Truvia
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I ordered one of the new stevia products, Cargill’s Truvia, which is sold in single serving packets. It’s not bad. It actually physically resembles table sugar: it has the same crystalline appearance and bulk, and the same slight...
read moreLooking Fabulous with the Flu!
Just because you feel like coughing up a lung doesn’t mean you can’t look great! No…seriously. Check out these excerpts from “Feverish to Fabulous: Beauty Tips for Cold and Flu Sufferers: Quick Tips for a Flawless Face, Even When You Have the...
read moreThis Takes the…Pudding
There are various odd-ball food festivals around, like La Tomatina in Buñol, Spain (billed as “The World’s Largest Food Fight“) and the “Testicle Festival” in Missoula, Montana…but I think the World Black Pudding Throwing Championship easily...
read moreBritain to Mandate Compulsory Cooking Classes in School
Is this a great idea, or what? Every 11-year-old in England will receive a free cookbook under plans to tackle obesity by teaching children how to prepare healthy meals. Pupils should learn how to produce healthy versions of such classic dishes as spaghetti Bolognese, risotto,...
read moreDoes Thinking Stimulate Appetite?
Color me skeptical, but I have a hard time believing this: Angelo Tremblay noticed something odd every time he worked up a grant application for his research program in a Quebec university. He had a craving for chocolate chip cookies. Now, thanks to research in his lab at the...
read moreStudy: Exercise Blunts Effect of Fat Gene
Hot off the presses: “Exercise blunts fat gene effect” A number of studies have linked variants in a particular gene, FTO, with obesity risk. New research suggests, however, high physical activity could blunt the effects. The researchers looked at 704 Amish men and...
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