Brains of Obese Teenagers Unusually Susceptible to Food Commercials
Brains of Obese Teenagers Unusually Susceptible to Food Commercials Keep overweight adolescents away from food commercials or they may face difficulty losing weight. Sounds a bit weird, right? Unfortunately a Dartmouth study reveals that TV food commercials disproportionately stimulate the brains of obese teenagers, including parts of the brain known to control taste, pleasure, and […]
5 Fast Food and Restaurant Employees Confess the One Item You Should Never Order
5 Fast Food and Restaurant Employees Confess the One Item You Should Never Order Look, we all eat fast food. That’s just the nature of the beast. Sometimes, it’s just more efficient or financially-feasible to eat something wrapped in paper. We know it’s bad for us, it’s not like we have any illusions about it […]
7 Alternatives to Unhealthy Habits
7 Alternatives to Unhealthy Habits By PositiveMed-Team Edited By: Stephanie dawson 1. If your pep comes from a bottle Before you reach for anther caffeine-charged energy drink have a glass of water or seltzer. It may be a side-effect of fluid loss that feels like fatigue to you. You are likely to feel tired even […]
Top 5 Worst Food Additives You Should Avoid
[Last Updated on February 17th 2014] Top 5 Worst Food Additives You Should Avoid Food additives find their way into our foods to help ease processing, packaging and storage, they have been used for centuries to enhance the appearance and flavor of food and prolong shelf life. Many of these can cause dire […]
Fast Food Mafia
Fast Food Mafia Have you ever seen any organic producer’s ads on TV? I bet no! Yet fast food industry is increasingly advertising its “not so healthy” products, and who’s their primary target? Sadly, the answer is children! No wonder why 17 percent of the children under 20 are obese, and why that number has […]