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Price of Junk Food and Fresh Food | Infographic
Mike Barrett Natural Society August 10, 2011 Junk food and healthy food don’t cost the same, we know that. Junk food often costs a bit less, at least if we go by the initial price tag. The truth is that price varies based on what people buy and location. Below is an infographic of the [...]
Westerners ‘Programmed to Eat Junk Food’
Scientists at Aberdeen University have discovered that those of European origin are more likely to have genes which urge them to gorge on fatty foods, beer and wine, than Asians. Dr Alasdair MacKenzie explained that the genes controlled the strength of a “switch” that helped determine appetite. He said: “The switch controls the areas of the brain which allows us to select which foods we would like to eat and if it is turned on too strongly we are more likely to crave fatty foods and alcohol.”
McDonald’s Urged to Fire Ronald McDonald
More than 550 health professionals and organizations have signed a letter to McDonald’s Corp. asking the maker of Happy Meals to stop marketing junk food to kids and retire Ronald McDonald. The letter, slated to run in the form of full-page ads in six metropolitan newspapers around the country on Wednesday, acknowledges that “the contributors to today’s (health) epidemic are manifold and a broad societal response is required. But marketing can no longer be ignored as a significant part of this massive problem.”
Study Finds Junkfood is Essential to Live, Contains Vital Nutrient “Junk” (Satire)
A new study done by the Medical Organization for the Regulatory Objective of Natural Sciences (M.O.R.O.N.S.) has revealed the unimagined: junk food contains a life-giving nutrient labeled Junk. That’s right, MSG-laden doughnuts and aspartame-filled diet sodas are actually something your body needs!
