Eat Less, Weigh More? Enzyme Makes Lean Mice “susceptible” To Dietary Fat
Working with genetically engineered mice, Johns Hopkins scientists have interfered with the brain's ability to control an animal's response to a high-fat diet. The report, to be published in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences online in May, is based on the identification of a gene - CPT1c - the brain needs to manage body weight.According to the researchers, the CPT1c gene protects against weight gain caused by a high-fat diet. [click link for full article]

Americans Know What They’re Missing In Their Diets
Nearly six Americans in 10 (58percent) acknowledge that they do not eat a balanced diet on a regularbasis, according to a new survey commissioned by the Council forResponsible Nutrition (CRN). Although 81 percent of those asked said thateating a balanced diet was important, only 20 percent say they eat abalanced diet every day. The survey results also showed that nearly half of U.S. [click link for full article]

Low-carb diet benefits obese type 2 diabetics (Reuters)
Reuters - In motivated people who are overweight and have type 2 diabetes, a low-carbohydrate diet with some caloric restriction has lasting benefits on body weight and blood sugar control, Swedish researchers report.

‘Sleep more and stay slim’
Getting a good night's sleep may be one of the simplest ways to stay slim, new research suggests. A study found that women who slept too little are at risk of major weight gain. How much sleep do youneed? Find out everything you need to know here

Kirin-Wellfoods To Market New Dietary Supplement For Male
Kirin-Wellfoods will launch the Programeal weight control program on July 20. The new product is available in drink (cafe-au-lait or strawberry) and soup (corn potage or cream potage) packages, and designed to help middle-aged and older men who are concerned about obesity and lifestyle-related diseases control the levels of calorie and nutritional intake. [click link for full article]