The whole truth about pluots versus plumcots. - By Chip Brantley - Slate Magazine

Seeded on Fri Aug 28, 2009 6:41 AM EDT (Slate)

"A peach is like your mother: It's always there for you. A nectarine is like your girlfriend: It's something really dear and special. A plum is like the harlot down the street: It'll screw you every time." To this, I like to add my own silent postscript.

food, science, fruits, plum, apricot, pluot, plumcot

A Gentler Whole Wheat on Yahoo! Food

Seeded on Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:02 PM EST (Yahoo!)

Excerpt: Bakers will find a new contender in the supermarket baking aisle: white whole-wheat flour.

diet, health, nutrition, fiber, flour, whole-wheat

Of Skeletons and Berries on Yahoo! Food

Seeded on Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:53 PM EST (Yahoo!)

Excerpt: A study at the University of Ulster in Ireland reveals that the more fruit a teenage girl eats, the stronger her bones become.

diet, health, nutrition, osteoporosis, fruits, bone, calcium, adolescent

Is Sucralose Safe? on Yahoo! Food

Seeded on Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:46 PM EST (Yahoo!)

Excerpt: Ever since cyclamates (artificial sweeteners) were taken off the U.S. market in the 1970s, the history of sugar substitutes has hardly been a sweet one. For some substitutes the issue is a lingering concern about safety; for others it is poor performance in the kitchen.

health, sugar, nutrition, artificial, baking, splenda, sugar-substitute, sweetener, artificial-sweetener, sucralose

How many babies can fit inside one woman? - By Christopher Beam - Slate Magazine

Seeded on Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:44 AM EST (Slate)

Excerpt: A woman gave birth to octuplets in California Monday after 30 weeks of pregnancy. The six boys and two girls ranged in weight from 1 pound, 8 ounces, to 3 pounds, 4 ounces. How many babies can fit inside a pregnant woman?

health, twins, babies, birth, pregnancy, octuplets

His Brain Her Brain

Seeded on Sun Jan 18, 2009 9:47 AM EST (MSN)

Excerpt: Do women and men share the same mental potential, and are our brains identically equipped? For years it was assumed that gender differences in brain functionality were controlled by sex hormones like testosterone and estrogen.

science, female, brain, male, biology, neurology, cortex, left-brain, right-brain

Human consumption speeding up evolutionary change: study | Sympatico / MSN Tech & Gadgets

Seeded on Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:53 PM EST (CBC)

Humans are dramatically speeding up evolutionary changes in the plants and animals they hunt and harvest, according to new research.

technology, evolution, animal, hunting, environment, human-impact

Winter depression

Seeded on Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:47 AM EST (50plus.com)

Excerpt: Who hasn't experienced the winter blahs? The short days and long nights are too often accompanied by a sense of restlessness or sadness that can translate into weight gain and a shortage of energy.

health, blues, depression, psychology, sad, mental-illness, psychiatry, wellbeing, seasonal-affective-disorder

Eat This, Not That - 18 Worst Packaged Foods Lies

Seeded on Thu Jan 8, 2009 6:23 PM EST (womenshealthmag.com)

Excerpt: We've uncovered the truth about the products that line your supermarket shelves. And what we found might just surprise you. If you want some insight into the food industry, take a stroll through your grocery store's candy aisle.

food, diet, health, natural, supermarket, weight-loss, organic, nutrition, trans-fat, vitamin

Sustainable Dave - Learn - How Much Energy Goes Into Making A Soda Can?

Seeded on Thu Jan 8, 2009 6:11 PM EST (sustainabledave.squarespace.com)

Excerpt: Drinking the cola takes a few minutes; throwing the can away takes a second. In England, consumers discard 84 percent of all cans, which means that the overall rate of aluminum waste, after counting production losses, is 88 percent.

technology, production, cola, environment, soda, dave, sustainable, recycle, aluminum, pop-can

Nutrition Examiner: This Nutrition Examiner's eating philosopy

Seeded on Sun Jan 4, 2009 6:19 PM EST (Examiner)

Excerpt: In today's downright toxic food environment, the degree to which you're willing to dive in and get a little obsessive is the degree to which you're likely to discover your own nutritional way.

food, diet, health, weight-loss, nutrition, fat, vegetables, fiber

Food and Drink Examiner: School lunch taste test raises bigger questions

Seeded on Sun Jan 4, 2009 6:01 PM EST (Examiner)

Excerpt: In an interesting experiment conducted last fall by the Portland, Oregon, public school system, students were asked to taste-test grass and grain-fed beef.

food, health, burger, beef, school-lunch

Complaints: The 15 Grossest Stories We've Posted On Consumerist This Year

Seeded on Fri Jan 2, 2009 5:39 PM EST (Consumerist)

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Here are our favorite disgusting stories of 2008. You're welcome! It should go without saying that some of these are really, really nasty. You've been warned.

