Hunger

Newly Discovered Gut ‘Sense’ Could Change How We Think About Hunger and Health

Certain gut bacteria might play a key role in letting us know when we've eaten enough, new research shows.

Health Ed Cara Jul 23

Experimental Weight Loss Procedure ‘Burns’ Stomach Lining to Curb Food Cravings

In a new small trial of an experimental procedure, patients lost about 8% of their baseline weight and experienced a significant drop in their hunger.

Health Ed Cara May 9

Eli Lilly to Celebs: Stop Hoarding Our Weight-Loss Drugs

In a new Oscar-themed commercial, the drugmaker is telling people to stay away from its blockbuster medications if they’re only looking to lose a few pounds.

Health Ed Cara Mar 7

Wegovy and Other New Weight Loss Drugs Actually Work—so What’s Next?

Semaglutide and other new drugs are the real deal in obesity treatment, but there are many lingering questions about their future.

Health Ed Cara Dec 28

Parent Creates Smart Webcam That Detects When His Baby Is Hungry

If you've got a newborn at home and haven't slept in a month, you'll understand the genius of this creation.

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Aug 2

Morbius‘ Final Trailer Wants to Remind You: Oh Yeah, Matt Smith Is in This

Otherwise, it's business as usual for the Living Vampire in this last preview for the film.

Movies Rob Bricken Feb 28

UK Scientists Are Testing a New, Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgery

Left gastric artery embolisation is supposed to work by reducing the production of the so-called hunger hormone, ghrelin.

Health Ed Cara Dec 6

China Wants Hefty Fines For Viral Video Creators Who Binge Food and Drinks

Lawmakers in China are considering new legislation that would impose fines against anyone who creates videos where people eat large quantities of food or binge drinks, according to a new report from Chinese state media outlet China News. The proposed media rule, part of broader legislation to discourage food waste, would also allow restaurants in…

Tech News Matt Novak Dec 23

An AI Analysis of 500,000 Studies Shows How We Can End World Hunger

Ending hunger is one of the top priorities of the United Nations this decade. Yet the world appears to be backsliding, with an uptick of 60 million people experiencing hunger in the last five years to an estimated 690 million worldwide. To help turn this trend around, a team of 70 researchers published a landmark…

Earther Brian Kahn Oct 12

Japanese Printing Company Turns Waste Into Edible Notepads Paired With Coffee-Flavored Pens

Those of us who’ve become overly-dependent on snacking to alleviate boredom while working from home are going to have a rough transition back to office life. Munching on Doritos and popcorn during meetings isn’t exactly ideal office etiquette, so a Japanese company is developing edible notepads that help make your impulsive nibbling more discrete. Ainz…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jun 17

Great, Now All That Dumped Milk Could Kill Fish

The coronavirus pandemic has upended the U.S. food system. Shuttered restaurants are forcing farmers to leave produce rotting in fields and dumping out perfectly good milk. It’s a terrible waste in a time when millions of Americans are losing their jobs and resorting to food banks. But officials are also concerned that all that milk could…

Conservation Dharna Noor Apr 6

What Causes Foggy Brain?

If you’re like me, you can barely read this paragraph right now. I’m amazed I’m even capable of writing it. Most of us suffering from brain fog can recall a time, perhaps illusory, when setting and achieving goals was simple, more or less—when the main impediments to accomplishment, or simply making breakfast, were external to…

Tech News Daniel Kolitz Nov 18

World Hunger Is On the Rise and ‘Climate Shocks’ Are Partly to Blame, UN Says

A staggering 2 billion people around the world don’t have enough nutritious food to eat, and climate shocks like drought, heat waves, and extreme rainfall have played a large role in their plight, according to a new United Nations (UN) report. At the same time, the world also has an increasing number of people who…

Climate Change Brian Kahn Jul 16

How Do Non-human Animals Experience Hunger?

