Sugar consumption should be controlled, as is the case with alcohol and tobacco, to protect public health. This is what scientists from the University of California in San Francisco (USA) recommend today in the journal 'Nature'. Neuroendrocrinologist Robert Lustig and his colleagues say that added sugars are behind the global epidemic of obesity and associated diseases (the metabolic syndrome).
For the first time, a study has confirmed that men and women who drink alcohol continuously suffer to a greater extent abdominal obesity, related to mortality in adults. The effect of alcohol on accumulated fat is greater in the case of beer than in that of wine, although both have a marked effect on this adiposity.
It is called irisin, it is found in the muscles and acts on the cells of adipose tissue, according to scientists from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute (United States) in the latest issue of the journal Nature. It naturally occurs when we do regular physical exercise for several weeks.
Miracle diets are diets that have in common the promise of rapid weight loss with little effort, their imbalance in nutrients, severely restricted energy intake, and health disadvantages - such as loss of muscle mass and increased muscle mass. risk of suffering from cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.
In 2011, Denmark was the first country to apply a tax on fats. Now France has announced that, as of next January 1, it will apply a new tax on sugary and sweetened soft drinks. The rate will be levied at 7.16 euros for each hectoliter of soft drink.
Brain tissue consumes a lot of energy. A team of researchers from the University of Zurich has found that fat storage potential generally goes hand in hand with relatively small brains, except in the case of humans. The ability of humans to use more energy depends on three key factors: common care of the offspring, a higher quality diet and their ability to walk upright.
Why does the tendency to follow a healthy diet and to carry out adequate amounts of physical exercise tend to coexist in the same individual? It's not by chance. A new study published in the journal Obesity Review reveals why increased levels of physical activity are associated with improved quality of diet.
The latest study of Diet and Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases in Spain (DRECE) reveals that the obesity rate among Spaniards has grown between 17% and 21%, despite the fact that we consume 250 fewer calories than 20 years ago.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
