Healthy Fitness Network

As the UK government backs down on proposed junk food restrictions, leading doctors have urged ministers to take stronger measures.

Doctors want to see:

• A “fat tax” on unhealthy foods
• Warnings on junk food packaging (akin to those on cigarrette packets)
• No more fast food outlets near schools
• Restrictions on advertising of high fat, salt and sugar products
• Limits on sponsoring of sport events and promotions by fast food chains

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Move over America, there’s a new fast food super power in town. It isn’t an Ancient Chinese secret anymore. Fast food in China is selling like General Tso’s Chicken at a frat house.

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If you have celiac disease, a new study warns you may need to be extra cautious of foods, which you assume to be naturally gluten-free.

Grains such as oats, millet, and rice don’t contain the protein, which triggers an adverse response in those with celiac disease.

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Everyone has different motivations for exercising, but this is a new one: A New Jersey gym claims to have put Mel Gibson’s face on every one of their treadmills. If his abusive rants get your blood boiling, burn off the calories while you let off some steam.

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Fast food companies are working hard to shape up their unhealthy image and appeal to dieters as well as the health conscience.

I imagine when such a customer enters a fast food chain like Wendy’s their eyes go directly to the salad menu thinking that here they will find healthy, low calorie options. However, what the health conscience customer will find here is somewhat deceptive.

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Have you ever walked into a fast food joint and said, “Gee, I’d really like a quarter-pounder, or even a third-pounder, but they’re just not filling enough. What to do, what to do.”

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Summer means festival season in the U.S., and like many families we spent last Saturday walking the midway at a local fair. It was fun, but also tremendously hot.

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This just in – you still have to work hard to lose fat! Two comprehensive German studies found that a broad range of weight loss supplements were no more effective than placebos.

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