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5 Weird Things Associated With Getting Fat
Do you like to travel? Is your friend obese? If so, science says you could be gaining weight right now...
Why You Can’t Stop Eating Cheetos
A recent article in the New York Times Magazine delves into the science of junk-food craving.
Is Dr. Oz Bad For Science?
Dr. Oz dispatches advice to one of the biggest audiences in the country. A New Yorker profile asks: Why is so much of that advice bunk?
Drug That Targets Blood Flow to Fat Cells Is Shown to Slim Down Obese Monkeys
A team at the University of Texas has created a fat-burning drug that doesn’t so much burn fat as it...
Anti-Obesity Pill Swells in Your Stomach, Making You Full Before You Even Start Eating
The gelatinous capsule has passed its first human trials
Engineering Food With Aromas That Make Us Feel Full
Usually the enticing smell of food is associated with hunger pangs, but researchers in the Netherlands think that foods can...
Genetically Engineered Mice Can’t Get Fat
UCLA scientist give mice an E. coli gene that burns fat over carbs, preventing obesity
Obesity Caused by Eating Too Much
Stay tuned for next week's earth-shaking study: obesity linked to weight gain
Intrigue in the World of Fruits and Vegetables
Peeling back the exterior to get at the truth of a lawsuit
The Future — and Past — of Surgery
The most important surgical advances of the last 20 years, and some old surgical procedures that are still popular
