Ice cream is a common comfort food to people who are stressed out.  But there are many other comfort foods, and they are usually the ones high in calories (read: cakes, chocolates, chips).  However, what you don’t know is that those foods can make you feel even more stressed out.  How? By making you fatter! Now that’s stressful, isn’t it?

Experts believe that stress has a nasty little side effect to our bellies, and these are called belly fats.  Belly fats, in turn, increase the risk of heart disease.  Wow, this is more stressful than we thought.

Fats, in great numbers, can build up around your gut and lead to accumulation of…

Health experts are now on a debate on the better way to set the standards in safe drinking.  Is it better to set a daily limit or a weekly one?

The old guidelines were based on sound research, which stated a weekly limit of 21 units per week for men, and 14 units per week for women, says Liver specialist, Dr. Nick Sheron (Alcohol Health Alliance UK).  He also emphasized the need for alcohol-free days.

Experts have advised the UK Government to change the guidelines for safe drinking: currently 2-3 units per day for women, and 3-4 units per day for men.

“In a bid to curb binge drinking and emphasize the harms…

For those who love to eat red meat, there’s another thing you have to be aware of aside from colon cancer, and that is E. coli.  If you do not know it yet, meat and animal poop are big spreaders of E. coli.  Are you still going to eat red meat?  We know your answer is yes.  So, here’s the good news for you.

The USDA will expand testing on meat used to make ground beef.  This is actually a good idea.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claim an estimated 76 million people in the United States fall ill from food-borne illness each year. 5,000 don’t survive.   Yes, the…