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Those artificial sweeteners just make you hungrier

Put down the artificial sweetener. It’s just making you hungrier.Researchers at the University of Michigan have found that because artificial sweeteners don’t contain the calories or energy that evolution has trained the brain to expect from sweet-tasting foods, they are doing nothing to ...

Camryn’s journey: Type 1 diabetes isn’t slowing this sixth-grader down

KAYSVILLE -- The face of Type 1 diabetes is the face of Camryn McCullough.This on-the-go 11-year-old can tell you about using an insulin pump as easily as she tells you about her favorite subjects — reading, writing and science — at school.A dancer, water skier and runner, Camryn lives ...

$300M proposed to research Alzheimer’s cure

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association is applauding a proposed $300 million increase for Alzheimer’s research that would help scientists reach the goal of preventing and effectively treating the disease by 2025.House Labor Health and Human Services ...

Want to do ‘The Climb’? Here’s how to sign up

The annual Climb Out of the Darkness to heighten awareness of postpartum depression will take place Saturday, June 20.Walkers will gather at 9 a.m. at Beus Pond, 4240 Country Hills Drive, Ogden.“We wanted it to be a very family-friendly place so moms could bring their strollers and bring ...

‘You are not alone’ in coping with postpartum depression, Ogden mother says

OGDEN - As a new mother, Avery Furlong was afraid to tell anyone about the dark thoughts gathering in her mind.Hearing her infant son cry make her shake with fear. She didn’t even want to look at little Andrew when she fed him. Furlong felt like she was failing as a mother, and started having ...

Health warnings now placed on sugary soda

San Francisco supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve health warnings on ads for sugary sodas and some other drinks, saying such beverages contribute to obesity, diabetes and other health problems.[gallery_header ids="1013769"]

Recipes used in healthy eating class

LAYTON — Below are listed some of the recipes being made at a Weber State University Davis class, Exploration in Culinary Art and Food Science, last week.The recipes all are plant based and are designed to help people have a more nutritious diet.Students reported that they not only had fun ...

WSU class teaches hands-on healthy eating

LAYTON — Students at a Weber State University class are learning how to not only eat healthier but to prepare more delicious foods too.The class, called <a href="http://continue.weber.edu/openseat/culinaryarts.aspx" target="_blank">Exploration in Culinary and Food ...

Cancer: The myths and the facts

For most people, hearing the word “cancer” can produce fear and anxiety.But health experts say it shouldn’t.That’s because there are a lot of inaccurate, preconceived notions.Ogden Clinic physicians, <a href="http://www.ogdenclinic.com/Providers/Garvey-Sheila" ...