The weight loss and obesity issue is rapidly over taking tobacco as the number one health concern for the coming decades. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one-third of adults in the United States are classified as obese. With that in mind, the FDA approved a new appetite suppressant called Belviq (lorcaserin hydrochloride) from Arena Pharmaceuticals…

In a new report, published by BMJ (British Medical Journal), a team of researchers examine the evidence behind healthy eating advice…

A picture can say a thousand words, but according to a study presented at The Endocrine Society’s 94th Annual Meeting in Houston, a picture can also be worth a thousand calories. Researchers have discovered that looking at images of high-calorie foods stimulates the brain’s appetite control center, which leads to an elevated desire for food…