Sunday Musings: Cut Carbs, