How much financial leverage does it take to make people change their long-established habits and preferences? Not all that much according to a survey by researchers at the University of California. In fact, adding a few cents to the price of sugary drinks appears to make them much less desirable…
A Vancouver Vegan Cheese shop has been told to stop using the word ‘Cheese’ on its website or face legal action from The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Regulations governing what can and cannot be called Cheese in Canada are pretty specific and, perhaps, overly restrictive…
Remember the big hullabaloo a few years ago about how artificial sweeteners were supposed to cause cancer? That turned out to be a false alarm. But now, scientists have uncovered what appears to be a strong link between artificially sweetened beverages and increased risk of stroke for older women…
Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen an avalanche of clinical studies saying – in one way or another – that eating more fruits and veggies is good for our physical health. Now, a new study from the UK suggests that increased Produce consumption is also good for our brains…
This is the kind of thing that makes my blood boil. A man who pretended he was stood up on a Valentine’s Day dinner date attempted to coerce the restaurant to give him a free dinner in ‘consolation’. His ‘on the house’ ploy didn’t work on the house, but he got his free steak just the same…
Researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have confirmed something we all have suspected for some time: Restricting our Calorie intake can be beneficial in a wide range of heretofore unconfirmed ways, not just helping us to stay off the obesity bandwagon…