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Brain 'can be trained to prefer healthy food'

Posted in Featured, Science on 3rd Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller

The brain can be trained to prefer healthy food over unhealthy high-calorie foods, using a diet which does not leave people hungry, suggests a study from the US.

Health leaders call for emergency taskforce on obesity

Posted in Medicine on 1st Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller

"An entire generation is being destroyed by a diet of junk food and sugary drinks".

Junk Food Diet Keeps Rats from Seeking Out New Foods

Posted in Science on 30th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

Junk food may trap people in a cycle of unhealthy eating by making them less likely to try new foods and more likely to respond to cues for junk food in the future.

Mouth Bacteria Can Change Its Diet, Supercomputers Reveal

Posted in Software on 13th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists say these surprising findings might lead to better ways to prevent or even reverse the gum disease periodontitis, diabetes, and Crohn's disease.

The Fishy Origins of the Fish Oil Craze

Posted in Science on 5th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

A widely cited, foundational study does not say what people say it does.