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05/16/2018
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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 […]
04/15/2018
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By Tracey Watson
Artificial sweeteners linked to metabolic syndrome; increases diabetes risk by up to 500%
Have you ever noticed how many overweight people drink diet soda or add low calorie sweeteners to their tea and coffee? Corporate propaganda tells overweight and obese people who are trying hard to lose weight – or who at the very least are trying not to gain more weight – that artificial sweeteners are the […]
01/02/2018
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By Rhonda Johansson
Junk food fuels the cancer industry: New research finds diabetes and obesity cause nearly 800,000 cancers worldwide
We need to have a discussion on how much your lifestyle affects your health. Movements regarding body positivity and self-love claim that “health [comes] at every size” (otherwise known as the HAES movement) but science constantly debunks this with evidence that proves that carrying excess fat is not compassionate to one’s self, nor at all […]
01/01/2018
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By JD Heyes
Here’s how to CUT OUT harmful sweets and sugars now that the holidays are over
We get it: Those holiday sweets and treats are often very difficult to pass up, which is why we tend to pack on the pounds during the final month of the year. But you know what you have to do now, right? Right. It’s time to give them up, though we grant you, that may be easier […]
11/30/2017
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By Janine Acero
Snack food vs. fruit and veggies: Poor diet is one more reason to limit kids’ screen time
Children whose attention are always focused on television are more likely to avoid fruits and vegetables, according to scientists. Researchers from the Loughborough University surveyed 527 children between the ages of 11 and 12 and found that two-thirds of the young participants spent more than two hours viewing TV, which affected their eating habits. They were found […]
11/28/2017
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By Janine Acero
Food scientists blame newly discovered “taste” for carbohydrate cravings on taste buds – implying we are victims of our physiology
Food scientists have found evidence that our tongues have a certain sensitivity to the taste of carbohydrates, making it the sixth official taste that our taste buds are able to detect – apart from sweetness, sourness, bitterness, saltiness, and umami – according to an article by the Daily Mail. Researchers from Deakin University in Australia studied 34 adults […]
11/14/2017
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By Michelle Simmons
Cancer is a lifestyle disease: Researchers make the connection between food, obesity and the big “C”
How you live your life affects your health, either positively or negatively. Having a healthy lifestyle is a must if you want to be free from diseases. Studies reveal that food, obesity and cancer are related to each other. Obesity is caused by the kind of food you eat. Mounting evidence has shown that diet […]
11/09/2017
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By Zoey Sky
The mental side of eating: Taking the time to sit, relax, appreciate is important to digestion; eating on the run won’t fill you up, even if it’s the same amount of calories
If you love eating a snack while you’re on the go, here’s some bad news. According to experts from the University of Surrey, snacking on the go doesn’t make you feel as full as eating a meal while sitting down, even though both meals have the same amount of calories. Snacks don’t make you feel […]
11/07/2017
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By Michelle Simmons
Men have higher risk of heart attack earlier than women when overweight; new study finds
A new study finds that men are more likely to suffer from a heart attack 10 years earlier than women when overweight or obese, as reported by The Daily Mail. The researchers from the University Heart Center in Hamburg, Germany examined nearly 80,000 people from four past research, all of which have an average age […]
11/01/2017
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By Michelle Simmons
A high-fat diet encourages the growth of fungi in the gut, which makes for an unhealthy microbiota and contributes to obesity, study finds
A study finds that eating a diet high in fat not only gives you extra calories, but also changes the growth of fungi in the gut, which makes for an unhealthy microbiota and contributes to weight gain or obesity, as reported by the Science Daily. Researchers from the University of Minnesota conducted the study by […]
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