Rats Develop Heroin-Like Addiction To Junk Food, Says Study

A new study out of U.S. shows that rats develop a heroin-like addiction to junk food. The study says pleasure centers in the brains of the rats get addicted to high-fat, high-calorie diet becoming less responsive,...

20 Tasty Blogs Guaranteed to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth

Here’s a list of 20 sugary blogs guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth that celebrate the world of cakes, candy, chocolate, ice cream, cup cakes, and other good (if somewhat guilt inducing) eats. As Don Kardong once said, “Without ice cream, there would be darkness and...

Black market chocolate bars and soda machines

[Update Sept. 18]Turns out banning soda machines from schools only decreases pop consumption by 4%. Interesting study..."A new study says banning soda machines in schools only decreased kiddie soda pop consumption...

Attack ad targets hot dogs as cancer risk

The American Cancer Society is distancing itself from a television spot linking hot dog consumption to cancer. The ad itself implies that the tubular junk-food will cause cancer in children, which has not been...

Spider-Man, Barbie being used to sell additive-laden food to kids

Kids' characters including 'Doctor Who,' 'Spider-Man' and 'Barbie' are being used by food companies to sell products laced with suspect additives. It was found that chemicals identified as causing hyperactive...

Craving for junk food 'inherited'

"Mothers who eat junk food during pregnancy may be condemning their children to crave the same diet, according to animal tests. Royal Veterinary College researchers found that when pregnant rats were fed a diet of...

Super-size Britain must curb junk food ads, say campaigners

75% of men and 60% of women could be overweight by 2010

A third of English adults obese by 2010

"More than 12 million adults and one million children will be obese by 2010, the Government has predicted.  Around one third of adults and a fifth of all children will be obese, statistics from the Health...

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