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Chemical in fries, chips and coffee prompts FDA advice

For more than a decade, scientists have known that acrylamide forms when potatoes, cereal grains and some other plant foods are browned through frying, baking or roasting. That means it shows up in fries, chips, breakfast cereals, toasted bread, cookies, crackers and even coffee. Studies show the chemical can cause cancer in rodents at high [...]

By |2013-12-15T11:36:28+11:00December 15th, 2013|Categories: Science & Research|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Why Australia started turning on McDonald’s

I was mildly surprised and, yes, I admit, more than a little pleased to read of fast-food giant McDonald's sales going backwards here in Australia. Last month, at an investment seminar in the US, McDonald's global chief executive and president Don Thompson warned investors that “lower levels of spending in Australia and cut-throat competition among [...]

By |2013-08-19T10:27:16+10:00August 19th, 2013|Categories: Society & Culture|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

Kids With Stressed-Out Parents Eat More Fast Food

Stress in parents may contribute to obesity in their kids, and as parental stress rises the kids are more likely to eat fast food, a new study finds. The research has caveats. It doesn't definitively prove that kids put on more pounds when they live with stressed-out adults. And, oddly, the study found that kids [...]

Link between depression and fast food

Scientists have found a link between the consumption of items such as doughnuts, hamburgers, pizza and cakes and depression. The Public Health Nutrition journal found that consumers who regularly eat fast food compared to those who consumed either very little or none are 51 percent more likely to become depressed. via Study: Researchers find new [...]

By |2012-08-17T17:58:34+10:00April 9th, 2012|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Science & Research|Tags: , |0 Comments
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