UK Baby Food Worse Than a Burger

That bran muffin might not be doing your body the wonders you thought

(NEWSER) - The authors of Eat This, Not That! provided Men's Health with 9 foods that aren't as healthy as they claim. Replace your:

1. Bran muffin (420 calories, 20g fat) with ham, egg, and cheese on an English muffin (300 calories, 12g fat)
2. Chicken Caesar salad (900 calories, 60g fat) with grilled chicken on mixed greens (400 calories, 20g fat)
3. Tuna melt (900 calories, 50g fat) with a roast beef or ham sandwich (500 calories, 15g fat)
4. Chicken wrap (700 calories, 35g fat) with a grilled chicken sandwich (375 calories, 15g fat)
5. Turkey burger (850 calories, 50g fat) with a 7 oz. sirloin steak (350 calories, 20g fat)

Get more sleep, eat some fat, cut down on sugar: experts

(NEWSER) - Kicking that meth habit could take decades off your face in about 5 seconds, but some other less obviously dangerous activities also take a toll. Prevention lists nine other innocent habits that are secretly aging you:

• You don't sleep enough: Pulling an all-nighter worked when you were 19. Now, it's adding weight gain, high blood pressure, and diabetes to those bags under your eyes.

But experts are skeptical about 'Christine' and 'Drive-Thru Diet'

(NEWSER) - Want to lose weight? Then run for the border, hit Taco Bell’s Drive-Thru Diet menu, and knock off 54 lbs in two years. Or at least that’s what happened to Christine, a Jared Fogle knockoff featured in new Taco Bell ads as a devotee of the chain's Fresco items. Though the spots feature all the disclaimers—her weight loss is “exceptional,” the taco treats were part of a larger effort, don’t call the Drive-Thru Diet a diet—diet experts are largely unhappy, ABC News reports. More»

Critics say it won't reduce obesity

(NEWSER) - Health experts say a tax on sugary sodas would take a big bite out of the obesity epidemic, ABC News reports. Taxing "sugar-sweetened beverages is really a double-win," said the co-author of a new paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine. "We can raise much-needed dollars while likely reducing obesity prevalence, which is a major driver of health care costs," the paper reads. More»

How sweet it is

(NEWSER) - A lollipop-obsessed boy has won a dream job right out of a Willy Wonka fantasy: he's going to become a British candy company's taster for a year, reports the Telegraph. "I'm sure the next year is going to be a real adventure," said 12-year-old Harry Willsher, who'll be chomping on Love Hearts and Drumstick Lollies churned out by the Swizzels Matlow company. Harry beat out thousands of rivals with a saccharine essay on company sweets. More»