Taste linked to slimmer figures
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Maybe, say researchers at Rutgers University and other US east coast universities who have found people especially sensitive to bitter compounds in broccoli and other foods tend to be thinner than others.
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NEW YORK  - While people have a good sense   of the calories contained in smaller portions of fast food,   they sharply underestimate the calories in "super size"   servings, research hints.
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A new federal report finds that much of the population -- which is overweight and overfed -- often falls short in consuming essential nutrients. In short, Americans are eating too much of the wrong stuff.
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NEW YORK  - Modifying the consumption of  different food-groups may keep body weight from creeping up  over time, new research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Preschool children who are regularly given sugary drinks between meals are more likely to be overweight than their peers, new study findings suggest.
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NEW YORK  - The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is increased among middle-aged adults who regularly drink carbonated soft drinks, even soda that is calorie-free, new research suggests.
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Women who are consistently overweight or obese during adulthood may be at increased risk for a decrease in the volume of certain areas of their brain -- according to a study from Sweden
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Maybe, say researchers at Rutgers University and elsewhere who have found people especially sensitive to bitter compounds in broccoli and other foods tend to be thinner than others.
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Researchers have linked daily consumption of sugary soft drinks and fruit punches to significant weight gain and a higher risk of type 2 diabetes.
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Italian scientists are testing a new diet pill that expands to a clear, gelatinous blob that may shrink waistlines by giving dieters a sense of satiety.
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NEW YORK  - Obese men are more likely to be   infertile than their slimmer peers, according to the first   study to look at whether a man's weight influences a couple's   fertility.
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Science & environment: Men are not alone in finding the leggier form more attractive, a study has found
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NEW YORK  - Cigarette smoking and a family history of alcoholism both alter how women perceive sweet foods and what foods they crave, according to studies conducted by two researchers from the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia.
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Can eating less junk food add some girth to your wallet?
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Those patients also showed healthier cholesterol levels and glucose tolerance. Most of the fat loss was from the waistline. Metabolic Pharmaceuticals Ltd of Australia did the study.
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Obesity is considered a major public health problem today, but a number of scientists are coming to see it as a comparative blessing, given the alternative.
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A grapefruit or two a day, along with a healthy diet, could help shrink widening waistlines. It might also cut smokers' risk for cancer as it inhibits a carcinogen in tobacco smoke.