For many people, losing weight is synonymous with restriction and sacrifice. In an effort to acquire the body of their dreams, patients obsess over every calorie and cut too many corners, leaving their bodies starved and tired. Malnourishment is not the key to a healthy lifestyle and could be the gateway into difficult health problems.… Continue reading Does Losing Weight Mean Having to Go Hungry?
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Body Temperature May Be A Factor in Obesity
Researchers appear to have found a new link to obesity: a body’s “core temperature.” The discovery, by scientists from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine, came in a mouse study that focused on a molecule called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). The researchers analyzed the action of BDNF when the mice were deprived of… Continue reading Body Temperature May Be A Factor in Obesity