Tag Search - "Fast Food"

Featured: Fast food linked to toxin exposure

Recently eating fast food is linked to higher body levels of environmental toxins. It is suspected it may be due to chemicals from PVC tubing, vinyl gloves, and food packaging leaching toxins into food. Yum.

Posted on Sat, 24 Jan 15

Fast food stunts academic growth in kids

What happens when kids brains are starved of vital nutrients due to regular consumption of nutrient-depleted fast foods? Their brain suffers and academic performance goes down, according to a new study.

Posted on Mon, 18 Jun 12

What is in a fast food hamburger?

You might assume that a hamburger patty is made of pure meat, but an analysis of what is really in a burger might surprise you.

Posted on Sun, 17 Jun 12

What would batman eat?

Asking kids what their role models would eat can help to influence their choice of healthy foods.

Posted on Mon, 29 Aug 11

Super Size Me: the Study

In award winning documentary Super Size Me Morgan Spurlock eats only McDonalds for 30 days and manages to gain 11.1 kg (24.5 lbs) develop high cholesterol, liver damage, mood swings and sexual dysfunction. A study in Sweden has also found that 4 weeks of fast-food is tremendously detrimental.