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05/08/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Deadly cycle: Eating high-fat food makes us hungrier, more likely to snack on junk

Obesity isn’t just a problem with eating too much: Most of the time, there are behavioral triggers that lead to this condition, and learning to identify them will create new ideas to effectively combat the situation. This was the focus of a study led by researchers from the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and the Universitat Pompeu […]

05/05/2018 / By JD Heyes

Study finds that eating fast food has a negative effect on pregnancy rates by lowering fertility in women

If you needed more evidence that what we eat is having a net negative effect on the global population, here it is. A new study found that the more women eat fast food instead of fresh fruits and vegetables, the less fertile they become and, hence, the less likely they are to get pregnant in […]

01/18/2018 / By Russel Davis

Fast food makes your immune system hyperactive — and research shows the aggressive inflammatory response remains long term, promoting disease

The Western diet, characterized by excessive intake of sugary drinks and fast food items, spurs immune system mechanisms that may negatively affect the body in the long run, according to a study published in the journal Cell. The study also revealed that the long-term effects may persist despite a change in dietary habits. A team of experts […]

05/13/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Americans from all economic backgrounds love fast food, according to researchers

The idea of poor people being the most frequent diners of fast food may not be true. Income has nothing to do with fast food consumption. That’s what researchers from the Ohio State University and the University of Michigan-Dearborn have asserted in their study. Researchers Jay Zagorsky and Patricia Smith analyzed the data of 8,000 […]

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