Individuals with eating disorders show a deficiency of the endocannabinoid system, a complex intercellular communication structure involved in the regulation of processes such as appetite, mood and addictive behaviors. A study co-directed by Professor Roser...
The presence of Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in milk and other dairy products is a risk factor for the health of humans. This is particularly true in infants, a vulnerable group, since they are exposed to these toxins through...
A nutrition intervention study published by researchers from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the Rovira i Virgili University shows that eating 60 grams of nuts per day in men who maintain a Western-style diet (poor in fruit and vegetables and rich in fat and meat) increases the...
A study conducted by the UAB Department of Medicine and the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital analyses the effects a high-calorie breakfast early in the morning has on the satifaction and sense of well-being after eating a mid-morning snack...
Rumination, the regurgitation of recently ingested food into the mouth, can be a minor problem or lead to severe nutritional complications. Professor Fernando Azpiroz, from the UAB Department of Medicine and Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, and his team, have developed a new method...
It is estimated that, by 2030, obese population will increase to 573 million. Apart from other diseases related to obesity, experts have discovered that the higher the weight of people, the more likely they are to have osteoarthritis....
Overweight and obesity continue to rise due to unhealthy diets, especially in adolescences. A recent study on the effects of a cafeteria diet with regard to coping strategies in female rats has shown, on the one hand, that this type of diet is not only metabolically harmful but...
The aim of this research was to demonstrate that food intake, in addition to digestive and cognitive responses, also has a hedonic component. We therefore conducted a study with 42 healthy subjects, to whom the response to intake of 240 ml of broth or water was measured....
A sedentary lifestyle could be considered one of the great epidemics of the century. In the past 100 years, technological advances and socioeconomic development have shaped society, eliminating much of the...
