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Warning labels, limits on sugar, salt in junk food can curb alarming rise
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Recently during a multistakeholder session on childhood obesity in India, public health experts and doctors highlighted the need for urgent policy action to establish strong limits for salt, sugar, saturated fats and other harmful ingredients in packaged and
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NYU researchers warn that kid influencers are promoting junk food brands o
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 26 (ANI): Kids with wildly popular YouTube channels are frequently promoting unhealthy food and drinks in their videos, warn researchers at NYU School of Global Public Health and NYU Grossman School of Medicine in a new study.
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No sale of junk food within 50 metres of school campus: FSSAI
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 9 (ANI): With the aim to ensure safe and wholesome food for schoolchildren, Arun Singhal, CEO of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the country's top food regulator, has restricted the sale of junk and unhealthy food in canteens of schools and
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This is how parents can ensure, help kids eat well
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Oregon [USA], Aug 9 (ANI): Parent's choice and preferences for sugar, salt in their diet can be a way to understand how the kids develop their food habits, according to a recent study from the University of Oregon.
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Here's how parents can help kids eat healthier
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Oregon [USA], Aug 7 (ANI): Parent's choices of food can be a contributing factor in deciding what meals they serve to their children and how the kids develop their food preferences, according to a new study from the University of Oregon.
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Proximity to food joints puts children at higher risk of being obese: Stud
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 24 (ANI): Children who have got food joints near their schools or home get addicted to junk food, and such situations influence their eating habits, suggests a recent study conducted by researchers at NYU School of Medicine.
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Other than junk food, here's another key factor in childhood obesity
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 31 (ANI): Yes, high calorie and junk food are among the leading causes of obesity; but a new study has presented yet another key reason behind obesity in children.
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Food joints situated near school, residence influence children's eating ha
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Oct 29 (ANI): In a recent study by researchers at NYU School of Medicine, it has been found that sources of junk food near a school or house influence the eating habits of children.
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Junk food could cause food allergy in children
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 8 (ANI): We all know how bad junk food is for our health still, we find ourselves giving in for this delectable food. However, a new study showed that junk food is associated with food allergy in children.
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Stressed during examinations? Junk food consumption might be the reason
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 30 (ANI): While it becomes almost impossible to suppress those junk food cravings during university examinations, submitting to these cravings might not be the best thing to do. According to the recent study, increased stress during university examinations is asso
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Demand for Junk food increases after recreational marijuana legalization
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Mar 1 (ANI): A recent study has found a between state recreational marijuana legalization and increased consumption of certain high-calorie foods.
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Here's why we crave fatty foods when dieting: Study
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): Avoiding greasy, fatty and oily foods items is the key to a successful dieting plan. But have you ever wondered why we tend to crave the very foods that we try to avoid when dieting? Or wished you could suppress the feeling before it forced you into eatin
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