Researchers from the University of Barcelona and the Rovira i Virgili University have shown that eating walnuts increases levels of serotonin, a substance that helps transmit nerve signals, reduces the feeling of hunger and promotes heart health, in addition to reducing abdominal obesity and hypertension. Their findings are published in the Journal of Proteome Research.
Do you live in a neighborhood where most of the neighbors have low income? So your probability of suffering from obesity and diabetes is much higher, according to a study by the University of Chicago and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
A component of green tea can slow weight gain by up to 45% and help fight obesity in mammals, as suggested by a new study from Penn State University (USA) published in the latest issue of the specialized journal 'Obesity' .
According to a recent study, overweight people have higher levels of the amino acid homocysteine in their blood than non-obese people, which increases the risk of having a stroke. Strokes of unknown cause, on which the research has focused, occur at very young ages when compared to other types of stroke.
In one in every 2,000 people, there is a duplicated region of chromosome 16 that makes men 23 times more likely to be extremely thin, a new study reveals. In the case of women, the predisposition is "only" five times greater than that of the rest of the population.
Obesity does not stop growing in the world, and the main cause is excessive food intake. In a study of the brain circuits that control hunger and satiety, researchers at the Yale University School of Medicine (USA) have concluded that the molecular mechanism that controls free radicals also plays a key role in increased appetite.
A European team of scientists with Spanish participation has identified the cause of the problems that hinder the pregnancy of women with obesity. According to research, carried out with cows, the toxic action of fatty acids on the ovum is the trigger for a lower viability of the embryo.
Both getting married and getting divorced can make you gain weight, especially if you have passed your thirties. For men, the risk of gaining weight increases especially after a divorce, enough to have worrying health effects. However, the probability of gaining weight in women increases especially in the two years after getting married.
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.
