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Want to Lose Weight? Eat Foods That Smell

Shauna Wright — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:46:41 +0000

Have you ever binged on garlic? Probably not, and experts say there’s a good reason for that: scientists have found we tend to eat less of smellier foods. In previous work, Rene de Wijk, a sensory scientist at Food & Biobased Research in the Netherlands, learned food texture alters consumption in that thicker and more [...]

Could the Key to Losing Weight Be A Good Night's Sleep?

Maura Chwastyk — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:05:58 +0000

The weight loss industry has come out with a seemingly unending supply of new miracle products meant to help us in our pursuits to fit into a smaller pair of jeans, but, according to a new study, the most

Jennifer Hudson Takes More Pride in Weight Loss Than Academy Award

Allyson Koerner — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:37:03 +0000

From singer turned actress to wife and mother, Jennifer Hudson is no stranger to the spotlight and continues to shine in the September issue of Self.

Sporting her svelte figure on the cover, Hudson revealed losing weight means more to her than the Academy Award she won in 2007 for ‘Dreamgirls.’

Dieting Forces the Brain To Eat Itself

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:52:00 +0000

When you’re trying to lose weight by cutting down on your food intake your brain is busy chomping down — on itself. Researchers from Yeshiva University in New York have found that when a person diets, the sudden loss of nutrients causes the brain to try to conserve energy by devouring its own cells. As [...]