Pregnancy cravings can harm your oral health
...eating disorder in which sufferers have a constant appetite for non-nutritious substances. Bulimia is a condition in which patients overeat and then purge due to a fear of gaining weight. While the conditions' association and cause during pregnancy are not known, many suggest cultural and physiological factor...Gut microbes' partnership helps body extract energy from food, store it as fat
...gene activity in B. thetaiotaomicron, shifting its appetite to a more abundant class of polysaccharides known as fructans. Commonly found in Western diet, fructans are used as food sweeteners. This taste change increased B. thetaiotaomicron's ability to produce energy for itself, and to make energy available...Proposed changes to obesity guidelines may harm children in the US
...sity drug Xenical (orlistat), and Abbott makes the appetite suppressant Reductil (sibutramine hydrochloride). Over recent years, the article states, drug company sponsorship is likely to have amounted to "millions." The Task Force has responded to Mr. Moynihan's questions about its funding, saying that it has...Deakin University has developed a prototype tasty snack food with special health benefits
...lavour and health promoting properties. A natural appetite suppressant which makes the consumer feel fuller for longer, and a natural compound to increase liking for a product, have also been added to the snack food. Samples of the snack are being presented to the food industry at a workshop at Deakin Unive...Radioactive scorpion venom for fighting cancer
...ing absorbed by the thyroid, which has a voracious appetite for iodine, the patients were given large amounts of non-radioactive iodine prior to the therapy to block the thyroid uptake of I-131. When the patient returns home several hours after the procedure, there are radiation doses to any family members ...Scripps research scientists test anti-obesity vaccine
...d the least amount of weight. To have an impact on appetite and weight gain, ghrelin first has to move from the bloodstream into the brain-where, over long periods, it stimulates the retention of a level of stored energy as fat. Our study is the first published evidence proving that preventing ghrelin from re...Childhood obesity caused by 'toxic environment' of Western diets, study says
..., feelings of well-being and activity decrease and appetite increases a state called "leptin resistance." Changes in food processing during the past 30 years, particularly the addition of sugar to a wide variety of foods that once never included sugar and the removal of fiber, both of which promote insuli...Researchers find nicotine withdrawal begins quickly
...rawal: cravings for cigarettes, mood disturbances, appetite increase and sleep problems. However, it had not previously been known when withdrawal symptoms first appear. Thomas H. Brandon, Ph.D., Director of H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute's Tobacco Research & Intervention Program and his re...Hopkins-led study finds that chronic form of depression runs in families
...y or down, fatigue, lack of concentration, loss of appetite or weight, and thoughts of death. Study subjects were recruited to GenRED by the University of Iowa College of Medicine, Rush University Medical College, Columbia University Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Pe...Accelerating weight loss may signal development of Alzheimer's disease
...s. Changes that occur with aging, such as reduced appetite and diminishing height, may induce weight loss in older adults, according to background information in the article. Alzheimer's disease has also been linked to age-related weight loss. Those in the late stages of the disease can lose up to 2 pounds ...Very low birth weight linked to reduced quality of life in pre-school children
...en with low birth weight had poorer lung function, appetite and motor function than normal birth-weight children, as well as being more anxious, less positive and less lively. Premature babies delivered before 28 weeks were much more likely to have a lower quality of life when it came to cognitive functions...OREXIGEN reports positive 24-week results for Contrave phase III obesity treatment study
...underlying research into the brain's regulation of appetite and energy expenditure, which suggests that combining these two central nervous system drugs may improve the ability to initiate weight loss, and importantly, to continue weight loss by blocking the body's attempts to compensate for weight loss durin...Leptin has powerful effect on reward center in the brain
...d intake and metabolism, exerts a strong effect on appetite by acting in the mid-brain region as well as in the hypothalamus, according to a Yale School of Medicine study in Neuron. "Finding that metabolic hormones directly regulate the ventral tegmental area (VTA) of the mid-brain has profound implications...Appetite changes, depression signal impulse control disorders in Parkinson disease
...e more likely to be depressed, irritable, and have appetite changes, according to a study published in the Oct...toms, were more than three times as likely to have appetite changes, and were more than six times as likely to have symptoms of irritability and disinhibition. ...Blocking an inter-generational cycle of obesity
...lopment of networks within the brain that regulate appetite to permanently set a pattern of appetite for life, according to researchers from the University of South Australia. In addition to changin...Consumers neutral on risks, benefits of nano
...s either real or imaged will diminish consumers' appetite for products," said lead researcher Steven Currall, a management and entrepreneurship expert who conducted the research while a faculty member at Rice and while at UCL and London Business School, where he currently holds academic appointments. "Measu...Bulimia may result from hormonal imbalance
...d. Testosterone is directly involved in the normal appetite regulation of the body, and an increased level may lead to an increased feeling of hunger. The testosterone level of patients with bulimia could be reduced by treating these patients with oestrogen-dominated oral contraceptives. The result was that...The Natural Fat-Loss Pharmacy by Dr. Harry Preuss
...evels of serotonin, a brain chemical that controls appetite and mood. The result: overeating. 5-HTP is a natural amino acid that boosts serotonin, helping decrease food cravings and also creating a calm state of mind that is less vulnerable to emotional overeating. In an Italian study, overweight women who to...Phone-based therapy eases depression long term
...ed therapy met their needs, without whetting their appetite for more, said Ludman. Phone-based therapy is more convenient and acceptable to patients than in-person psychotherapy, she said. Next, Ludman said, the researchers plan to explore the combination treatments cost-effectiveness and impact on work an...... "They can have poor nutritional status, disturbed appetite and a lower quality of life." Ms Zabel said fish oils had known anti-inflammatory properties due to their high concentration of Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA). "EPA has been used successfully in other population groups with chronic inflammation incl...