Thin models an advertising nightmare
Finally, researchers have come up with the answers that virtually everyone already knew and that is that consumers do not like to see very models in TV and other advertising.
The research found that where images of extremely thin models that are being used to encourage women to buy certain products actually has a reverse effect [...]
Eat healthy say fast food producers
It may seem to be something of a double standard when the makers of food products that are high in fat, sugar and salt are getting together with the government to promote healthy eating, yet with obesity still on the rise, something has to be done.
The campaign is being called “Change of Life” and will [...]
Amazon cutting back on plastic
For anyone who has bought a memory card, USB flash drive or something similar they could not have failed to notice that the packaging that these small items come in are virtually impregnable and if the buyer had no access to a very strong pair of scissors, then it would be unavailable for a while.
Fortunately [...]
Sofa gives man heart failure
There was a time when buying a brand new sofa was a major point in some people’s lives, but these days buying major household items is not so difficult, which is why there has been a massive growth in the amount of stores selling leather sofas.
Buying his brand new leather sofa should have been a [...]
Overweight kids could be taken into care
Council leader throughout the country are planning to take overweight children away from their parents in order to save money. This plan is being contemplated by the Local Government Association (LGA) because they fear that in four-year time, childhood obesity will become so wide spread that around a million children will be considered clinically obese.
The [...]
Ikea to sell solar panels
The Swedish flat pack superstore Ikea has long been involved in the semi eco friendly way of life. But now they are going for it big time, as the company has invested over £36 million into the Green Tech Energy fund.
The ultimate goal for the new venture is the production and sale of solar [...]
Chocolate to become a luxury
If we carry on the way that we are going, that is to say using up all of our natural resources, increasing emissions and grabbing land for the production of bio fuels, then other products that we take for granted will become rarer.
One such product according to the Ghana-based Nature Conservation Research Council (NCRC) is [...]
Good foods that nobody is eating
Its not that nobody wants to eat these foods, because of the healthy and nutritious in these foods the fact is they are an either not readily available or simply too expensive to buy on a regular basis making them very good for you at a price!
These are the foods:
Beets
Cabbage
Swiss chard
Cinnamon
Pomegranate juice
Dried plums
Pumpkin seeds
Sardines
Turmeric
Frozen blueberries
Canned [...]
New Mapping service top Google
A new map service threatens to rival and even overtake the seriously popular Google Maps. With Google it is quite possible to home in on you target location to see what is going around it, maybe it is house that the user is wanting to buy, you can have a look at the surrounding houses [...]
June 16, 2008Banned foods available in UK
It is a serious matter food, especially as these days there is much talk about the amount of food that people are eating, but really it should be the types of food that we are eating. We consider ourselves a nation that knows what it wants, but to we really get what we want?
It seems [...]