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People who eat more meals at home have lower levels of harmful PFAS in their bodies
Eating out and consuming microwave popcorn linked with higher exposures to PFAS A home-cooked meal has many benefits, including healthier […]
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Thirty years of fast food: Greater variety, but more salt, larger portions, and added calories
Changes in food variety, portion size, dietary energy, and selected micronutrients are potentially fueling the obesity epidemic, according to a […]
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Consumption of fast food linked with asthma and other allergic diseases
A new Respirology review and analysis of published studies reveals a link between fast food consumption and an increased likelihood […]
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Dining out associated with increased exposure to harmful chemicals called phthalates
Dining out more at restaurants, cafeterias and fast-food outlets may boost total levels of potentially health-harming chemicals called phthalates in […]
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Will holding the cheese and chocolate milk on Happy Meals make a difference?
A Happy Meal with chocolate milk and cheeseburger at a Brandon, Miss., McDonald’s. AP Photo/Rogello V. Solis Jennifer Harris, University […]
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Fast food makes the immune system more aggressive in the long term
The immune system reacts similarly to a high fat and high calorie diet as to a bacterial infection. This is […]
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New study finds extensive use of fluorinated chemicals in fast food wrappers
Americans may be consuming fast food wrapped in paper treated with perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) — the same chemicals used in […]
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Study: Restaurant meals can be as bad for your waistline as fast food is
When Americans go out to eat, either at a fast-food outlet or a full-service restaurant, they consume, on average, about […]