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Reserarcher explores how gender infoms our food choices and discourses
Everyone eats—but how much do we think about what we eat or why we eat it?
Nov 19, 2015
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Unhealthy' image influences adolescents' food choices
Adolescents more readily choose an unhealthy snack if they've been shown a picture of, for example, crisps or chocolate. This is the main finding of research conducted among Amsterdam schoolchildren by researchers from the ...
Nov 5, 2015
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'Everything in moderation' diet advice may lead to poor metabolic health in US adults
Diet diversity, as defined by less similarity among the foods people eat, may be linked to lower diet quality and worse metabolic health, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ...
Oct 31, 2015
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Research finds Australian supermarket catalogues promote unhealthy eating
Unhealthy foods are the most promoted items in Australian supermarket catalogues, according to an analysis by Deakin University obesity prevention researchers.
Oct 27, 2015
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Overweight & Obesity
New research reveals obese individuals can't switch off from food
A new study has revealed what many health care professionals have long suspected, that obese individuals have a specific difficulty in directing their own attention away from unhealthy foods, when compared to the rest of ...
Sep 17, 2015
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Neuroscience
Does junk food shrink your brain?
New research has shown for the first time that the part of the brain used for learning, memory and mental health is smaller in people with unhealthy diets.
Sep 11, 2015
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Junk food ads on TV tend to target African-American and Latino youth
One way to fight health disparities and obesity may be to turn off the TV. Food companies disproportionately target television advertising for unhealthy products like candy and sugary drinks to Latino and African-American ...
Aug 19, 2015
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Healthy food marketing needed for parents
Marketing healthy food as tasty and convenient while limiting junk food advertisements could help improve children's diets and combat childhood obesity, according to a study of parents' attitudes towards unhealthy food and ...
Jun 22, 2015
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New paper from Food Research Collaboration reviews impact of taxes overseas
The UK Government must face the "mounting" evidence in support of taxes on unhealthy food and drinks, according to the authors of a new report.
May 20, 2015
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Tight family budget may lessen impact of food commercials on children
Young children in households with no financial restraints may be at risk for poor eating habits by watching television commercials about fast food, sugary drinks and salty snacks.
May 12, 2015
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