Fast food making Brits desert knives ‘n’ forks

October 10th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress Sharon Stone has revealed she nearly "killed herself" while making the 1995 movie "Casino", as she starved herself of food for a week for a scene. The 51-year-old actress was desperate to impress director Martin Scorsese by looking "skinny and out of it" for the film and kept herself away from food, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

October 8th, 2009 LONDON - A new survey conducted has shown that millions of Brits are puzzled as to why Girls Aloud member Cheryl Cole has not dumped her love-rat husband Ashley. Their one question of how Cheryl can stand the Chelsea footballer after he cheated on her with a hairdresser, has put her in fourth place in a list of life's 50 most confusing things, compiled after a nationwide poll.

October 5th, 2009 McDonald's to become Mona Lisa's new neighborPARIS — French culture and American convenience will come together in December — thanks to plans by the McDonald's restaurant chain to hang its shingle in the shadow of the Louvre. McDonald's is delighted at the prospect of feeding hungry culture vultures.

October 5th, 2009 LONDON - Cartoon character Homer Simpson from the TV show 'The Simpsons' will soon be turned to an icon inspiring the British to fight obesity. The Department of Health has decided to promote the beer-loving, doughnut-munching idler as the new face of healthy eating.

September 25th, 2009 LONDON - Victoria Beckham's skeletal size zero frame has inspired gamers to launch an internet game where players hurl food at her. The game titled 'Nosh for Posh' requires players to throw burgers, fruits, veggies and sushi at a tiny moving face modelled on the former Spice Girl.amers are introduced to the game by a cartoon of Posh, which says: "Help me!!! I need to put on weight!" The game can be played at www.missbimbo.com/noshposh and gives 30 seconds to players to fling food at Beckham as she appears on different windows.he score is visible at the right hand corner of screen and Beckham changes the windows more quickly as the level increases.

September 4th, 2009 LONDON - A survey has revealed that chavs, who are typically portrayed as uncultured, anti-social, baseball cap wearing youths, have topped the list of the 100 most annoying things Brits find. The survey revealed that more than 60 percent people found chavs to be "very annoying".

September 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - People who do not own a car, and live in areas where there are a number of fast food restaurants, may be at an increased risk of becoming obese, according to a study. American researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have observed that people who live in areas with high fast food concentration and do not have a car are as much as 12 pounds heavier, compared to those living in neighbourhoods that lack such restaurants.

July 20th, 2009 LONDON - A new study suggests that British people, on average, spend over two years of their lives bored to tears. Scott O'Donnell of www.triviala.com, which commissioned the survey, says that the typical adult wastes almost six hours a week feeling completely and utterly bored with life, which is the equivalent of 13 days a year, or 786.5 days over the average adult lifetime of 60.5 years.

July 14th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Britney Spears has gained 14 pounds in just one month following a break in her world tour and is now under pressure to lose it. "She was in tears saying they're calling her fat again.

June 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Bangers and mash is Britons' most popular food for comfort eating as they battle the ongoing recession, according to a new survey. According to the survey commissioned by TV channel Good Food, the traditional dish emerged as the frontrunner with 16 per cent of the votes in its favour as compared to last year.

June 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) researchers have challenged the age-old belief that living near a fast food outlet increases weight-related problems in kids, and that living near fresh fruit- and vegetable-selling supermarkets lowers weight. The researchers compared children's weights over time before and after one of these food purveyors moved near the kids' residences.

June 17th, 2009 Correction: 'Food, Inc.' reviewLOS ANGELES — In a June 15 review of "Food Inc.," The Associated Press reported erroneously that the documentary showed chickens puffed-up and collapsing from steroids. One chicken farmer in the film showed oversized birds that had been given antibiotics.

June 9th, 2009 NEW YORK - Mariah Carey is having a great time in the recording studio - because she gets to pig out on her favourite junk food. The singer returned to the spotlight last year (08) and thrilled fans by showing off a new slimline figure.

June 8th, 2009 LONDON - The clothes shop scene from 'Pretty Woman' featuring Julia Roberts is 'Brits' Favourite Movie Moment'. In the scene, Roberts as hooker Vivian Ward takes revenge on staff at a posh store where they had earlier refused to serve her, reports the Daily Star.eg Ryan's fake orgasm in 'When Harry Met Sally' was second in a poll by the Turner Classic Movies channel.

June 8th, 2009 NEW YORK - Actress Audrina Patridge will soon be seen digging into a mouthwatering burger in a steamy TV commercial for Carl's Jr. The Hills star apparently sported a barely-there gold bikini on Malibu beaches while diving into the fast food chain's new Teriyaki Six Dollar Burger.