Fast foods are quick, reasonably priced, and readily available alternatives to home cooking. While convenient andinexpensive for a busy lifestyle, fast foods are typically high in calories,
Fast food chains and restaurants have responded to the public's increasing awareness about nutrition and have attempted to help people concerned about health. For example, they now make ingredient and nutrition information available on their menus. Despite...
Read moreYou only have to look at the number of diet programs available to realize that opinions on healthy eating and weight loss are extremely... Read more »
I used to be a diet soda junkie. I consumed lots and lots of them each day, thinking that they were good for me since they had the magic... Read more »
When I was in high school, I lived in Southern California on the edge of the Colorado Desert. It was hot. In the summer it was especially... Read more »
Americans are dining out more than ever. According to the National Restaurant Association, we consume an average of more than 4 meals out... Read more »
If you had a heart attack, would you use that as a wake-up call to change your habits? I'm surprised to say that recent research says a... Read more »
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More than 46 million, nearly 21% of adults in the United States, smoke, according to a 2010 report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and... Read more »
Eating an egg a day may double the risk of death for diabetics, according to a new study. A research team used annual questionnaires to analyze the... Read more »
Researchers at Harvard Medical School say 11 large health-insurance companies hold billions of dollars worth of stock in the fast food industry.... Read more »