Big tableware to blame for overeating
Now this is one reason for putting on weight you never thought of. If you want to watch your weight, avoid using large-sized tableware! People consume more food or non-alcoholic drinks when offered jumbo portions or when they use larger items of tableware, suggests a new study. The research carried out by the University of Cambridge suggests that eliminating larger-sized portions from the diet completely could reduce energy intake significantly. Overeating increases the risks of heart disease, diabetes, and many cancers, which are among the leading causes of ill health and premature death. However, the extent to which this overconsumption might be attributed to ‘overserving’ of larger-sized portions of food and drink has not been known. As part of their systematic review of the evidence, researchers combined results from 61 high quality studies, capturing data from 6,711 participants, to find the influence of portion, package and tableware size on food consumption.
New Target for Schizophrenia Cure
Scientists have been able to link the abnormal behaviour of two genes to the underlying cause of schizophrenia. The findings provide a new target for schizophrenia treatment. The major cause of the devastating mental disorder — that affects nearly one per cent of the total human population — lies in impaired brain development that eventually leads to imbalanced signals within the brain. This imbalance within the brain is thought to cause hallucinations and paranoia in people with schizophrenia. “We wanted to understand the mechanism by which the brain circuit operates,” said senior study author Shawn Je from Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore.
Do we need Meat For Feeling FullIJ
A new research suggests that it is just an assumption that only beef-based diet can provide the ‘feeling of fullness’ which vegetarian diet can never match. The study found that a bean-based meal provided a similar feeling of fullness as compared to a beef-based meal. Researchers from the University of Minnesota had 28 participants (14 men and 14 women) consume two test lunches containing a ‘meatloaf’ made from either beef or beans. The beef meal provided 26 grams of protein and three grams of fibre, while the bean meal provided 17 grams of protein and 12 grams of fibre. Both meals were matched in weight, calories, and total fat. All the participants showed no difference in appetite ratings between the beef and bean meals over three hours. They also consumed the same amount of calories at the next meal.