(Natural News) A whistleblower recently revealed that coronavirus-infected people in North Korea are sent to “secret” quarantine camps to die. Christian activist Tim Peters said the quarantine camps were set up in cities near the Chinese border and that the North Korean government provided “absolutely minimal or no food or medicine” to people in these camps. Peters […]

(Natural News) The “S” has really hit the fan in Venezuela. The economy has collapsed and millions of Venezuelans have fled the country to seek a better life. As food and access to healthcare have become scarce, once-eradicated diseases like cholera and malaria have returned, and children are dying due to hunger and malnutrition. More and more people are turning […]

(Natural News) An international team of researchers identified the neural circuit that dictates whether you will persevere or give up. This neural circuit may be responsible for why people perform better when they are hungry. The researchers conducted their study using fruit flies and found a small region in their brains that became highly active when the flies were starved. “Our […]

(Natural News) The world is at risk of a hunger pandemic, and it could reach biblical proportions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said David Beasley, executive director of the World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations. Various countries have already been suffering from famine before the coronavirus escalated. But the arrival of the pandemic and the subsequent disruption […]

(Natural News) You’ve probably had people warn you against buying groceries on an empty stomach to avoid being tempted by junk food. According to a study published in the journal Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, making major decisions on an empty stomach can make you more impatient and more inclined to settle for smaller rewards. Hunger and compromised decision-making […]

(Natural News) With the pandemic taking hold just after the new year began, 2020 has proven to be one of the worst years in history for people everywhere, and residents of the United States are no exception. For many, fears about getting ill with the coronavirus have now been eclipsed by desperate anxiety about where […]

(Natural News) A landmark study led by the Imperial College London found that obesity rates are increasing faster in rural areas, and researchers believe this is due to the quality of food available outside large cities. The research analyzed the height and weight of more than 112 million adults living in urban and rural areas of 200 countries and […]

(Natural News) People follow diets to lose weight, improve their well-being, or to manage certain health conditions. Regardless of your main reason for dieting, experts advise that it’s important to drink enough water regularly to promote weight loss and stay healthy. According to Dr. Thomas Chi, a urologist at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), […]

(Natural News) There is a neural circuit in the brain that regulates the craving for more food. Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) identified it as the neuromedin U receptor 2. When they blocked this receptor in the brain of rats, the animals stopped craving junk food. “When trying to lose weight people often strive to […]

(Natural News) Studies show that conditioning your brain to control your appetite is not enough. It was found that our bones are responsible for our appetites and metabolism as well. Researchers at the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) in Canada found that bones produce a hormone that increases insulin production and decreases blood glucose levels. Osteoblasts, […]