Health
Poland bans junk food in schools
Poland on Thursday banned junk food in schools from January next year to trim rising rates of childhood obesity.
Oct 23, 2014
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Lose the weight, not the potatoes
A new study demonstrates that people can eat potatoes and still lose weight." Potatoes, Glycemic Index, and Weight Loss in Free-Living Individuals: Practical Implications" is now available through free access from the Journal ...
Oct 23, 2014
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Aussie kids among world's least active
Australian children are among the least active in the world, ranking behind those in Britain and New Zealand, researchers say warning that the sports-mad nation was raising a "generation of couch potatoes".
May 21, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows that impulsivity is risk factor for food addiction
Have you ever said to yourself that you would only have a handful of potato chips from the bag then, minutes later, realized you ate the whole thing? A recent study shows that this type of impulsive behavior might not be ...
May 6, 2014
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Plugged in but powered down
It's not news that being a couch potato is bad for your health. Lack of physical activity is associated with a range of diseases from diabetes to heart attacks. It now turns out that young men who have experienced depression ...
Apr 1, 2014
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Health
The heath concerns in spending the day sitting
We know that being a couch potato may not be the picture of health. But it's allowed as long as we are physically active, right?
Mar 3, 2014
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Health
Why do we love snack food?
Although the Steelers and Eagles didn't make it to the Super Bowl this year, Pennsylvania and Penn State will still be represented on game day—on your plate. And more likely than not, Penn State experts have had a hand ...
Jan 27, 2014
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Health
Sound is important sensory factor to food enjoyment
The sound a food makes when it's consumed is one of the most important sensory factors that influence whether a consumer will enjoy it or not. In the December issue of Food Technology magazine published by the Institute of ...
Dec 13, 2013
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Should there be mandatory labeling of all food and drinks containing added caffeine?
Caffeine is the most widely used psychoactive substance and is part of the daily diet of most people, whether they know it or not. Caffeine is being added to more products, including energy drinks and snack foods, with no ...
Sep 19, 2013
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Medical research
Resisting rich foods: Quieting a gene in mice helps them say no to unhealthy meals
If candy and potato chips didn't beckon from every street corner, wouldn't we all be thin? Thankfully, science is looking at ways to resist. Researchers have found that silencing a particular gene in mice keeps them from ...
Aug 26, 2013
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