‘Taste Deficit’ Issues Linked to Obesity In Mice, Maybe Humans
Could one contributing cause to obesity involve a simple problem in which some diners don’t get enough taste satisfaction? A group of researchers now say these folks may become obese because they keep eating after they should be sated – but still crave sensory satisfaction…Read More →
Beyond Fake Beef: Veggie Protein Leader Tests Chicken
Even as it’s nearest competition in the Veggie Protein / Fake Beef market niche, Impossible Foods, threatens to overtake Beyond Meat, Beyond literally goes the next step beyond. It’s snagged perhaps the most iconic player in the Chicken Niche – KFC – to partner on development of Veggie Chicken…Read More →
Kids Cut Down On Junk Food When Emotions Engaged
Simply giving kids factual information about the effects of junk food on their health has proven time and again to be insufficient in convincing them to change their eating behaviour. But when we engage their emotions and, cloak it in games and activities, the results can be quite different…Read More →
Food Waste: Is Biggest Problem Overeating?
We hear regularly about how much food is wasted along the farm-to-fork supply chain in developed regions such as North America and Europe. The figure currently being quoted is somewhere around 40 percent. But a major hidden cause of waste may occur between fork and stomach…Read More →
Fast Food Week – Quick Service Resto and Snacks News…
Well… We enjoyed the hottest July on record. Now, I stick my head out to pick up the paper and there’s an old, familiar hint of autumn in the air. Is this what Global Warming is going to be about? Good thing we’ve got some great Fall specials lined up from the major Fast Food Players…Read More →
‘Wutter’: A Laboratory Novelty Or The Future of Spreads?
A new process that creates low-Fat Butter-like spreads could have major benefits in the war against saturated Fat and the associated risks of heart disease, diabetes and cancer. But I want to know more about the process and the ingredients involved before I give what I’m calling ‘Wutter’ any kind of endorsement…Read More →