Alert! Soft drinks, instant noodles harming human, planetary health
Ultra-processed food production used large quantities of land, water, energy, herbicides and fertilisers, causing environmental degradation from greenhouse gas emissions and accumulation of packaging waste.
Mar 30, 2022, 14:34 PM IST
Kidney ailments in children: Junk food and obesity are key risk factors
As our kidneys are highly responsive to increased sugar and cholesterol levels, consuming junk food in excessive quantities can lead to obesity and increase the load on the kidneys.
Mar 15, 2021, 16:33 PM IST
Regular intake of junk food can affect chromosomes related to ageing: Study
Junk food lovers may want to control their cravings as a recent study has found out that their eating habits may exhibit a change in their chromosomes that is linked to ageing.
Sep 04, 2020, 18:16 PM IST
McDonald's mocks 'ghiya-tori' in its new advertisement and FSSAI is certainly not 'lovin it'
Remember the last time your mother reprimanded you for choosing McDonald's burger over their succinctly cooked 'Ghiya' and 'Tori' ki sabzi? Well, if you have never faced the wrath of you mother for picking junk over 'Ghar Ka Khana' you wouldn't know how the food giant McDonald's felt on getting a show-cause notice from the FSSAI for deriding 'ghiya' and 'tori' in its new advertisement.
Nov 23, 2019, 17:51 PM IST
Calorie label can make you rethink food choices
Watching calorie information prior eating not only make your food less appetizing but also change the way your brain responds.
Dec 24, 2018, 17:29 PM IST
No more junk food on campus: UGC directs varsities, colleges
In a notice to Vice Chancellors of all universities, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has directed all varisities to ban the sale of junk food on campus.
Aug 23, 2018, 09:50 AM IST
Beware! Eating out frequently may harm your health
Do you dine out frequently? If yes, then stop doing so as it may harm your health. One should always try to eat a home-cooked meal first.
Mar 30, 2018, 15:28 PM IST
Soft-drinks vs lassi: Why kids choose junk food decoded
Childhood obesity continues to be a significant public health concern globally, even occurring simultaneously with food insecurity in many countries.
Mar 07, 2018, 18:03 PM IST
TV ads make teens crave junk food, says study
Being bombarded by TV ads for unhealthy, high calorie food could lead teens to eat more than 500 extra snacks like crisps, biscuits and fizzy drinks throughout the course of a single year compared to those who watch less TV.
Jan 17, 2018, 14:41 PM IST
Children eating junk food linked to father's income and education?
This is the finding of Nafis Faizi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Medicine at the Aligarh Muslim University.
Jul 26, 2017, 22:21 PM IST
Faecal bacteria found in ice at UK's KFC, McDonald’s and Burger King outlets
But how bad the food that we consume in such fast food chains be?
Jul 21, 2017, 21:19 PM IST
Sleep well to avoid eating junk food due to job stress
Stress at your job can lead to overeating and intake of junk food at dinnertime, but there could be a buffer to this harmful pattern.
Jun 24, 2017, 19:07 PM IST
Indonesian boy weighing 30 stone after cola and noodle addiction undergoes successful bariatric surgery
Arya, used to eat five meals a day that consisted of rice, meat, fish, cola and five packets of instant noodles, leading to drastic weight gain.
May 24, 2017, 13:55 PM IST
Pizza, noodles, soft drinks go off Maharashtra school canteens
School canteens will now have to to sell items like rotis made of wheat, rice, vegetables, pulses, idli and vada sambar, coconut water, lemonade, jaljira and other healthy items.
May 09, 2017, 10:08 AM IST
Diet products are just junk food in disguise, can make you fat
As per a new research, high-fat foods are often the primary target when fighting obesity, but sugar-laden "diet" foods could be contributing to unwanted weight gain as well.
Apr 26, 2017, 11:12 AM IST
Want to lose weight? Include bananas in your diet!
Have you ever thought that banana can actually help you lose weight?
Oct 21, 2016, 00:07 AM IST
Start young: Heart care should begin at puberty, say doctors
Stress, one of the biggest culprits for cardiac ailments -- and many other ailments too -- is a given in today's life.
Oct 06, 2016, 16:51 PM IST
This is what happens to your brain when you eat junk food!
Junk food lacks essential fatty acids like omega-6 and omega-3, which are crucial for healthy brain function.
Aug 31, 2016, 15:31 PM IST
Does your child have an unhealthy diet? Their heart health may be at risk!
A study has suggested that children who eat high-calorie, low-nutrition food and avoid eating healthy are at risk of having poor heart health.
Aug 15, 2016, 13:24 PM IST
In a first, 'Fat tax' for junk food proposed in Kerala budget
A move that may evoke sharp protest from many fast food selling companies, Kerala government has introduced a ‘fat tax’ on food items that fall in the category of junk food, like pizzas, burgers, tacos, sandwich among others.
Jul 08, 2016, 15:46 PM IST