“It is emotional disorders then, rather than depressive disorders specifically or mental disorders generally, that appear to have a connection with obesity,” according to a study by researchers at the Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences at Otago University in Wellington South, New Zealand. They found that post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety were more common among obese people than depression.

Alcohol abuse or dependence is not more common among obese people than non-obese people according to a study by researchers at the Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences at Otago University in Wellington South, New Zealand. In fact, people who are obese are 10 percent less likely to have a problem with alcohol than non-obese people. Data from the U.S. shows that alcohol problems are 40 percent less common among obese people than non-obese people.

Obesity shortens the lifespan of men by an average of 5 years and of women by 10 years according to a study from the National Institute of Public Health in Denmark.

How long have you heard that protein and carbohydrates provide 4 calories per gram of food, and fat provides 9 calories per gram? Probably forever. But these numbers are bogus according to a recent paper by Dr. Geoffrey Livesey.

“[P]hentermine plus 5-HTP is effective in reducing alcohol intake and suppressing alcohol withdrawal seizures [in rats],” according to a study from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

The more alcohol a person consumes, the more likely they are to be obese, however, for a given level of alcohol intake, people who frequently consume small amounts of alcohol are less likely to be overweight according to a study from researchers at the Centre for Alcohol Research at the National Institute of Public Health in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Light to moderate drinking is not associated with weight gain in women, however, heavy drinking is according to a study from researchers at the Royal Free and University College Medical School in London, England.

Light to moderate drinking is associated with a 20 to 58 percent reduction in the risk of type 2 diabetes in women according to a study from researchers at the Royal Free and University College Medical School in London, England.

Men who consume 3 or more drinks per day—21 or more drinks per week—have larger waists and more belly fat than men who are light drinkers or those who do not drink at all according to a new study from Royal Free and University College Medical School in London, England.

Alcohol intake lowers the hunger-stimulating hormone grehlin according to a new study.

The more alcohol a person consumes, the heavier they tend to be, however, the more frequently a person consumes alcohol, the leaner they tend to be according to a new study from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Women who consume 60 grams of alcohol per week-- the amount found in about six beers or six glasses of wine--are 2.4 times more likely to regain lost weight according to a new study. 

The one-fifth of people eating the most reduced-fat dairy products, fruit, and fiber weighed less than the one-fith eating the least according to a new study from researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

When people were asked how much alcohol they had to drink one week ago, they underreported the amount by 44 percent according to a study from National Institute of Public Health, Copenhagen, Denmark. This underreporting “is very clear already after 2-3 days,” the authors wrote.

Drinking alcohol increases calorie intake according to one study.

Although alcohol increases calorie intake, drinkers are leaner than non-drinkers according to one study. 

COMBINING HIGH FAT FOODS AND ALCOHOL may lead to overeating more than either one alone.