Sept. 13 (UPI) --Overeating has traditionally been linked to obesity, but researchers say the real culprit is a diet high in processed sugars and carbohydrates, according to a commentary published ...

Last month, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) published a perspective piece that stirred up tensions in the worlds of epidemiology, physiology, and nutrition. Doctors and researchers ...

Fox News claims Americans are obese primarily because they eat too many carbs. The science behind this idea is still not compelling. “Overeating isn’t fueling obesity, it’s too many carbohydrates in ...

Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that obesity affects more than 40% of American adults, placing them at higher risk for heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, ...

Insulin: Miracle-Gro for fat cells According to Ludwig, what drives most carb cravings is not the taste of the foods per se but rather a biological urge to eat something to restore your blood sugar.

For decades, the causes of obesity — and the most effective way to lose weight — have been the subject of fierce debate among scientists and healthcare professionals. According to one theory, known as ...

Rockville, MD (September 8, 2021) – Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that obesity affects more than 40% of American adults, placing them at higher risk for ...

David S. Ludwig is a co-director of the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center at Boston Children’s Hospital, professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, and professor of nutrition at ...

We’re familiar with the pattern by now: Every few years, a new study emerges with new obesity statistics. The numbers seem shockingly high, almost impossibly high, until the next study comes along ...