Fast Food Joints Breaking Kids Pledges
A new survey reveals that a startling number of Fast Food restaurants are still serving unhealthy beverages and side dishes to kids – even after a flurry of high-profile commitments to offer healthier options with kids’ meals. And the biggest brands are the biggest prevaricators…Read More →
UK Gets Plan To Curb Food Waste
We’ve seen a lot of bad news lately about how much food we in the western world waste. It’s just crazy. But, now, British Environment Secretary Michael Gove has announced a new plan to recycle food that would otherwise be trashed into solid, healthy meals for those in need…Read More →
Vitamin D May Help Obese Kids
We’ve been hearing a lot, lately, about the wonders that Vitamin D can work for your body and mind. Now a new study suggests that Vitamin D supplements can help obese children lose weight. In a world where childhood obesity has become a plague, this is welcome news, indeed…Read More →
Fast Food Week!
As you know, we didn’t have a Fast Food Week or Sunday post last weekend, due to a massive power outage across the Ottawa region caused by a series of EF2 and EF3 tornadoes Friday afternoon and evening. So, now, we’re going to catch up with a bumper edition of FFW!Read More →
Overeating Is All In Your Head
When I was little, my mother ‘tsk’ed me, saying that my eyes were bigger than my stomach. Turns out overeating does have something to do with what you see on the platter. But, essentially, it’s the result of a victory for the bad guys in a war between two groups of brain cells…Read More →
Why You Get Sad When You’re Hungry
Not just sad, but maybe angry or depressed. New research reveals the scientific reason behind the link between hunger and mood. And, not surprisingly, science has pinned responsibility for the link on one of the foremost health issues of our modern world: hunger simply stresses you out…Read More →