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08/16/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Eating fried food just twice per week increases your chance of early death

Fried foods are full of acrylamide, a known carcinogen. According to research, consuming things like French fries at least twice a week can significantly increase the risk of premature death. For the study, which was conducted by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers monitored 4,400 men and women for eight years. The participants were aged 45 to 79 […]

08/08/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

First national study finds that people who eat at their workstations are consuming empty calories that make them fat

Do employees eat healthily at their workplaces? A study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition looked at what workers eat at their workplaces by conducting a survey for 5,222 employees across the U.S. This was the first national study to delve into this topic. The findings of the study were […]

05/16/2018 / By David Williams

Conflicting messages: Study finds junk food promoted through sports leagues is a harmful contributor to the childhood obesity epidemic

It’s a well-known fact that the media plays a part in the spread of potentially harmful messages to children that might be watching. Now a new study has looked even further into this, and the researchers behind it have singled out the world’s biggest sports leagues as major culprits. According to the study, most of […]

04/28/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Here’s why we’re willing to pay more for unhealthy foods we crave, according to science

According to a study, we don’t usually mind paying for unhealthy foods, especially when we’re craving for some chocolates or chips. Results from neuroscience research have determined that we’ll pay more for bigger portions of the food that we crave. The research, which was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences […]

02/09/2018 / By Zoey Sky

European consumer’s group calls for a crackdown on “bogus” health claims on sugared-up food products marketed to children

The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) is urging the European Commission (EC) to look into the misleading labels of “unhealthy food and beverage products” that claim to be good for its target markets. The BEUC’s recently launched campaign aims to boycott the EC’s “long-standing failure” to put an end to the “bogus food claims” reportedly made […]

12/23/2017 / By Zoey Sky

Fat, sick, distracted citizens are easier to control: Children’s entertainment designed to promote unhealthy lifestyle, scientists discover

According to a recent study, parents may need to pay closer attention to the animated movies that their children watch because these films could be “fueling the obesity crisis.” Almost all films for children showcase unhealthy food. Out of all the top-grossing children’s films released in recent years, 87 percent show unhealthy food and all of them […]

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