fraud, odd-news, accountability, consumerist

Quick and Healthy Low Calorie Recipes and Menus - Healthy Recipe Collections - Eating Well

Seeded on Thu Jan 1, 2009 5:34 PM EST (eatingwell.com)

A low calorie meal doesn't have to mean a bland-tasting, small portion of food. Fruits and vegetables are not only low in calories, they're rich in vitamins and minerals. Plus they have a healthy dose of fiber, which helps fill you up.

food, health, weight-loss, healthy, nutrition, cooking, recipes, diet-and-nutrition, eatingwell

Men's Health - Eat This, Not That - The Healthiest Supermarket Foods in America

Seeded on Thu Jan 1, 2009 1:19 PM EST (Men's Health)

Excerpt: Ladies and gentlemen, rev your appetites—and steer your shopping carts toward the delicious staples of a healthy diet.

food, health, shopping, supermarket, nutrition, diet-and-nutrition, menshealth, eat-this-not-that

Why She Cuts

Seeded on Wed Dec 31, 2008 9:07 AM EST (Newsweek)

One woman's fight against the compulsion to injure herself, and why medical experts disagree about how to diagnose those who cut, or in extreme cases, embed objects under their skin.

health, cutting, self-injury

Eggs safe for heart, promote weight loss: industry

Seeded on Sat Dec 27, 2008 9:01 AM EST (Deccan Herald)

Seeded by Erica S. (Clipped by phototropism)

Excerpt: In a recent study, eating two eggs for breakfast, as part of a reduced-calorie diet, helped overweight or obese adults lose 65 percent more weight and reduce their body mass index (BMIs) by 61 percent...

energy, blood, food, women, cholesterol, study, diet, diseases, health, obesity

Brain Power: Why Proteins Are Smart

Seeded on Tue Dec 23, 2008 10:34 AM EST (psychologytoday.com)

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Next to water, protein makes up most of the weight of our bodies. Muscles, organs, hair, nails and ligaments are all composed of protein, so it's obvious why protein is an important part of the diet.

food, diet, health, brains, eating, protein

Did an angel save dying girl in hospital?

Tue Dec 23, 2008 10:02 AM EST

By Mike Celizic, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com (Clipped by phototropism)

A 14-year-old girl with a history of serious health issues lay dying of pneumonia in a hospital room. But as her mother waited for the girl to take her last breath, an image of bright light appeared on a security monitor. Within an hour, the dying girl began a recovery that doctors are at a loss to explain.

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angels, curry, health, miracle, cook, chelsea, angel, banton, only-on-msnbc-com, today-people

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One tiny truffle may lead to more indulgence

Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:24 AM EST

By Brian Alexander, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com (Clipped by phototropism)

If you’ve walked into a chic boutique this holiday season and been handed a glass of champagne and a biscotti by the attentive sales staff, and then walked out wondering how you talked yourself into melting your credit card, there could be a good reason.

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goal, health, foods, eating, rebound, behavior, truffle, indulgence, only-on-msnbc-com, indulging

10 Ways to Judge Good and Bad Coffee

Seeded on Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:42 AM EST (Yahoo!)

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Michaele Weissman's 10 Ways to Judge a Cup of Coffee:

food, coffee, roast, foods, us-news, expert, cup-of-coffee, judge-coffee, michaele-weissman

At 200 pounds, Oprah is 'mad, embarrassed'

Seeded on Tue Dec 9, 2008 10:07 AM EST (msnbc.com)

Seeded by schnoo (Clipped by phototropism)

Oprah Winfrey says in the January issue of "O" magazine that she now weighs 200 pounds and has "fallen off the wagon" when it comes to healthy living.

entertainment, celebrities, msnbci

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Studies Prove that Obesity has Nothing to do with Bad Genes

Seeded on Sun Dec 7, 2008 1:11 PM EST (Gulf human rights hero Thomas B. Manton falsely imprisoned, murdered)

Seeded by Erica S. (Clipped by phototropism)

Excerpt: (NaturalNews) The current mainstream model of human health tells us that we are predestined to encounter certain illnesses, and that our weight is largely down to genes.

food, women, study, diet, diseases, health, obesity, new-zealand, sugar, alive

6 Myths About Organic Food

Seeded on Fri Dec 5, 2008 12:08 PM EST (Watch Videos for Coming Home Online | myLifetime.com)

Seeded by Dr Know (Clipped by phototropism)

"Food" for thought at least. Whole Foods sold roughly $1 billion in produce last year; only about 16 percent was locally grown. So with all the CO2 spent in transport, some organics have questionable eco-virtues

food, health, organic

Mom's diet may play role in whether baby is boy or girl

Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:02 PM EDT

By Lindsey Tanner, AP Medical Writer (Clipped by phototropism)

Snips and snails and puppydog tails ... and cereal and bananas? That could be what little boys are made of, according to surprising new research suggesting that what a woman eats before pregnancy influences the gender of her baby.

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diet, health, baby, gender