Tag: hunger
How technology, policies can combat malnutrition in Asia
Nutrition is the foundation for children’s growth and development. However, resource and wealth disparities have resulted in increased poverty and hunger around the world. According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), between 720 million and […]
Eating late increases hunger and decreases calories burned
Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) found that late eating increases our appetite and obesity risk, and also affects our energy expenditure and molecular pathways in adipose tissue (fat). Studies have highlighted the simultaneous effects of late eating on […]
Longing for social contact akin to hunger cravings, scientists find
A lonely person looking upon people having fun together activates the same brain region that lights up when someone who is hungry sees a picture of a plate of food, according to neuroscientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US. […]
