Desire for Junk Food is in Your Genes

Desire for Junk Food is in Your Genes

Because it’s been programmed into our genes, people prefer calorie-dense foods (Am J Clin Nutr, 2016 Aug; 104(2): 446–453), such as:• pastries and desserts that are loaded with sugar, starch and fats,• fried foods full of calories and advanced glycation end...
Exercise May Help to Prevent Dementia

Exercise May Help to Prevent Dementia

More than 80 percent of North Americans over the age of 85 suffer from some form of dementia. A new study in rats helps to explain why exercise could help to prevent or delay this dreaded condition (Sci Rep, 2017 Sep 7;7(1):10903). A group of rats were kept in cages...
How Sugar Can Fill Your Liver with Fat

How Sugar Can Fill Your Liver with Fat

People who eat a lot of sugar can develop a liver full of fat that can lead to diabetes (Clin Sci (Lond), 2017 Sep 18). Twelve men with fatty livers who had not been diagnosed as being diabetic and the same number of non-diabetic men with normal livers were fed either...