High cortisol levels are associated with low quality food choice in type 2 diabetes

Since it is not clear which subjective and biobehavioral processes increase the overeating of highly palatable (HP) foods, Sinha et al. (2019) examined subjects on their motivation to eat HP foods, measured their intake and neuroendocrine responses when exposed to food and stress cues. There were 8 lean and 12 overweight/obese participants in this controlled, […]

Snacking is a typical diet practice that contributes significantly to daily calorie consumption, having a key role in determining the quality of a diet. It is still unknown, nevertheless, how snacking quality, quantity, and timing relate to cardiometabolic health. To answer these questions, Bermingham et al. (2023) used data from the UK PREDICT 1 cohort […]