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Impulsive personality linked to food addiction
Posted in Medicine on 26th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
The same kinds of impulsive behavior that lead some people to abuse alcohol and other drugs may also be an important contributor to an unhealthy relationship with food.
Obesity crisis: Future projections 'underestimated'
Posted in Medicine on 13th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
Estimates that half the UK population will be obese by 2050 "underestimate" the problem, a report has claimed.
Your guts what you eat, too
Posted in Medicine on 7th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
Changing diet can quickly shift makeup of important microbes there, research says
Obesity quadruples to nearly one billion in developing world
Posted in Medicine on 4th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
The number of overweight and obese adults in the developing world has almost quadrupled to around one billion since 1980.
Handheld Device Tellspec can Detect Allergens, Chemicals and Nutrients in Food
Posted in Hardware on 16th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
A hand-held spectrometer that can determine exactly what is in the users food and display it on his or her smartphone.