PHYSorg.com: PHYSorg news tagged with: junk food http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Taiwan mulls world's first junk food tax: report Taiwan is planning the world's first tax on junk food in a bid to encourage the public to eat healthily and cut obesity rates, a report said Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news180595099.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:19:21 EST news180595099 Of girls and geeks: Environment may be why women don't like computer science (PhysOrg.com) -- In real estate, it's location, location, location. And when it comes to why girls and women shy away from careers in computer science, a key reason is environment, environment, environment. http://www.physorg.com/news180024084.html Other Sciences Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:20:01 EST news180024084 'Comfort food' a stress killer: Australian study A high-fat, high-sugar diet could have the same effect on brain chemistry as mood-altering drugs, giving scientific support to the craving for "comfort food", Australian researchers said Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news178270511.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:20:02 EST news178270511 Study shows parents back junk-food ban in schools (PhysOrg.com) -- The issues surrounding children being overweight or obese plague society. In fact, the prevalence of these rates has tripled in the past three decades. But the University of Alberta's Paul Veugelers and Marg Schwartz are working to help kids stay fit and healthy, and a new study shows thousands of parents are also on board. http://www.physorg.com/news173362954.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:23:32 EST news173362954 How to... eat for health Fixing these common mistakes will help many people be healthier, says Dr. Phillip Snider, a family physician in Virginia Beach, Va. http://www.physorg.com/news153932455.html Medicine & Health Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:01:21 EST news153932455 Cut energy use by eating better, study says (PhysOrg.com) -- How much energy we use to produce food could be cut in half if Americans ate less and ate local foods, wolfed down less meat, dairy and junk food, and used more traditional farming methods, says a new Cornell study. http://www.physorg.com/news137776425.html Space & Earth Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:13:45 EST news137776425 What three-year-olds eat affects their school performance many years later (PhysOrg.com) -- School dinners have come under the spotlight recently, but new research suggests that diet in the pre-school years is even more important. http://www.physorg.com/news137770057.html Medicine & Health Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:27:37 EST news137770057