Your body follows a circadian rhythm that influences everything from how well your medications work to the best time for exercise.
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Proponents of intermittent fasting say the clock can help you win the battle of the bulge. But the science behind it is a little more complicated.
Fat cells and cancer cells talk to each other. Specialists in both systems can do the same.
Months not eating or moving don’t result in muscle wasting and loss of function for animals that hibernate. New research found gut microbes help their hosts hold onto and use nitrogen to build proteins.
Kids often crave processed sugary foods. But research shows that consuming too many treats during childhood and adolescence may lead to behavioral and emotional problems.
Your body might need a nudge to return to its pre-lockdown weight. And it’s probably better to act now than wait.
New research finds that ‘leaky mitochondria’ help keep sea otters warm.
A billion-year-old ‘hydrogen economy’ in the frozen soil of Antarctica provides bacteria with energy, water, and the carbon that makes up their bodies.
Eating more than your metabolism burns is likely to cause you to gain weight.
Going back to work at an office? An expert explains how the relatively cool temperature many offices are kept at may affect your body – and your health.
Fungi are a small but important part of the gut microbiome. A new study in mice shows that how much weight mice gain on a processed food diet depends on this fungal microbiome.
Certain body processes aim to prevent weight loss by slowing our metabolic rate.
There are some factors you can’t change about your metabolism. But there are things you can do to influence how much energy your body uses over the course of the day.
This latest fad diet draws many parallels with other intermittent fasting-type diets.
Man-made chemical disrupt the activities of most human genes. What effect does this have on human health and how should regulators respond?
The type of fat tissue we store in certain parts of our body is partly behind this link.
How ancient microbes survived in a world without oxygen has been a mystery. Scientists discovered a living microbial mat that uses arsenic instead of oxygen for photosynthesis and respiration.
A lack of sleep increases appetite, makes us more likely to eat unhealthy foods, and even affects how body fat is lost while dieting.
Researchers are only beginning to understand the relationship eating time and circadian rhythm have on our body weight.
Pollutants from industrial and domestic sources in the Lagos lagoon represent a cocktail of environmental contaminants.
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Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
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Professor of Systems Science and Director, Clinical Science and Engineering Research Laboratory, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Associate Professor of Nutrition, University of Surrey
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NHMRC Senior Research Fellow in the School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Personal Chair in Nutrition, The Rowett Institute, University of Aberdeen
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Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
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Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Cardiorespiratory Exercise Physiology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Boulder
