(Natural News) A new tax on sugary drinks that went into effect in Seattle at the beginning of the month has caused the price of some products there to double, and residents are voicing their unhappiness with the new rule. Seattle joined several other American cities in taxing sodas and other beverages sweetened with sugar. […]

(Natural News) A new study revealed that black pepper could help fight against obesity by reducing body fat and blood sugar levels. The study was carried out by a team of researchers from Sri Venkateswara University in India. For the study, the research team experimented on obese rats who were administered with a high-fat diet […]

(Natural News) Could health education help combat childhood obesity? That question is what Tabitha Blasingame of the Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital sought to answer in her paper. On determining whether or not health education could contribute to better food and lifestyle choices, she discovered that it very well could. For her study, Blasingame recruited 15 […]

(Natural News) Many believe in the saying “bigger is better”, and it’s this adage that has become a common marketing ploy in the food industry. According to former McDonald’s advertising executive Dan Parker, this is but one of many tricks being used to fool people into eating supersized food portions. Another one is to reduce […]

(Natural News) There’s a long-held belief that African Americans are more prone to developing type-2 diabetes; yet a new study has turned that idea in on its head. Researchers from Northwestern University have discovered that various modifiable, biological factors like body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure can predispose one to this condition, not genetics. […]

(Natural News) According to the results of a systematic review, sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) are associated with obesity in children and adults. Researchers have studied the latest data concerning SSBs, and at least 30 studies from 2013 to 2015 point to the link between SSBs and obesity. Experts warn countries who have yet to do so that […]

(Natural News) A study published on the journal BMJ Open revealed that a wide array of energy drinks, which were also readily available to children ages 16 years old and below, are laden with excessive amounts of sugar. A team of researchers examined various brands of energy drink and found that most of the products were commonly sold at 500 milliliters […]

(Natural News) Picture this: You’re a fitness instructor working with an overweight client at a local gym. Thinking that you’re being an encouraging and enthusiastic trainer, you look at your client as he or she is running on the treadmill and yell, “Come on! Lose that weight!” The client then turns to you with a […]

(Natural News) Sparkling or carbonated water is a delight to drink, no doubt, but did you know that it can add inches to your waistline? This is a fact that Palestinian researchers first put out in a study, wherein rats who were given sugary water with added bubbles became fatter and hungrier than rats who […]

(Natural News) Cancer is a global health issue that, unfortunately, is not going away anytime soon. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that, by 2035, there will be 24 million new cases of cancer and 14.5 million cancer-related deaths per annum worldwide. Still, there’s good news behind all this: According to recently published research from Australia, […]