Junk food and diabetes: Recommendations and tips for eating out

Learn about how junk food may contribute to diabetes, including information on trans fats.

Binge eating could be halted by activating novel brain receptor

Activating a brain receptor called TAAR1 blocked compulsive eating and junk food consumption in rats, making it a promising drug target for binge eating.

Could cartoon characters encourage preschoolers to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables?

Cartoon characters are often used to market so-called junk food to children.

Critical windows to turn away junk food craving

University of Adelaide researchers have shown there are two critical windows during the developmental pathway to adulthood when exposure to junk food is most harmful, particularly for female…

Critical windows to turn away junk food craving

University of Adelaide researchers have shown there are two critical windows during the developmental pathway to adulthood when exposure to junk food is most harmful, particularly for female…

Parents feel banning junk food ads could cut childhood obesity

New statistics show the majority of UK parents believe stopping children being exposed to junk food adverts could cut childhood obesity, as the British Heart Foundation (BHF) delivered a 30,000…

Is junk food making us lose appetite for balanced diet?

A diet of junk food not only makes rats fat, but also reduces their appetite for novel foods, a preference that normally drives them to seek a balanced diet, reports a study published in the…

Leading medics say UK in need of ‘urgent referral’ as country struggles to get to grips with obesity crisis

The UK is struggling to make inroads into the obesity epidemic that is gripping the nation, with no progress on improving nutritional standards in schools, restricting junk food advertising or…

Junk food in pregnancy linked to childhood mental disorders

During pregnancy, it can be hard not to give in to those cravings for unhealthy foods.

Despite The Promises, Children Still Bombarded With Junk Food Ads

Advertising of junk food continues to undermine children’s health despite the food industry’s pledges that they would restrict their marketing activities, according to a systematic review of evidence published today in the scientific journal Obesity Reviews…

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