McDonald’s. Burger King. Pizza Hut. For some people the names of these fast food restaurants might cause a shudder of horror. But they would be in the minority. For the majority, our saliva flow increases as we anticipate a bite of a giant greasy burger or pizza. A study published this week in the Archives [...]

Weight problems don’t appear out of thin air; there’s always an underlying cause. Common sources of weight gain are ‘mindless eating’, always taking the quick route via high fat, high sodium fast food, and pscyhological issues. These pitfalls cause good eating habits to lapse. Below is some information on how to avoid them. 1) Mindless [...]

Many people overlook hidden calories in liquid form when on a weight loss program. Pop is one of the main culprits, but there are many other excessive forms of liquid calories. Tim Horton’s sells an ice cream shake that contains over 2000 calories and 68 grams of saturated fat! While this falls into the “dessert” [...]

This is an age old debate that has been around for a while, can fast food restaurants be blamed for obesity?  Fast food joints seem to pop up everywhere and sometimes it is hard to decide what you want because there is so much variety.  But could it be that the closer  you live or [...]