Researchers from University College Cork in Ireland reared mice on a high-fat, high-sugar diet and monitored their feeding behaviors as they grew into adulthood. While the weights of the mice ...

A new study from UNC School of Medicine researchers, published this week in Neuron, reveals a unique look at how junk food rewires the brain's memory hub—leading to risk of cognitive dysfunction. This ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A study from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine found that eating high-fat, “Western-style” junk foods — like ...

Those who consumed more junk food had a 47% higher risk of heart attack or stroke compared with those who ate the least, according to a new study.

A child's picky eating habits and a steady diet of French fries, potato chips, white bread, and processed pork caused him to go blind, according to a new case report published in a medical journal.

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Scientists from the UNC School of Medicine recently discovered that junk food disrupts memory circuits in the brain almost instantaneously. Within just four days, neurons in the hippocampus became ...

What happens when a doctor switches from a healthy diet to 80% ultra-processed food for 30 days? In this shocking experiment, ...

Many of us are in self-isolation nowadays due to coronavirus. Going to the gym or park is not a smart move when social distancing is advised on national as well as international level. And on top of ...

Half of the cheap-and-tasty paradigm that makes junk food so appealing is collapsing: Many of those guilty-pleasure treats aren’t so cheap anymore. More than any impact weight-loss drugs like Ozempic ...

When you’re pregnant, that bag of cookies or chips can look pretty irresistible. But resist anyway. A new study suggests that eating a junk food diet during pregnancy may alter not only your own brain ...