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Expected Calorie Content Influences Consumers' Reactions to Menu-Board Nutrition Information

Other Sciences / Economics

created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study by marketing researchers at the University of Arkansas indicates that many consumers have a poor understanding of the calorie, fat and sodium content of quick-service restaurant meals. This finding is especially ...





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Successful weight loss with dieting is linked to vitamin D levels

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 11, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 1

Vitamin D levels in the body at the start of a low-calorie diet predict weight loss success, a new study found.


Calorie restricted diet prevents pancreatic inflammation and cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 15, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Prevention of weight gain with a restricted calorie diet sharply reduced the development of pancreatic lesions that lead to cancer in preclinical research reported today by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin ...


Study strengthens link between sirtuins and life extension

Study strengthens link between sirtuins proteins and life extension

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new paper from MIT biology professor Leonard Guarente strengthens the link between longevity proteins called sirtuins and the lifespan-extending effects of calorie restriction.


Looking for the Founatain of Youth? Cut your calories, research suggests

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 03, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (17) | comments 1

Want to slow the signs of aging and live longer? New Saint Louis University research suggests cutting back on calories could be a promising strategy.


Impact of Menu-Labeling: Study Shows People Eat Less When They Know More

Impact of Menu-Labeling: Study Shows People Eat Less When They Know More

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The restaurant industry has lobbied hard against mandatory menu labeling in restaurants, highlighting the importance of a new study from Yale University measuring the impact of such regulations. ...


How calorie-restricted diets fight obesity and extend life span

How calorie-restricted diets fight obesity and extend life span

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists searching for the secrets of how calorie-restricted diets increase longevity are reporting discovery of proteins in the fat cells of human volunteers that change as pounds drop off. The proteins ...


Calorie restriction does not appear to induce bone loss in overweight adults

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 22, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young adults who follow a diet that is low in calories but nutritionally sound for six months appear to lose weight and fat without significant bone loss, according to a report in the September 22 issue of Archives of In ...


UAB researchers link calorie intake to cell lifespan, cancer development

Researchers link calorie intake to cell lifespan, cancer development (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (12) | comments 7

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have discovered that restricting consumption of glucose, the most common dietary sugar, can extend the life of healthy human-lung cells and speed ...


Researchers note differences between people and animals on calorie restriction

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created Sep 24, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (13) | comments 2

Calorie restriction, a diet that is low in calories and high in nutrition, may not be as effective at extending life in people as it is in rodents, according to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. ...


The way you eat may affect your risk for breast cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

How you eat may be just as important as how much you eat, if mice studies are any clue.



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