It’s nearly the middle of May, already, and we’re still getting overnight frost warnings in the weather forecast, not to mention snow not too far to the north of us, here in Canada’s Capital. But that’s not dampening the Fast Food players’ enthusiasm for transitioning their menus to Summer Mode…
National Shrimp Day – everything has a ‘Day’, now-a-days – is upon us, and it’s a great time to fire up your backyard BBQ and celebrate with some tropically-themes skewers, or some butterflied Jumbos. Or, you can simply defrost a party Shrimp Ring and eat it in front of your fave TV show…
It’s almost impossible to pry some people – especially youngsters – away from their phone, computer and tablet screens. But now researchers at Drexel Uniersity have discovered a way to put that screen time to good use – training game players to eat less added Sugar…
Not in kids and teens, anyway, according to a new study from George Washington University. The finding seems counter-intuitive, but researchers say kids who drink artificially-sweetened beverages actually eat more than kids who drink plain water. The key seems to be the ‘sweetness’ factor…
I’ve often thought to myself, “What is it about foods like Coffee, Tea, Beer, Dry Wine and other bitter tasting beverages that makes us love them so?” Until now, I assumed it was something in the flavours of those foods that draws us to them. But new research suggests the attraction is all in our genes…
Groucho Marx once said, “Time flies like an arrow – fruit flies like a banana.” The joke works better if you say it out loud rather than read it off the screen. But it’s true. Another week has flown by and it’s time once again to run down our top picks from the ‘sin food’ news file…