People with severe weight problems sometimes say their cravings for food feel as powerful as those caused by narcotics

Children who eat a good breakfast tend to perform better in school, and have a better attendance and decreased hyperactivity.

The Food and Drug Administration proposed a ban on over-the-counter sales of skin-lightening products, saying possible health risks cannot justify their being sold without a prescription.

Dermatologists claim that there is no such thing as a fairness cream, certainly not without using skin-bleaching agents. Some ingredients used in many fairness creams can cause serious health hazards.

Over the past three decades in the US, the childhood obesity rate has more than doubled for preschool children aged 2-5 years and adolescents aged 12-19 years, and it has more than tripled for children aged 6-11 years

In the age group 15-16, over 34 percent of teens who don't regularly eat dinner with their parents smoked, in contrast to just 25 percent of teens who do eat dinner regularly with their parents.

An Antioxidant compound in green tea inhibits the growth of cancer cells. Research also suggests that drinking green tea lowers total cholesterol levels, as well as improving the ratio of good (HDL) cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol

Para-phenylenediamine and tetrahydro-6-nitroquinoxaline, both have shown to damage genetic material and cause cancer in animals. Coal tar, a known carcinogen is used in hair colors and dyes as it creates brighter and more lasting colors.

There are nearly six thousand chemicals and additives in our food. About 90 percent of the money that Americans spend on food is used to buy processed items . Many processed foods are stripped bare, rendering them of little or no nutritional value.

Regular application of the fresh juice of the leaves of amaranth arrests and prevents premature graying. Massage the scalp twice weekly with butter made from cow's milk. Vitamins are useful in guarding against premature graying of hair.