Both secondary data and experimental studies offer mixed results regarding the effect of calorie information on consumed calories. Our theoretical model provides foundations to explain heterogeneous responses found in empirical literature by identifying two opposing forces affecting intake. Informing consumers about content food alternatives can lead low-calorie decisions. However, relative dis...

Background and Objectives: The prevalence of overweight and obesity as a major risk factor for several chronic diseases is increasing rapidly worldwide. Several studies pointed a correlation between obesity and nutrition pattern in children and adults. However, there are still some controversial aspects about this association. The aim of this study was to investigate the relation...

To investigate the hypothesis that caloric restriction alters mitochondrial function in situ, intact hepatocytes were isolated from fully fed and calorie-restricted (55% of control food intake, 4 months duration) male Brown-Norway rats at 6 months of age, and various parameters were determined. Overall, the production of reactive oxygen species was not affected by caloric restriction, neither w...

Exponential growth in the number of patients suffering from diseases caused by the consumption of sugar has become a threat to mankind's health. Artificial low calorie sweeteners available in the market may have severe side effects. It takes time to figure out the long term side effects and by the time these are established, they are replaced by a new low calorie sweetener. Saccharine has been ...

There has been increasing interest in nuts and their outcome regarding human health. The consumption of nuts is frequently associated with reduction in risk factors for chronic diseases. Although nuts are high calorie foods, several studies have reported beneficial effects after nut consumption, due to fatty acid profiles, vegetable proteins, fibers, vitamins, minerals, carotenoids, and phytost...

Prevailing thinking about obesity and related diseases holds that quantifying calories should be a principal concern and target for intervention. Part of this thinking is that consumed calories - regardless of their sources - are equivalent; i.e. 'a calorie is a calorie'. The present commentary discusses various problems with the idea that 'a calorie is a calorie' and with a primarily quantitat...

BACKGROUND Consumption of sugar-sweetened soda has been associated with an increased risk of cardiometabolic disease. The relation with cerebrovascular disease has not yet been closely examined. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to examine patterns of soda consumption and substitution of alternative beverages for soda in relation to stroke risk. DESIGN The Nurses' Health Study, a prospective coho...

Calorie restriction is a common strategy for weight loss and management. Consumption of food and nutrients stimulates diet-induced thermogenesis (DIT), as well as pancreatic and gastrointestinal hormone secretion that may regulate energy metabolism. Yet, little is known about the impact of hypocaloric diets on energy metabolism-related parameters. In this study, we assessed the effects of hypoc...