Topic: Convenience and Fast Foods
Junk food is perceived to have poor nutritional value; and fails to add any health benefits to an individual?s diet. The term was coined in 1972, by Michael Jacobson, director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Street food and fast food fall under the category of junk food. Apart from adding empty calories, it spoils the ...
Taxing high-fat and sugary junk food is a more effective way to fight obesity than making healthy foods like fruit and vegetables more affordable, a study published Wednesday shows. Researchers at the University of Buffalo in New York, led by psychologist Leonard Epstein, gave 42 mothers just over 22 dollars to spend at a "supermarket" set up in a room ...
Campbell Soup Co. said Monday that it met analysts' expectations by posting an 11 percent increase in second-quarter profit. But analysts are concerned about an 18 percent drop in sales of ready-to-serve soups, which the company said resulted from it promoting its relaunched ...
