26 h. ago Eating cheap junk food could actually stop us getting fat, scientists discover

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, US, have reached an unlikely verdict on diets and weight loss after research conducted on mice eating different food

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7 d. ago Welsh supermarkets to be banned from displaying junk food near tills

The Senedd has agreed to implement new rules on how and where foods high in fat, salt and sugar can be promoted in Welsh supermarkets from March 2026.

Events

1 week ago The truth about cholesterol: 12 things you need to know – from eggs to weight to statins

What is good and bad cholesterol? Should you remove fat from your diet? And what about shellfish? Experts explain it allHigh cholesterol can cause heart problems and strokes – but levels can creep up without showing any symptoms. This is why, if you’re over 40, you should be getting your cholesterol checked every five years. It’s a simple enough concept, but, like alcohol and other things that could be slowly, invisibly damaging our bodies, cholesterol can feel a little abstract, hovering in the background less urgently than everything in the foreground of a busy life.It doesn’t help when myths are flying about online, such as eggs being unhealthy because they contain cholesterol. Or when some fringe scientists and proponents of low-carb and high-fat diets dramatically downplay cholesterol’s significance in heart disease – arguing that sugar is a bigger risk to our health, despite all the evidence to the contrary. Nor does it help us laypeople that there are so many different ways t...

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2 w. ago 'I quit food when mistakenly told I had cancer and almost got sectioned'

Amy Doyle was mistakenly told she had cancer and diabetes and stopped eating junk food - dropping to just 5stone and almost being detained for her safety

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2 w. ago Nuts, popcorn and ‘healthy’ crisps face daytime ad ban over salt content

The government is set to ban junk food adverts from appearing on TV between 5:30am and 9pm

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2 w. ago Rise of the mukbang kids whose parents film them eating junk food

The world of 'mukbang' - where online creators share videos of them eating (often excessive) amounts of food while chatting to followers - has been attracting growing criticism.

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2 w. ago Donald Trump sheds huge 2 STONE after making tiny tweak to his infamous junk food diet

Trump, 78, is well known for his love of fast food staples such as the Quarter Pounder and Big Mac from McDonald's - and is said to swill more than 12 cans of Diet Coke a day

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3 w. ago Scientists discover same ‘hungry genes’ make humans and labradors fat

Dog that are constantly hungry may share the same gene as humans who are more likely to be obese

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