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Regarding High Fructose Corn Syrup. “The digestion, absorption, and metabolism of fructose … favors de novo lipogenesis [fat creation].” “In mammals, fructose is known to be able to raise plasma …
Getting Fat on High Fructose Corn Syrup Read More“People watch,” next time you’re in the grocery line. There’s always someone with carts that bulge with every conceivable kind of diet food. Flats of turkey bacon prop listlessly against …
The Gastro-Physics of Dietary Anti-Matter Read MoreThe Royal Wedding12th October 1810 Crown Prince Ludwig, later to become King Ludwig I, was married to Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on 12th October 1810. The citizens of Munich were …
History of the Oktoberfest Read MoreAs hoards of low-carb proponents invade the nutritional landscape, the increasingly tired low-fat guard seems to be giving way before their steady march and drumbeat. This invasion is a preemptive …
Dietary Weapons of Mass Distraction (WMD) Read MoreThe California Conundrum The California Assembly and Senate passed S.B. 1520 – sponsored by Senate president John Burton (D-San Francisco) – to ban California fois gras by 2012, and to …
Politics versus Pate: Arnold Must Decide Read More“Life is like a box of chocolates,” drawled Forrest Gump. Metaphors are great. Writers use them all the time because, simply put, they get your attention and really drive a …
Losing Weight Like You Eat Your Ice Cream Read MoreUrban sprawl leads to fat sprawl. Feel like you’re own fat is sprawling out of control? There may be a link between your belly bulge and urban sprawl. Read the …
Urban Sprawl is unhealthy Read MoreWhat an oxymoron the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has turned out to be. This vegan organization has one colossal ax to grind with their archrival, Darth Atkins. This is …
Tempest in a tea cup, Wisdom in a sake cup Read MoreWith summer completed and school back in session, it’ll be time to settle back into another fall routine. And, even though the flexible schedules of summer have gone, this is …
Surviving September Read MoreA Martian Anthropologist Takes A Look At Our Food We go to the store and turn on the television to be confronted by the most amazing shades of neon, and …
A Martian Anthropologist Takes A Look At Our Food Read MoreBeer, Chocolate, and Other Forbidden Health Foods What if someone discovered a substance that “significantly inhibited arteriosclerosis”? You might expect that it would soon be advised as a treatment. Furthermore, …
Beer, Chocolate, and Other Forbidden Health Foods Read MoreSound-bite Science “The Carb-Cancer Link”! Now there’s a headline that gets your attention, and so does a recent study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. This article was used …
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