no safe time to gain weight as an adult - your risk of various cancers climbs with every pound, especially if you start early.
BBC Health
Eli Lilly's orforglipron pill helps keep weight off after stopping obesity jabs, but experts warn it may be a lifelong commitment.
ScienceDaily
Scientists discover that a fat-burning protein scientists have studied since the 1960s has been secretly running operations from the cell nucleus this whole time, rewriting decades of obesity science.
ScienceDaily
Scientists trick cells into accepting a metabolic package deal, and mice are eating less and losing weight - but humans should hold their hors d'oeuvres.
BBC Health
Eleven cancers are rising in young Brits, scientists blame obesity but aren't sure, and the NHS says check your poo for blood - no, really.
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