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While back in the UK rival Jamie Oliver is cooking up a fortune with his latest book release, Gordon Ramsay has been slammed in the US for his book “Gordon Ramsay’s World Kitchen: Recipes from The F-Word.”Though the book has been selling well since release, it’s not exactly what nutritionists ... |
22 December 2010
14:51 GMT |
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Snacking while playing computer games or working at the computer is not a good idea. Similarly, having lunch under the same conditions is equally bad, with a recent study coming to prove that those who do so actually feel hungrier faster. Nutritionists often recommend not snacking mindlessly when in front of the TV, ... |
16 December 2010
13:21 GMT |
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Until now, diets forbade the slimmer even to think about the foods and ingredients that were off the menu. A new study could revolutionize weight loss management by encouraging dieters to imagine themselves eating whatever it is they’re craving for, as a means to curb the cravings. It would seem the approach di... |
10 December 2010
13:21 GMT |
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Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman will be seen next in “Black Swan,” where they play rivaling ballerinas. Doing promotion for the film, Kunis reveals she went on a drastic diet and workout routine, until she became a shadow of her former self. For starters, one must note that the actress has never been anyth... |
23 November 2010
15:51 GMT |
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The holiday season is nearing and, as many women must know, this could mean that all the work they put in so far to get in shape will go down the drain. Not necessarily so, InStyle says, offering tips to cut calories over Thanksgiving.Holiday season doesn’t mean that we disconnect our brain from our stomach, ex... |
22 November 2010
15:31 GMT |
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Rachel Ray just created the most ridiculous “recipe” ever: it’s called Late Night Bacon and it’s been posted on the Food Network website – and has gone viral since publication. For the “ingredients,” you need “8 slices of bacon,” thus confirming that, indeed, in o... |
12 November 2010
14:31 GMT |
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The deep economic crisis that affects the world is having effects on a wide array of affects of society, including on people with low-income who suffer from chronic diseases such as diabetes.These individuals' health is heavily dependent on a certain type of nutrition and menus, and food insecurity due to dimini... |
8 November 2010
10:28 GMT |
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Many lawsuits against McDonald’s have been filed throughout the years but they don’t always come to a satisfying conclusion for the plaintiff. A former McDonald’s manager has just won a case on claims he got fat on the job. The man worked for a McDonald’s establishment in Porto Allegre, Brazil... |
30 October 2010
09:11 GMT |
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The third largest supermarket chain in the UK has a surprise for all potato lovers: the availability of Purple Majesty potatoes, which are, as their name implies, quite purple. However, the strong purple color is not the only thing that recommends this variant of potato against its, well, paler counterparts, the Dail... |
6 October 2010
16:31 GMT |
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If you ever wanted to cook something delicious but, say, had only Twitter to dispose of, then you should worry no more: microblogger Maureen Evans has a new book out called “Eat Tweet,” comprising recipes of only 140 characters. According to Evans’ official website, the book contains no less than 1,... |
6 October 2010
15:31 GMT |
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A new multi-step survey scam is currently targeting Facebook users by promising them to reveal a shocking fact about McDonalds food, which will allegedly cause them to stop eating there.The spam messages posted from the profiles of people who fell victim to this attack read: "Find out the Truth about McDonalds food! ... |
4 October 2010
12:39 GMT |
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Crème de canna at High Scream in California is the place to be if you have a doctor’s prescription for medical marijuana, because the dispensary / store has now come up with a new way of serving pot. If brownies, bread and even cooked meals are not enough to satiate your appetite, then perhaps a pot-infu... |
20 September 2010
13:31 GMT |
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Ice cream may be a wonderful treat at any time of day, especially in the summer, but ads for it depicting pregnant nuns are offensive, the Advertising Standards Authority has decided after receiving complaints about one such ad. According to the Guardian, Catholics in the UK took offense at the printed ad and complai... |
16 September 2010
05:08 GMT |
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In a new scientific study, researchers show that inscription of the packages of food, that describe the amounts of carbohydrates these products contain, are misleading to customers. Companies producing these foods generally tend to advertise health benefits by employing claims such as that their products contain low ... |
7 September 2010
08:29 GMT |
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Australian health authorities recommend exclusive breastfeeding for babies to six months of age, but despite this, there are children as young as four weeks that are being badly fed.A new Australian research carried out on 587 women from two Perth maternity hospitals, revealed that nearly one in four mothers started ... |
6 September 2010
10:22 GMT |
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A new study carried out by researchers from the University of Michigan Medical School concluded that vended foods and beverages may be linked to diabetes, obesity and coronary artery disease.The scientists analyzed data from 2,309 children, going from grades 1 to 12, in schools across the United States, based on ques... |
3 September 2010
04:37 GMT |
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A new technology that gives the expiry date of a food product based on the time elapsed since its production and on the temperature of its environment has been developed by a Norwegian company.All over the world, tons of perfectly good food are thrown away daily, because of imprecise expiry dates on products.In Norwa... |
