This is what happens to your brain when you eat junk food!
Junk food lacks essential fatty acids like omega-6 and omega-3, which are crucial for healthy brain function.
Aug 31, 2016, 15:31 PM IST
In a first, 'Fat tax' for junk food proposed in Kerala budget
A move that may evoke sharp protest from many fast food selling companies, Kerala government has introduced a ‘fat tax’ on food items that fall in the category of junk food, like pizzas, burgers, tacos, sandwich among others.
Jul 08, 2016, 15:46 PM IST
This game can help you resist fast food cravings, lose weight!
Drexel University researchers have developed a computer game and smartphone app that can help people control unhealthy eating habits and ultimately lose weight.
Jul 01, 2016, 14:12 PM IST
Beware! Your bread may cause cancer - Chemicals found in pizzas, burgers of seven Delhi fast food outlets
84 per cent of bread and bakery samples collected from Delhi contain residues of cancer causing chemicals.
May 23, 2016, 13:16 PM IST
Eat home-made food to cut diabetes risk
Eating meals prepared at home may reduce the risk of developing type-2 diabetes, a recent study reveals.
Nov 09, 2015, 18:01 PM IST
Fast food ads putting your kids' health at risk
Researchers found that the more children watched television channels that aired ads for children's fast food meals, the more frequently their families visited those fast food restaurants.
Nov 02, 2015, 13:20 PM IST
Fast food TV ads influence a child's restaurant choice
Seventy-nine percent of the child-directed ads from those two restaurants aired on just four children's networks.
Oct 31, 2015, 16:27 PM IST
Fast food linked to poor bone development in kids
The results of the study provide some evidence to support the introduction of zoning policies to increase the number of healthier food retailers and to decrease the number of fast food outlets within neighbourhoods.
Oct 16, 2015, 16:27 PM IST
