More evidence links weight gain to meal times

A recent study on obesity and weight gain finds that it is not just what we eat but when we eat it that is important. Evidence for this theory is mounting.

Can we blame delicious food for our holiday weight gain?

Good-tasting food causes us to overeat and consequently gain weight; at least that’s the commonly held belief. Will research back up this theory?

Study Suggests Obesity Is Due To Increased Food Consumption, Not Decreased Energy Expenditure

Modern lifestyles are generally quite different from those of our hunter-gatherer ancestors, a fact that some claim as the cause of the current rise in global obesity, but new results published in the open access journal PLoS ONE find that there is no difference between the energy expenditure of modern hunter-gatherers and Westerners, casting doubt on this theory…

Researcher Who Linked Fetal Nutrition To Adult Disease Honored By March Of Dimes

The world-renowned physician and professor who pioneered the theory linking fetal malnutrition to chronic adult disease will receive the March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award for outstanding achievement in the field of maternal-fetal nutrition. Dr.