Carbs and free radical team up to increase the fat.
A Monash University scientist has discovered key appetite control cells in the human brain degenerate over time, causing increased hunger and potentially weight-gain as we grow older.
The research by Dr Zane Andrews, a neuroendocrinologist is published in Nature.
Dr Andrews found that appetite-suppressing cells are attacked by [...]

It appears that sugar not only affects the behavior and learning of human children.
An interesting study from Montana State University finds that young horses may be easier to train if they temporarily lay off the sweets.
Horses are fed a mixture of corn, oats, barley and molasses — sometimes called “sweet grain” or “sweet feed” — [...]

Study suggest these drinks are linked to the childhood obesity epidemic.  Sodas and Sports drinks lead the way.
Kids love sugar, and beverage companies market extensively to children.  Something like cigarettes,kids are being srt up for a lifetime addiction to sugar and all the associated health problems. 
A recent study from researchers at Columbia University Mailman School [...]