A new study from the University of California in San Francisco looked closely at the relationship between obesity and the brain.

Researchers looked at the nervous system of a worm and how serotonin levels in the nervous system had an important impact on how much the worms ate as well as what the body did with the calories.

As it turns out, when serotonin levels are low, more fat is stored.  This basically means, applied to humans, why diets usually fail.  It is not so much what food you are eating, but what your body is choosing to do with that food.

It seems like every months sees a new food product the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to praise for health benefits, and today it’s walnuts.

According to new nutrition research eating 1.5 ounces of walnuts per day may reduce the risk of heart disease.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is stating that the walnut is a great source of heart-healthy fats and is a good source for concentrated calories.

How many nuts are you working into your diet?

Battling brain cancer has not stopped the formidable Senator Ted Kennedy from his focus on health care reform.

Monday the Massachusetts democrat made his first appearance on Capitol Hill since he showed up in July to support a Medicare bill. 

While the Senator did not stay long, he did say that he is proceeding with his plan to push his own bill for universal health care in early 2009.

Wonder what the 76-year-old veteran lawmaker has up his sleeve.

The benefits of regular physical activity and having enough sleep are hard to ignore. In addition to boosting your confidence and self-esteem, they can also help you prevent chronic health conditions and may reduce the risk of cancer, a new research suggests.

Weight loss is not trouble-free. Anyone who has ever snubbed to go along with heaviness knows that. You know that. But it is attainable. When you first begin a new credence loss regime you will be keyed up at the hope of mislaying credence. Eager about getting back into form, its because of buying some latest costumes.