1 September 2010
10:35 GMT |
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For all those beer lovers out there comes a little deep fried treat that will show the world that, if one person is willing to try it, beer can also qualify as food.About three years ago, Mark Zable set out to prove that if there’s one thing more fun than having a beer with a friend or at home on the couch, tha... |
31 August 2010
15:41 GMT |
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Many countries choose to clone animals that are considered extraordinary for one reason or another, mostly cows that produce considerable quantities of milk. However, the EU is now about to pass a law that bans meat and other by-products from cloned animals from entering the human food chain in any shape or form, bec... |
3 August 2010
03:26 GMT |
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British actress Emily Blunt knows that a great part of her job is to always look good for the cameras, but there’s a limit beyond which she wouldn’t go to achieve this. Speaking with Elle UK, as cited by People magazine, about what she’d put herself through to maintain her figure for a role, Blunt s... |
2 August 2010
15:41 GMT |
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Making ice cream at home can seem like too much trouble, especially since, these days, buying it at the supermarket or from vendors in the street is neither expensive nor too much of a drag. However, with the right appliance, enjoying a cup of ice cream that comes free of all additives and is made with entirely natur... |
27 July 2010
14:31 GMT |
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Motivated by the surprising success of KFC’s breadless chicken burger the Double Down and the increasing popularity of McDonald’s off-the-menu McGangBang, Carl’s Jr. is also looking to get a share of the pie that is the jumbo-size sandwiches. Right now, it is testing a cheeseburger called the Footlo... |
13 July 2010
13:31 GMT |
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Advocates for the vegan lifestyle say it comes with so many advantages and benefits over the traditional diet that only thinking of listing them all could prove an impossible task. Not only is being vegan healthier, it is also more considerate towards other beings who do not deserve to be killed for their flesh. Unfo... |
12 July 2010
14:31 GMT |
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As the pace of our lives is picking up, even fast food tends to become… well, faster. As if nutritionists and health experts were not having enough trouble trying to fight the fast food industry and the effects it has on consumers’ health and weight, a new food item – that is even faster than food ... |
10 July 2010
09:21 GMT |
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A few years ago, Jamie Oliver started a program that would prove as controversial as it would eventually be successful. The celebrity chef set out to change the way children ate in school by making sure they got home-cooked meals for lunch, thus spend less money on snacks and junk food – and he achieved all he ... |
1 July 2010
16:21 GMT |
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When celebrities go vegan, they do so with a lot of fuss and countless media interviews meant to encourage others (regular people) to go down the same path. When stars turn their back on veganism, some criticism inevitably appears but at least in one case it’s not warranted. Actress Bryce Dallas Howard explains... |
21 June 2010
15:11 GMT |
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Celebrities often set trends without even being intent on doing so, and, sadly, not few have been the occasions when something they did got picked up even though it had no scientific backup. Such seems to be the case of detox and cleanse diets, which promise considerable weight loss and health benefits that, as exper... |
12 June 2010
09:11 GMT |
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One year ago, US pro-volley Olympian Kerri Walsh had just given birth and was already telling the media she was physically ready to fight the extra pounds and start building muscle instead. Now, Walsh is even willing to help all new moms out there struggling with the changes occurring in their body after giving birth... |
9 June 2010
15:11 GMT |
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Many scientists have been wondering how is it that cockroaches seem to flock to the best sources of food in the habitat they live in. When faced with multiple selections of food, the insect will always choose the best one, and researchers in the United Kingdom now believe they know how and why. The research group, ba... |
7 June 2010
05:02 GMT |
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Fast food is becoming increasingly popular with British women, as also is alcohol, a new study comes to show. At the same time, pressure to look a certain way (i.e. standardized thin) means more and more women are cutting down on nutritious foods, which further puts their health at risk. What’s worse, the effec... |
1 June 2010
17:01 GMT |
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A team of investigators has recently demonstrated that people love to cook their own meals at home just as much as they did in the old days. Over the past few years, many sociologists and psychologists have been wondering as to whether we are experiencing a shift in eating habits or not. The answer to this question i... |
1 June 2010
10:54 GMT |
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Organic food is believed to be healthier and better tasting than conventionally harvested food, which is why the niche it has on the market is gaining in popularity. A recent study, conducted by European consumer watchdog Stiftung Warentest shows that whatever health benefits companies marketing organic food claim ar... |
28 May 2010
16:41 GMT |
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They often say that chocolate and other sweet treats are called guilty pleasures because the better they taste, the more calories they have. In the case of a milkshake available in California, called Cold Stone PB&C, packing no less than 2,010 calories, that doesn’t even matter, for it is officially the unhealt... |
26 May 2010
16:31 GMT |
