Anyone who has been overweight knows that one of the hardest times in your life can be going to high school. Teenagers of all weights can struggle with feeling confident, but for Queensland teenager Josephine Desgrand, self-esteem issues…
Nestle, an international Swiss food and beverage corporation, is setting their sights on capturing a larger percentage of the Asian market in coming years. In particular, the company is developing low-sugar coffee beverages to appeal to the Thai…
As summer approaches, the pressure is on to get a “beach body” that will look great in shorts and bikinis. This intense societal pressure, coupled with an America that’s becoming more overweight almost by the day, a group…
23andMe, a company specializing in genetics and biotechnology, has helped countless people to determine their ancestry. Now, the company is trying out something a little different on a massive scale: weight-loss. 23andMe is currently planning one of the…
It’s been about 15 years since health professionals first began to discover the connection between added sugar and our country’s growing problem with obesity. In this time, manufacturers and corporations alike have begun to focus their efforts on…
Acid reflux can turn your favorite foods into your worst enemies. A recent study, however, found that a decrease in carbohydrates corresponded with a decrease in symptoms of acid reflux in test subjects. What is acid reflux? If you’ve…
There are some undeniable differences between the generations. Older generations may prefer the feeling of flipping pages of a book, while younger consumers love the storage space of their Kindle or other e-readers. Millennials largely consider natural produce…
You probably already know that being overweight is detrimental to your health and that high cholesterol numbers can hurt your heart. But did you know that high levels of blood triglycerides can also damage your body? Just like…
If there’s one thing that Americans love, it’s an ice-cold scoop of gelato on a hot summer’s day. The creamy, sugary-sweet Italian dessert resembles a thicker and richer version of ice cream and has taken the United States…
In Raza Bazar, a metropolitan area of Kolkata in India, frustration is brewing. A female dieter (who requested to remain anonymous) was ready to throw in the towel. After years of cutting fat out of her diet and…