Dec 27 2010

Neanderthals Had a Sweet Tooth

Tag: Food Unwrapped,Generations,Healthy Foods,Human Ancestors,Mass Extinction — Jennifer Viegas @ 8:05 pm
Food found stuck between their teeth reveals that Neanderthals enjoyed cereals and other carbs.

Nov 16 2010

Junk Food Studies Ignore Parent Responsibility

Tag: Current Events,Emotions,Health,Healthy Foods,Recreation and Entertainment,Safety and Prevention — Benjamin Radford @ 2:00 pm
Recent reports on unhealthy foods and marketing to children overlook or downplay the role of parents in what children eat.

Nov 03 2010

Egg Yolk Vs. Fast Food in Cholesterol Showdown

Tag: Food Unwrapped,Health,Healthy Foods,Nutrition — Liz Day @ 5:53 pm
The McRib sandwich is back, and it may just be better for you than a single egg yolk in terms of cholesterol intake.

Oct 25 2010

Gloves May Not Protect Your Food

Tag: Food Unwrapped,Health,Healthy Foods — Liz Day @ 12:44 pm
Gloves may be no better than bare hands in preventing food contamination says a recent study.

Oct 19 2010

Need Willpower? Clench Up

Tag: Emotions,Healthy Foods — Liz Day @ 6:47 pm
Clenching your muscles at the moment of decision can help boost self-control, research finds.

Sep 17 2010

What’s in a Name? High Fructose Corn Syrup’s Pseudonym

Tag: Current Events,Folklore and Superstition,Health,Healthy Foods,Recreation and Entertainment,Safety and Prevention — Benjamin Radford @ 3:53 pm
A group wants to rename "high fructose corn syrup" as "corn sugar." Here's why.

Jul 20 2010

Friday News Feedbag for Friday, July 16!

Tag: Current Events,Doomsday,Epidemic,Feedblog,Flu,H1N1,Health,Healthy Foods,Safety and Prevention,Sports,Swine Flu — Jorge Ribas @ 2:29 pm
If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag... we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subscribe to here on iTunes and ...

Jul 19 2010

New Rules For Low-Calorie Diet

Tag: Current Events,Feedblog,Food Unwrapped,Health,Healthy Foods — Teresa Shipley @ 9:51 pm
New research finds that low calorie diets improve health, despite when you start or how long you diet.

Jul 08 2010

Glucosamine Worthless For Back Pain

Tag: Disabled People,Health,Healthy Foods,Safety and Prevention — Benjamin Radford @ 4:06 am
A new study finds that glucosamine supplements are ineffective in helping back pain.

Jul 07 2010

Mutant Leads to Jumbo-Sized Apple

Tag: Food,Food Unwrapped,Fruit,Genes,Healthy Foods — Emily Sohn @ 2:31 pm
The Grand Gala apple gets its bloated size from cells that get bigger and bigger rather than dividing.
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