US scientists have discovered middle-aged adults with high-levels of a particular body chemical are twice as likely to develop obesity later in life. The chemical in question, peptide neurotensin (NT), is already associated with increased ...
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Dark chocolate compounds could prevent obesity and type-2 diabetes The potential health benefits of dark chocolate keep piling up, and scientists are now homing in on what ingredients in chocolate might help prevent obesity, as well as ...
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Medical nutrition scientists have written volumes that show how the nutrients from the foods we eat daily alter our genetic structure as well as the metabolism of every one of the trillions of cells in our body. Neurons in the brain are ...
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