Fast food

Fast foods are foods that are quick to prepare because many ingredients are pre-cooked. Many franchises have now opened up which sell fast food. Sometimes fast food is also referred to junk foods like pizza, burgers, French fries, etc. Many nutritionists will advise you to stay away from them as they do not any essential nutrients.

Heart attack cases higher in areas with more fast food outlets: Study

Posted By IANS, August 14, 2019 at 10:43am

According to a study published in the European Heart Journal, for every additional fast food outlet, there are four additional heart attacks per 100,000 people each year.
Fast foods less healthy now than 30 years ago: Know how it takes a toll on you

Posted By Editorial Team, March 01, 2019 at 04:17pm

Many people indulge in fast foods which can lead to weight gain. According to a new study, even with salads on the menu, fast food is less healthy today. While it is no brainer that fast food is harmful to health. Here, we brief you about the effects of it.
Fast food more unhealthy now than they were 30 years back: Study

Posted By Agencies, February 28, 2019 at 08:46pm

According to a study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, changes offered by 10 of the top fast-food restaurants over the 30-year period from 1986 to 2016.
Healthy homemade vegetarian and non-vegetarian pizza recipes you have got to try

Posted By Editorial Team, February 21, 2019 at 12:46pm

Feel guilty while eating pizzas but just can't do without them? Make these healthy pizzas that have been made with nutritious millet flour and indulge in them without any fear!
5 healthy homemade swaps for ultra-processed foods

Posted By Upneet Pansare, February 14, 2019 at 01:19pm

A study says that you have a 14 per cent higher risk of dying early with each 10 per cent increase in the amount of ultra-processed food you eat. Time to ditch all the ultra-processed foods!
Here is how fast food affects your body

Posted By Editorial Team, January 31, 2019 at 08:53pm
Simple tips to break your junk food eating habit before the new year

Posted By Editorial Team, December 13, 2018 at 04:15pm

Of course you know that you ought to STOP having junk food. But how exactly doe you say no to tempting junk food? A dietician explains.
Are you suffering from food poisoning? Try these natural hacks

Posted By Aishwarya Vaidya, September 03, 2018 at 04:16pm

Couldn t go to work due to food poisoning? Had to cancel your date with your beloved wife as you are continuously vomiting? Worried due to food poisoning? Then, try these fool-proof hacks.
Childhood obesity: 3 points all millennial parents must keep in mind while raising kids

Posted By Editorial Team, August 28, 2018 at 03:14pm

It's tough being both a child and a parent in the age of information and technology overload. Childhood obesity is just one of the many problems we face.
Pilot suffers cardiac arrest mid-air; manages to land plane safely!

Posted By Aishwarya Iyer, June 29, 2018 at 09:39am

Despite the massive cardiac arrest, the pilot maintained his calm and landed safely.
Fast food advertisements are making children fat

Posted By ANI, May 23, 2018 at 03:01pm

Young people who watch one extra junk-food advert a week (over the average of six) consume an additional 350 calories in foods high in salt, sugar, and fat (HFSS) every week.
Eating too much fast food may expose you to harmful hormone-disrupting chemicals called phthalates

Posted By ANI, March 30, 2018 at 12:38pm

Food prepared at home is less likely to contain high levels of phthalates, chemicals linked to fertility problems, pregnancy complications and other health issues.
Will Maggi be BANNED in India again?

Posted By Sandhya Raghavan, November 29, 2017 at 08:53pm

After finding elevated content of lead in 2015, testing authorities find ash in Maggi noodles!
Living near fast-food restaurants and supermarkets does not cause obesity

Posted By Agencies, August 09, 2017 at 10:56am

Public policies that are designed to reduce the number of fast-food restaurants and increase the number of supermarkets are unlikely to reduce obesity.
Shocking! New study says french fries can KILL you!

Posted By Sandhya Raghavan, June 15, 2017 at 12:31pm

Study shows that french fries can increase premature death risk.
Did you know fast food gives you bad breath?

Posted By Tania Tarafdar, February 24, 2017 at 04:55pm

It is not the burger in the onions that cause bad breath. Read to find out what is causing the bad breath.
Hidden toxins in fast food packaging may up cancer risk

Posted By Agencies, February 03, 2017 at 09:52am

Pizzas, French fries and burgers that come packed in grease-proof paper are more dangerous than you thought.
Tips to pick fast foods for diabetics

Posted By Editorial Team, December 28, 2016 at 07:08pm

Yes, people who have diabetes can eat pizza, burger and other fast foods. But READ this to know how!
Want to lose weight or want to pay 14.5% fat tax to eat fast food in Kerala?

Posted By Palak Juneja, July 08, 2016 at 06:55pm

Kerala budget presented by the Finance Minister T. M Thomas Isaac suggests imposing 14.5% of fat tax on restaurants which sells burgers, pizzas, tacos, doughnuts and sandwiches.
Keep healthy options first to distract kids from junk food

Posted By Agencies, May 08, 2016 at 05:24pm

By simply giving healthy food along with junk food, you can trick your child into having better eating habits.