The Black Death might be the reason we can’t stop eating junk food — new study

The Black Death might be the reason we can’t stop eating junk food — new study

The dietary and hygienic changes that people underwent as a result of the Black Plague could be the reason why human being are so fond of junk food 700 years later, scientists say. Those changes came about because the disease, which wiped out 60% of Europe in the 1300s, dramatically altered the bacteria found in … Read more

I was a junk food junkie but I created healthier hacks — and lost 100 pounds

I was a junk food junkie but I created healthier hacks — and lost 100 pounds

A woman found a way to eat her fast food favorites while dropping a whopping 103 pounds.  Georgia Tulk, 30, from Hampshire, England, said she once weighed 357 pounds and frequently ate McDonald’s and Starbucks food from various drive-thrus, South West News Service reported. Ever since beginning her weight loss journey in November 2022, Tulk … Read more

How Big Tobacco created America’s junk food diet and obesity epidemic

How Big Tobacco created America’s junk food diet and obesity epidemic

“Betcha can’t eat just one!” was more than just a 1960s slogan for potato chips. It was part of a concerted effort to engineer junk food loaded with fat, carbohydrates and sodium in combinations that are irresistible to people because they trigger our brains’ reward system, according to a new study published in the journal … Read more

Eating too much junk food increases risk of a mental health crisis: study

Eating too much junk food increases risk of a mental health crisis: study

Pass on the fast food. New research shows a connection between consumption of highly processed food, and “elevated” mental duress happening later in life, according to a paper from the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study. “Participants with the highest intake of ultra-processed food had increased odds of elevated psychological distress,” the study authors wrote. The research … Read more

‘Daisy Dudes,’ skimpy shorts for men, divide Twitter: ‘My junk would come out’

‘Daisy Dudes,’ skimpy shorts for men, divide Twitter: ‘My junk would come out’

Sir, thigh cheeks are turning red. Leaving little to the imagination, a pair of itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny denim hot pants for men are garnering critical hot takes on social media. And online objectors have deemed the NSFW jeans — which only scarcely cover the crotch and rear-end —“disgusting” and “a big HELL NO.” “They call them Daisy Dudes,” … Read more

Junk food highjacks the brain’s ability to control food intake: study

Junk food highjacks the brain’s ability to control food intake: study

Fatty foods can lead to obesity but it’s all in your brain — and not the way you may have thought. Researchers have found that regularly eating high-fat and high-caloric foods can change the neurological pathways in your brain, reducing the brain’s ability to regulate calorie intake and can lead to overeating and weight gain. … Read more