The Fat Problem

If you feel guilty about eating too much of junk food, then here is some news that should make you feel better. Brian Wansink, author of "Mindless Eating" and head of Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab found that people tend to eat more...

Beware, if you one of those who are always after their child to eat more and more, then it is high time that you better curb your habit. A study has shown that overfeeding is one the prime causes of obesity in kids and more often then not only the...

Popularity of junk food among kids and youth is the cause of major problem, obesity. In Puerto Rico, approximately 25% of their children are dealing with the problem of obesity. This alarming percentage has led the officials of country declare that if..

Television could play a major role in the growing obesity among children. A study shows that most of the ads shown during the children's program promote junk foods that tempt the kids into eating them. The University of Sydney studied the number of...

Living with kids could be the reason why you are growing obese. A survey was conducted and was found that adults living with kids consumed 5gms of fat more than those in kids-free households. Kids demand a lot of snacks like pizzas, chocolates,...

On one hand we are looking forward to keeping our kids off the junk food eating habits and promote a healthy lifestyle, while on the other we are coming across innovations as contrary as this TV and remote control. A product from Hanspree, called the...

It seems world community is really very much concerned about stopping the spread of obesity ,which is engulfing the world like an epidemic. This time giving a major jerk to obesity a government adviser has suggested that a ban on junk foods should be...

Childhood obesity needs a consideration. Efforts are being made in this regard, reducing high-fat and sugar-rich food amongst children. The provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador has initiated steps towards curbing obesity amongst school...

According to International Obesity Task Force (IOTF), Obesity can be tackled by taking an action despite of mere talking about it. Australia is leading in childhood obesity rates with two-third men, half of women and a quarter of all children. WHO...

Previous studies have a common perception about the link between childhood overweight and TV viewing. Physical inactivity was claimed as the main cause while watching television. But another study has a different view now. It appeared in the issue of...