sugar

Liver Hormone May Control “Sweet Tooth” We all love our sugar, especially during the holidays. Cookies, cake, and candy are simply irresistible. While sugar cravings are common, the physiological mechanisms that trigger our “sweet tooth” are not well defined. A study Read More

Are Oreos Taking to the Streets? This week’s big health headline seems to confirm something we’ve always suspected: Oreos are just as addictive as hard drugs. Personally, my first thought was that the cream had something to do with it. But is this true? Actually, it seems that Read More

Some Surprising Causes of Skin Aging “I suppose when there’s no more room for another crow’s-foot, one attains a sort of peace?”  —Ronald Firbank, Valmouth Although I would someday like to achieve this sort of peace — preferably when closer in age to the Read More