Thin people find it easier to resist the temptation to eat something nutritious than people suffering from obesity. Full story

Three standard meals a day contribute to weight loss more than the popular diet of small portions. Fat people sitting on high-protein diet think less about the food when eating a full breakfast, lunch and dinner, and not when biting six times a day. Full story

Before you can solve a problem, you must first find out the reason for it. As a person who is watching weight, you have to know why you feel like checking your fridge again even if you've just closed it, and how to avoid gaining excessive weight. Full story

Curious new remedy for obesity implemented by scientists of British Empire College will suppress appetite and look as a chewing gum. Full story

A new hormone was recently discovered, Prokineticin2, which, according to the scientists from the Imperial College, London (Great Britain), can become an effective weight reduction agent. Full story

A group of American neurophysiologists lead by Gene Wang from Brookhaven National Laboratory studied the brain activity of 23 healthy men and women after they stayed off-food for 17 hours. After the "diet" the scientists asked the participants either to think about the most delicious food, or to mentally suppress thoughts about food. The study used positron emission tomography to examine the brain activity. Who do you think found it easier to complete this task? Full story