Researchers say a junk food tax of 20% would affect grocery shopping habits and curb obesity. Written by Audrey Quinn, Contributor May 16, 2012 at 3:25 a.m. PT ...

Blair suggested "junk food", which he defined as high in fat, salt and sugar - often called HFSS foods. It is these foods that can no longer be advertised on Transport for London sites. This has ...

If junk food truly is “poisoning” us, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. warns, why target only one segment of the ...

Junk food ad ban ‘will prevent an estimated 20,000 cases of childhood obesity’ - The Government confirmed the laying of secondary legislation for the ban on Tuesday.

Despite their bad reputation, junk food, fast food and soda aren’t the root causes of America’s obesity epidemic, Cornell University researchers contend. While these sugary and salt-laden ...

Junk food does, but school is a small part. Jan. 22, 2012 — -- Junk food in middle school does not lead to weight gain in children. A study followed nearly 20,000 students from kindergarten ...

Junk Food, TV Driving Kids to Obesity. By ABC News. March 24, 2008, 1:24 AM. Mar. 23 -- TUEDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Lifestyles with too little movement, too much TV exposure and way too ...

Since state laws made it harder for California elementary school kids to get their hands on sugary drinks and junk food snacks on campus, researchers found, students’ risk of becoming overweight ...

Junk food sponsorship of sports should be banned to protect children’s health experts say, warning the adverts have become ...

Getting the 100 million obese people in the U.S. to eat less junk food and more unprocessed, "whole" foods, would be helpful to turning the tide on the obesity epidemic—but unprocessed foods are ...

In the fight against obesity, junk foods have become public enemy No. 1. But some people question whether certain foods are really the culprits. Two new studies come to very different conclusions.

Junk food increases people's risk of colon cancer, as well as alcohol, lack of exercise and obesity. Unfortunately, many Americans don't know about these risk factors for colon cancer, a new ...