What are the signs of not eating enough?

Undereating can negatively impact health and wellbeing. Aside from losing weight, signs that someone might not be eating enough can include feeling tired, getting ill more often, hair loss, and skin problems. Here, we cover the risks and reasons for undereating, as well as nine signs and symptoms to look out for.

Measuring arm circumference is a more reliable indicator of malnutrition

Children with diarrhea misdiagnosed more often if weight is sole criterionAdam C. Levine, M.D.

Burger consumption in restaurants associated with higher obesity risk in African-American women

Americans are increasingly eating more of their meals prepared away from home, and this is particularly true among African Americans, who also have higher rates of obesity than other Americans. Young adults tend to eat out more often at fast-food restaurants and these establishments are more often found in minority neighborhoods.

Mismatch Between Sun Exposure In Modern Life And Skin Pigmentation

As people move more often and become more urbanized, skin color — an adaptation that took hundreds of thousands of years to develop in humans — may lose some of its evolutionary advantage, according to a Penn State anthropologist…

Discovery Of Bitter Blocker Increases Understanding Of Taste, Opening Doors To Better Nutrition And Therapeutic Compliance

Although bitterness can sometimes be desirable – such as in the taste of coffee or chocolate – more often bitter taste causes rejection that can interfere with food selection, nutrition and therapeutic compliance. This is especially true for children…

Ghrelin Enhances Sense Of Smell

An appetite-stimulating hormone causes people and animals to sniff odors more often and with greater sensitivity, according to a new study in the April 13 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The findings suggest ghrelin may enhance the ability to find and identify food…