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
Can't give up junk? Now, a supplement to curb cravings for high-calorie foods!
A team of scientists may have found a way to simply switch off those corrupting cravings.
Jul 05, 2016, 11:26 AM IST
Avoid junk food to keep your kidneys healthy!
N new study has warned that eating junk and fatty food regularly can cause long-term damage to your kidneys and trigger diabetes.
May 12, 2016, 09:20 AM IST
This is how you can keep your kids away from junk food!
As parents, it becomes our duty to feed our children with healthiest possible diet so that they grow up to become healthy adults.
May 08, 2016, 18:10 PM IST
Boredom in life triggers unhealthy snacking
The results showed that people were more likely to express a preference for unhealthy foods like crisps, sweets and fast food after completing the boring task.
Apr 29, 2016, 15:04 PM IST
Govt planning to impose tax on junk food
The government is planning to impose tax on junk food. Watch the full news story to know more!
Apr 08, 2016, 13:30 PM IST
Did you just buy junk instead of healthy food?
The study, published in the Journal of Retailing, grouped consumers into three segments.
Mar 14, 2016, 15:32 PM IST
Health experts demand pictorial warnings on junk food
Health experts have demanded pictorial and health warnings on junk food and detailed information for consumers about what goes into the food they buy and the effect it can have on their health.
Jan 28, 2016, 20:34 PM IST
Can't stop eating junk food? Blame your habits
The research deepens scientists' understanding of how habits like sugar and other vices manifest in the brain and suggests new strategies for breaking them.
Jan 22, 2016, 13:48 PM IST
Weekend binges as bad as regular junk food
Yo-yoing between eating well during the week and bingeing on junk food over the weekend is likely to be just as bad for your gut health as a consistent diet of junk.
Jan 21, 2016, 13:54 PM IST
Eating veggies doesn't equal to avoiding junk food
Children who eat more carrots and apples are no less likely to eat candies and fries, warns a new study, suggesting that emphasising on avoiding “bad” food is as important as adding “good” food in children's diet.
Jan 12, 2016, 00:28 AM IST
Mirrors can make unhealthy foods less tasty: Study
Watching yourself in the mirror while eating can reduce the perceived tastiness of unhealthy food, according to scientists who suggest that placing mirrors at restaurants could help diners make healthy choices.
Dec 19, 2015, 10:57 AM IST
Junk diet makes you fat in just seven days
Researchers found that insulin Âresistance was a key component to type-2 diabetes.
Nov 17, 2015, 11:56 AM IST
It's you, not junk food
Candy, soda and fast food, which are often painted as the prime culprits in the national discussion of obesity, are not making Americans fat, according to a new study.
Nov 07, 2015, 10:25 AM IST
Just one junk food snack may trigger metabolic disease
Just one high-calorie shake was enough to make people with metabolic disease worse, while in others, relatively short periods of overeating triggered the beginnings of metabolic disease.
Nov 03, 2015, 16:04 PM IST
