“Flour tortillas stuffed with sliced marinated chicken, 3-cheese blend, southwestern spices, Applewood smoked bacon & ranch dressing.” Chili’s Bacon Ranch Quesadillas with chicken don’t sound like a big splurge. It’s…
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Fake meats have been around at least since 1896. That’s when John Harvey Kellogg (yes, one of those Kelloggs) created “Nuttose” mostly out of peanuts. In 2013, Dutch researchers unveiled…
CARAMEL COLORING Coloring: colas, baked goods, pre-cooked meats, soy and Worcestershire sauces, chocolate-flavored products, beer. [text_ad] Caramel coloring is made by heating a sugar compound (usually high-dextrose corn syrup), often…
“More than 100 epidemiological studies have looked at the risk of breast cancer and physical activity,” says Heather Neilson, a Canadian exercise researcher at Alberta Health Services in Calgary. “The…
It’s not often that you get a glimpse into the underbelly of the world of supplement marketing. But here, thanks to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, is a blow-by-blow account…
“Stop eating carbs and you can control your destiny and avoid Alzheimer’s,” promised Dr. Mehmet Oz on his TV show in 2013. “Eating carbs eats away at your brain.” His…
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, you may be thinking about buying chocolate for your loved ones. The idea is probably even more tempting because of all the recent…
Can probiotics—the good-for-you bacteria and yeast in some foods and supplements—relieve GI distress, replenish your intestinal flora when you take antibiotics, and keep you from catching a cold? It all…
Does boredom make people eat because they want to do something pleasurable or because they’re trying to alleviate the tedium? [text_ad] Dutch researchers recruited 60 young men and women (4…
Got type 2 diabetes or prediabetes? It may muddy your thinking as you age. Scientists tracked more than 13,000 adults who were 48 to 67 years old when they entered…