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Earlier this year, Kentucky Fried Chicken announced it would be coming out with a sandwich that contained no bread, in what was labeled a revolutionary move on the part of the company. Made of two pieces of chicken with bacon, cheese and the Colonel’s Sauce, the new offer was initially meant to be a limited edi... |
23 May 2010
03:27 GMT |
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This past week, three gorgeous female stars came clean about the diets they resorted to to get in top shape or the tricks they often used to lose a few pounds quickly when need be. Jennifer Aniston recently lost a dress size with the help of the baby-food diet, Naomi Campbell admitted she went on a detox diet three t... |
10 May 2010
13:51 GMT |
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Ever since on the hit show “Saved by the Bell,” Mario Lopez has been in top shape. In fact, the star has maintained his toned figure so wonderfully he can even write a book about it – which he did. Called “Extra Lean,” the book aims to show dieters how to lose 14 pounds in as many days b... |
7 May 2010
17:01 GMT |
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They say dieting is not a viable option in the long run, so we should all strive to make healthy eating a lifestyle choice. The best diet is the one where you only eat when you’re hungry, they also say, because eating when you’re not hungry leads to considerable weight gain. According to FitSugar, there a... |
3 May 2010
14:31 GMT |
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A few days ago, television personality Ellen DeGeneres revealed she kept slim and full of energy by going on what she called “sugar fasts,” which meant all sweet treats, cakes and chocolate, were off limits for certain periods of time. This is something that any of us could try every once in a while &ndas... |
20 April 2010
15:21 GMT |
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Some of the most popular brands of cereals are being marketed as healthy, which makes them ideal for serving them for breakfast to children. As it turns out, reality is far from that, as they contain more sugar than a jam doughnut and double the salt intake recommended daily for an adult, a new survey has concluded, ... |
19 April 2010
16:11 GMT |
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Nutritionists have often warned of the hidden dangers of low-calorie or light versions of richer products, saying that, in order to compensate for a poorer taste, they come packed with added ingredients and preservatives of all kinds, which, in the end, actually lead to more weight gain. Another reason why one might ... |
19 April 2010
14:21 GMT |
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Penguin Books Australia has come under serious fire for something that was nothing but a small typo that got past by its proofreader and then went to print. One recipe included in the famous cookbook “Pasta Bible” included among the ingredients “salt and freshly ground black people” in what ha... |
19 April 2010
06:28 GMT |
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Jamie Oliver is not the man to mince his words when he’s got something on his mind, and he’s certainly not about to start on a topic that’s apparently so close to his heart: the NHS in his home country, England. After watching a BBC documentary on sick children, the chef took to his Twitter page to ... |
9 April 2010
13:06 GMT |
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In a report prepared for the first-ever meeting of the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD), researchers paint a bleak picture of the future. They say that, unless immediate action is taken on increasing the world's food supply, we could soon be faced with a crisis unlike any other ... |
25 March 2010
07:01 GMT |
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This story could easily be titled “The Power of Preservatives” or “Don’t Feed Your Kids Poison,” it’s being said. One nutritionist and blogger, Joann Bruso, has set for herself the task of seeing how McDonald’s food goes bad and bought a Happy Meal precisely for the purpose. ... |
19 March 2010
15:41 GMT |
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These times of economic crisis we are all experiencing could also have some beneficial consequences in the long run, if we act now. This is especially true for those who want to lose some weight. Rather than clipping more and more coupons out of magazines, or searching for discount aisles in superstores, you could si... |
9 March 2010
10:42 GMT |
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The FDA is actively working on reinforcing its policy on food labeling to prevent situations in which a product either claims to be able to do things that would rather make of it a drug than food, or downright misleads the consumer into believing they’re eating something healthier than it is. As such, no less t... |
4 March 2010
16:21 GMT |
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If you think that the world's population today is large, try to add an additional 2.5 billion people to the list. Conservative estimates say that this is the extra number of individuals that will inhabit the planet by 2050, in addition to the over six billion that live today. The additional population will place... |
25 February 2010
14:01 GMT |
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Sophia Bush is, according to many, one of the hottest young actresses out there. She’s not only young, talented and in demand, but she’s also quite a stunner. Her secret is not sticking to fad diets or constantly looking for new ways to lose weight fast, but rather lies in giving in to her love for food, ... |
24 February 2010
15:31 GMT |
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Scientists warn that a large number of product containing caffeine, such as tea, chocolate, energy drinks, some sodas, and naturally coffee, can hinder the absorption of vitamin and minerals in the body. In addition, this substance also quickens the time it takes for these necessary chemicals to be excreted from the ... |
22 February 2010
09:39 GMT |
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Bacteria, microbes, and other single-celled organisms are certainly among the most interesting in the world, especially when considering their amazing resilience when faced with adverse conditions. They have the ability to adapt, evolve, and eventually endure in every type of conceivable environment, where larger org... |
10 February 2010
08:32 GMT |
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