The low nutritional value of fast food is a concern, given the frequency that many people visit these restaurants. Despite reported efforts by the industry to increase the health of its offerings, scientists have found very little improvement in the level of fat, sugar, and salt. More than 25 percent of American adults chow down… [Continue Reading]
Nutritional Quality in Fast Food Chains Has Changed Little In Last 14 Years
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Fast-Food Advertising Linked to Obesity Risk
May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Children who are exposed to fast food advertising are more likely to become overweight, a new research report indicates. Familiarity with the ads was associated with unhealthy body weights, although frequency of eating at the advertised restaurants was not. The work suggests that exposure to the advertising has complex effects on eating behavior. There is… [Continue Reading]
Families Spending Large Part of Food Budget Eating Out
May 6, 2011 By 1 Comment
Families are busier than ever, and this may be reflected in their eating habits. New research has found that Americans spend half of their food budgets in restaurants, where nutritional quality can often be questionable. Nutritionists emphasize that eating habits are formed early in childhood and tend to remain constant through life, and parents should… [Continue Reading]
Combination of Fat and Caffeine Harmful for Blood Sugar
April 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A fatty meal does a number on your blood sugar, a new study reports, and caffeine increases this harmful effect. The research has found that eating fat interferes with the body’s normal mechanisms of removing sugar from the blood, in order to properly store it, and the effects can last for hours. Scientists are strongly… [Continue Reading]
Fast Food is Possible Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s
November 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Epidemiological studies provide evidence that high cholesterol levels and lack of antioxidants due to poor nutrition could increase risk of Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, and the underlying causes of Alzheimer’s are still unclear, but there are a number of known risk factors. The most common is a variant of a… [Continue Reading]
Super Size Me
July 8, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Super Size Me is an Academy Award-nominated 2004 documentary film, directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker. It follows a 30-day time period (February 2003) during which Spurlock subsists exclusively on McDonald’s fast food and stops exercising regularly. The film documents this lifestyle’s drastic effects on Spurlock’s physical and psychological well-being and… [Continue Reading]