December 30, 2009
News & Research
The premise that hunger makes food look more appealing is a widely held belief — just ask those who cruise grocery store aisles on an empty stomach, only to go home with a full basket and an empty wallet. Prior research studies have suggested that the so-called hunger hormone ghrelin, which the body produces when it’s hungry, might…
Read more...
December 29, 2009
Cancer
Dental disease may be a wake-up call that your diet is harming your body. “The five-alarm fire bell of a tooth ache is difficult to ignore,” says Dr. Philippe P. Hujoel, professor of dental public health sciences at the University of Washington (UW) School of Dentistry in Seattle. Beyond the immediate distress, dental pain may portend future medical …
Tagged as:
Cancer,
Gums,
Obesity
Read more...