Researchers at UC Riverside have uncovered why soybean oil, one of America's most widely consumed ingredients, drives significant weight gain—at least in mice. The findings point not to the oil itself ...

“Fiber fills up the stomach with little to no calories to be absorbed by the body,” Edwards says. If you eat too much in one sitting, you run the risk of feeling uncomfortably full very quickly, and ...

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Soybean oil, the most widely consumed cooking oil in the United States and a staple of processed foods, contributes to obesity, at least in mice, through a mechanism scientists are now beginning to ...

The endocannabinoid system is found throughout the brain and body and plays a key role in everything from memory and learning ...

For decades, scientists have known that what harms the body often harms the brain. Conditions such as obesity, high blood ...

The study focused on a protein known for its role in longevity and disease prevention. Scientists found that it does more ...

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