A study led by the University of Bristol has revealed that a child’s body weight does not play a big role in impacting their mood or behavioral disorders. This study refutes the conclusions made by earlier studies that suggested a strong link between a child’s obesity and their mental health.

Vegetarian and vegan diets are linked to lower levels of cholesterol and fats in your blood, according to an analysis of all the evidence from randomised trials published since 1982. The authors of a study say this means that plant-based diets can play a significant role in reducing blocked arteries, thereby lowering the risk of heart and blood vessel diseases, such as stroke and heart attacks.

Regularly eating a high fat/calorie diet could reduce the brain’s ability to regulate calorie intake. New research in rats published in The Journal of Physiology found that after short periods of being fed a high fat/high calorie diet, the brain adapts to react to what is being ingested and reduces the amount of food eaten to balance calorie intake.

A study conducted at the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital in Finland has concluded that the mother’s health and lifestyle during pregnancy can have a huge impact on the neurodevelopment of 2-year-old children. It also states that gestational diabetes may have unfavourable effects on the neurodevelopment of the child.

Researchers from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Amsterdam published a new Journal of Marketing study that examines how sugar reduction strategies affect new product sales.

A study from Keck Medicine of USC gives people extra motivation to reduce fast-food consumption. The study found that eating fast food is associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a potentially life-threatening condition in which fat builds up in the liver.

Once adults reach age 65, the threshold age for the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, the extent of their genetic risk may outweigh age as a predictor of whether they will develop the fatal brain disorder, a new study suggests.

Researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital have revealed that a person’s body mass index (BMI) should be taken into account while giving patients Vitamin D supplements as those with higher BMI’s tend to have minimal benefits of the supplement.

A study by the National Institutes of Health has revealed that keeping your body hydrated with fluids leads to fewer chronic conditions which in turn helps adults to age in a healthy manner.

High-calorie foods — high in fat, oil, and sugar — can taste good but often cause overeating, leading to obesity and major health problems. But what stimulates the brain to cause overeating? Scientists have now revealed the genetic mechanism behind this phenomenon.