In a major push to regulate junk food, the Economic Survey 2025 has highlighted the risks associated with ultra-processed foods, suggesting a slew of measures would help reduce its consumption as self ...

“First, make time for exercise every day—whether it’s walking or working out, do whatever is possible. Second, pay attention to your diet. Reduce unhealthy fats and oils in your food. Aim to cut the ...

The Economic Survey 2024-25 has called for a higher tax on ultra-processed foods, proposing it as a "health tax". This measure targets brands that advertise these items. A multi-pronged approach is ...

Food stamp recipients could soon be barred from purchasing junk food including soft drinks, candy and ice cream under a new GOP house bill. U.S. Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Oklahoma introduced “The ...

While most children in Singapore are in good health, many have already picked up poor habits, including too much screen time and junk food, and too little exercise and sleep, as large-scale ...

In 1973, a trailblazing nutritionist named Jean Mayer warned the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs that the increasingly ubiquitous category of junk foods could be ...

The SA government this month announced a ban on junk food advertising on Adelaide buses, trains and trams from July 1, in a bid to tackle obesity. It follows the ACT’s 2016 policy to limit ...

On his first day in office this week ... risen more than 20 per cent in a year and given he has criticised the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for “aggressive suppression” of such ...

Food stamp recipients could be prevented from purchasing soft drinks, candy, ice cream and more under a new House bill. Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Oklahoma, introduced the Healthy SNAP Act last week.

Despite advertising restrictions on public health risks like gambling and alcohol, junk food advertisements in Australia remain largely unregulated. A new Edith Cowan University (ECU) study ...