Washington, May 8 (ANI): Your level of sleepiness or alertness during the day may be related to the type of food that you eat, a new study has suggested.

Washington, Apr 12 (ANI): The scientific secrets underpinning that awful reality about potato chips - eat one and you're apt to scarf 'em all down, has now been revealed.

London, March 20 (ANI): An Indian origin researcher has found that consumption of foods high in carbohydrates immediately after birth programs individuals for lifelong increased weight gain and obesity, even if caloric intake is restricted in adulthood for a period of time.

London, Feb 16 (ANI): Carbohydrates are usually the enemy for anyone trying to stick to a diet, but one type of rice is flying off the shelves because it has virtually no calories.

Melbourne, February 4 (ANI): You need more than planning and organisation to win the weight-loss battle.

Washington, December 18 (ANI): In a new video, the American Chemical Society (ACS) has revealed the story of how scientists first determined the calorie content of food in the 1800s, and how scientists determine fat, protein and carbohydrate levels in foods today.

Melbourne, December 3 (ANI): What a mother eats during pregnancy and what she feeds her child for the first three years of its life plays an important role in whether it will grow up to become fat, according to an obesity conference in Canberra.

London, November 27 (ANI): Researchers have come up with a new drink that could not only help you lose weight, but could also treat epilepsy, diabetes and possibly even Alzheimer's, it has been revealed.

Washington, Nov 13 (ANI): A diet with carbohydrates eaten mostly at dinner could benefit people suffering from severe and morbid obesity, a new research has revealed.

Washington, October 23 (ANI): Both length of time and percentage of overall sleep spent in different sleep stages are associated with decreased metabolic rate, increased hunger, and increased intake of calories (specifically from fat and carbohydrates), a new study has found.

London, Oct 20 (ANI): Older people, who eat a carbohydrate rich diet are four times more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment, which is a precursor to Alzheimer's disease, a new research has claimed.

Washington, October 17 (ANI): People age 70 and older who eat food high in carbohydrates have nearly four times the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, and the danger also rises with a diet heavy in sugar, Mayo Clinic researchers have found.

Washington, October 12 (ANI): Mediterranean and low-carbohydrate diets have long-lasting positive effects even with partial weight regain, according to a follow-up study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Israel's Nuclear Research Center.

Washington, August 27 (ANI): Healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables, proteins and total fats are consumed more often by the wealthy while poorer people consume more carbohydrates, according to a new study.

Washington, August 21 (ANI): University of Illinois scientists have found compounds in Illinois blueberry and blackberry wines that inhibit enzymes responsible for carbohydrate absorption and assimilation.

London, August 20 (ANI): Dr Pierre Dukan, whose weight-loss plan has been followed by the likes of Francois Hollande and Carole Middleton, has raised eyebrows by saying that obese people are mentally ill.

Washington, July 24 (ANI): Eating raisins may provide the same workout boost as sports chews, a new study has suggested.

Washington, June 27 (ANI): A new study has found diets that reduce the surge in blood sugar after a meal-either low-glycemic index or very-low carbohydrate-may be preferable to a low-fat diet for those trying to achieve lasting weight loss.

London, June 27 (ANI): Women who regularly eat a low carbohydrate, high protein diet are at greater risk of cardiovascular disease (such as heart disease and stroke) than those who do not, researchers have warned.

London, June 25 (ANI): While most Olympic athletes seen on TV appear trim and often even slim, the road to the Games for many of them is paved with a stunning quantity of food rich in proteins and carbohydrates.

Washington, June 16 (ANI): A grasshopper's change in diet to high-energy carbohydrates while it is being hunted by spiders may affect the way soil releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, new research has revealed.

London, June 1 (ANI): Bananas beat sports drinks as energy source for athletes, a new study has revealed.

Washington, May 24 (ANI): For decades, neurologists have known that a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet can reduce drug resistant epileptic seizures.

Washington, May 12 (ANI): Food with a lot of fat and few carbohydrates could have a better effect on blood sugar levels and blood lipids for people with Type 2 diabetes, a new study has revealed.

Washington, March 20 (ANI): Researchers have discovered that circadian rhythms - our own body clock - greatly control the production of such key building blocks as amino acids, carbohydrates and lipids.