Cutting calories could be as easy as cutting up your food

Cutting calories could be as easy as cutting up your food

Looking for ways to cut back on what you eat? Try cutting everything into smaller pieces--you may eat less.A study found that slicing candies in half caused people to eat less of the snacks, ultimately consuming fewer calories. The research, published in the May issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Assn., put 54 college students through two scenarios: in one, 20 pieces of candy were served whole. In another, the 20 candies were cut in half. In both scenarios the test subjects busied themselves with a computer task that acted as a distraction, since snacking is often done while preoccupied. Don't pretend you don't do that......

New Mechanism Identified That May Provide Potential Cure for Diabetes

New Mechanism Identified That May Provide Potential Cure for Diabetes


New Mechanism Identified That May Provide Potential Cure for Diabetes
Researchers from UCLA's Larry L. Hillblom Islet Research Center have discovered the underlying mechanism that could convert other cells in the body into insulin-making cells, which could provide a potential cure for diabetes....