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How junk food outsmarts our brains—by hiding in our memories
New research reveals that memories of fatty and sugary foods are encoded in the hippocampus, helping explain why some ...
Some governors fight to end ‘taxpayer-funded junk food,’ critics push back
A battle is brewing nationwide over whether recipients of SNAP benefits, also known as "food stamps," should be allowed to ...
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NY bill targets junk food advertising, aims to lower childhood obesity
New York lawmakers are pushing to strengthen laws banning false, predatory marketing and advertising for unhealthy foods to curb childhood obesity.
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Local school districts react to new law targeting junk food
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed two education bills into law on Monday, April 14, which will regulate the presence of cell ...
Arizona public schools must ban certain ultra-processed foods, new law says
One of the two Arizona junk food bills backed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now law. The other one could be ...
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Trump and Sanders move to restrict junk food purchases with food stamps but allow rotisserie chicken
Sanders makes a move to open up one hot food to SNAP recipients, while banning food assistance from covering junk food.
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Some Governors Seek Ban on 'Taxpayer-Funded Junk Food'
Several governors and legislatures are looking to ban SNAP recipients from using their food stamps to pay for candy and soda.
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New Study: This Is Why You Can Never Say No to Junk Food
Think your willpower is to blame for that second bag of chips? Think again. Scientists have uncovered a hidden brain ...
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Some governors fight to end ‘taxpayer-funded junk food,’ critics push back
Critics of the new push to ban soda and candy purchases ... to purchase what one governor calls “taxpayer-funded junk food." SNAP overall costs the federal government about $115 billion per ...