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Deborah Clegg, a dietician and internal medicine professor at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, has made a stunning discovery: fat in our favourite foods—including butter and steak—doesn’t just go straight to our hips, it goes first to our brain. That’s problematic because the fat turns off the hormones that are in charge of regulating our food consumption and body weight. “The message,” says Clegg, “would be not to wait for your body to tell you you’re full when you have a meal loaded with fat. Make yourself stop eating. Because the likelihood of your body paying attention to those signals is not very good.”

Read more: Blame your brain

Drinking two or more soft drinks a week may nearly double a person’s risk of developing pancreatic cancer, researchers are warning.

Cancer of the pancreas, the disease that killed actor Patrick Swayze last year, is one of the most rapidly fatal tumours in adults; only 6% of people are alive five years after a diagnosis. The pancreas makes insulin, and scientists believe high concentrations of insulin can drive the growth of pancreatic cancer cells.

Read more: Weekly pop may double pancreatic cancer risk

Pizza has become associated with fast-food: something that you order for delivery or buy pre-made or frozen to cook at home. This is unfortunate, as pizza is one of the easiest and fastest meals you can prepare for yourself. Nothing can replace fresh ingredients, and your own imagination as to how to make the perfect pizza for your family.

Read some tips on how to make your very own tasty home-made pizza: Making Pizza at Home