Starve Your Way to Obesity

Oh, boy. Looks like a burger and fries for lunch today! Forget that scrimpy little salad with diet dressing...

Bodies Not Fooled By Diet Foods

If you think you're cutting calories by eating diet or low-calorie versions of your favorite foods, think again. A new study by Canadian scientists published in the journal Obesity suggests that our bodies can't be fooled that easily. Led by David Pierce, researchers at the University of Alberta studied the eating habits of young rats, and found that they tended to overeat when they were fed "diet" foods. Though the new study was conducted in animals, it adds to a growing body of research in humans that suggests a diet-foods paradox: [...]

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