Welcome back to Giz Asks, a series where we ask experts hard questions about science, technology, and humanity’s future. Today, we’re on a quest to find “the hungriest” non-human animal. Whether they’re hibernating, migrating thousands of miles to reproduce, or living in a bone-dry desert, many animals go weeks or even months without any food.…

Tech News Sophie Weiner May 29

Why World Hunger Is Going to Fall to Its Lowest Levels Ever This Decade

By 2026, there’s going to be a lot less hunger worldwide—and that’s something to celebrate. The reason is not that we’re growing more food, however. Food is just getting cheaper. The USDA just crunched the numbers on food costs in the world’s low- and middle-income countries, which also have the majority of the world’s hungry…

Tech News Ria Misra Jul 5

The Real Reason You Wouldn’t Want to Live On an All-Local Diet

An investigation into several locavore restaurants revealed that what was written on the menus wasn’t at all what was showing up at the tables. But the underlying reason for the problem is much bigger than just the restaurants: it’s the all-local diet itself. Tampa Bay Times’ food critic Laura Reiley just completed an in-depth investigation…

Tech News Ria Misra Apr 14

How Hormones Make You Feel Hungry and Full

The need to find fuel to generate energy is a profound drive within the biology of all living organisms: we all need food to survive. So it’s not surprising that our bodies have such a complex system to control food intake, driven by hormones. Hormone levels also change when we lose weight. As much as…

Health Joseph Proietto Sep 25

This Is How Much Food It Would Take to End World Hunger

There are over 500 million hungry people in the world—but that number only tells part of the story. The other part of it is the amount of the actual food shortfall. So how much food would we need to make up the gap? There’s now an exact number. The latest International Food Security report is…

io9 Ria Misra Sep 18

This Is Where Hunger Is Getting Better In The World — And Where It Isn’t

The world has over 200 million fewer hungry people than it did 25 years ago. So does that mean hunger is decreasing around the world? The answer is yes — but sadly, not everywhere. Overall, world hunger is certainly down. From just over a billion hungry people in 1990, a new report on food insecurity…

io9 Ria Misra Jun 3

Here’s What Countries Whose Hunger Problem Is Improving Do Differently

Hunger is a problem all around the world, but in some places,that problem is getting better, and in some places it isn’t. So what are the improvers doing differently than the rest of the world? There’s one big difference. The USDA takes a regular look at the state of countries with hunger problems around the…

io9 Ria Misra May 20

Hunger

Newly Discovered Gut ‘Sense’ Could Change How We Think About Hunger and Health

Experimental Weight Loss Procedure ‘Burns’ Stomach Lining to Curb Food Cravings

Eli Lilly to Celebs: Stop Hoarding Our Weight-Loss Drugs

Wegovy and Other New Weight Loss Drugs Actually Work—so What’s Next?

Parent Creates Smart Webcam That Detects When His Baby Is Hungry

Morbius‘ Final Trailer Wants to Remind You: Oh Yeah, Matt Smith Is in This

UK Scientists Are Testing a New, Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgery

China Wants Hefty Fines For Viral Video Creators Who Binge Food and Drinks

An AI Analysis of 500,000 Studies Shows How We Can End World Hunger

Japanese Printing Company Turns Waste Into Edible Notepads Paired With Coffee-Flavored Pens

Great, Now All That Dumped Milk Could Kill Fish

What Causes Foggy Brain?

World Hunger Is On the Rise and ‘Climate Shocks’ Are Partly to Blame, UN Says

How Do Non-human Animals Experience Hunger?

Why World Hunger Is Going to Fall to Its Lowest Levels Ever This Decade

The Real Reason You Wouldn’t Want to Live On an All-Local Diet

How Hormones Make You Feel Hungry and Full

This Is How Much Food It Would Take to End World Hunger

This Is Where Hunger Is Getting Better In The World — And Where It Isn’t

Here’s What Countries Whose Hunger Problem Is Improving Do Differently

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