ou've undoubtedly seen umpteen reports detailing the myriad health problems associated with obesity, and probably have read how our industrial food system sure supplies calories, but not so many that are actually healthy. Now a new report goes one step further, linking increased energy consumption and people being overweight: picked by sharon22 8 months ago

Not sure if this has already been posted on Plime. I searched and didn't see it, so I thought it should go up ASAP for all of you out there still wondering what is going on with the pet food epidemic. picked by indierockcafe 3 years ago

A dog food company was found harassing dog owners whose dogs had died from contaminated dog food. The only safe alternative to commercial dog food is to make homemade dog food. picked by JasonMPA 3 years ago

An Indian inventor has found a novel way of helping the poor - by turning old junk into a reliable piece of machinery that can walk and talk. Feroz Siddiki has spent two years developing the IRobo and hopes it will eventually rival more expensive robots like Asimo made by the Japanese company Honda. VIDEO picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

The US doesn't need diet/exercise, they just need a good diet. picked by nightcrawlerx 7 months ago

Looks like America is not the only country that needs to be weary of fast food.
This new sneaky tactic of adapting global fast food chains to the local palette is happening all over the world from squid topped Dominoes pizza in Taiwan to KFC's vegetarian Chana Snacker, a chickpea burger topped with Thousand Island sauce, in India. Watch out global obesity picked by Bingo 3 months ago

Angel Food Ministries has distributed low cost food to people for the last 11 years. There is no income requirements, or actually ANY requirements at all! If you eat, you can participate. Distribution in 32 states makes it easy to get to as well for a lot of people. picked by Moe 2 years ago

Junk mail rarely brings you something you want, but for one homeowner it has led to a lawsuit landing on his doormat. Paul O'Brien is being sued by a woman who says she trapped her hand in his letterbox while posting mail. Joy Goodman, a cake decorator in her late 40s, is seeking damages for personal injury and loss of earnings. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Italians reacted with outrage on Tuesday after a European court ruled that displaying crucifixes in the country's schools violated the principle of secular education. picked by Dontgivethedogchoccy 4 weeks ago

Junk mail wastes our time, destroys our environment, and invades our privacy.

It's time we stopped the madness. picked by KerOBeroS32 11 months ago

NASA now puts the risk for a catastrophic collision with junk during the mission at 1 in 229 - greater than typical flights to the space station but lower than the agency's initial estimates. picked by kakana 7 months ago

Four schools in New Zealand, have barred students from taking same-sex partners to the prom unless they sign a contract declaring they are homosexual. picked by funkfrost 1 year ago

Who says junk food's bad for you? It didn't affect George Johnson's longevity; at 112 years old, he's considered California’s oldest living person and the state’s last surviving World War I veteran. picked by ybne1else 3 years ago

Time for Christian schools to change. The rules they use are not working. picked by eastcoast1978 10 months ago

Craig Sexton of 1-800-Got Junk has seen all kinds of weird things in the many estate clean-ups he's done. There was a fridge of rotted cheese and rotted cans of salmon. But nothing prepared Sexton for what he found in the suite above an old deli called the Lido in east Vancouver in February. picked by Moogle 1 year ago

British social workers have decided to allow an 8-year-old boy who weighs almost 200 pounds (91 kilograms) to remain at home with his mother, who has refused to stop feeding him junk food... picked by Ankabout 3 years ago

Fathers' parenting styles have a major influence on children's weight, says an Australian study that looked at almost 5,000 children, ages 4-5, and their parents. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Food safety in the United States is no longer improving, highlighting the need to reevaluate the way an American meal makes its way from farm to table picked by jLoSsDh 8 months ago

Fast food is junk food, right? Your knee-jerk reaction answer is probably “yes.” But truth be told, you really could do far worse than McDonald’s for dinner if you choose wisely and only indulge occasionally. picked by eastcoast1978 11 months ago

They buy food from a fast food restaurant and photograph it. Then they compare that photograph with the photograph from the ad. Pretty intresting stuff. picked by a1a1l1o1a1a1m2 3 years ago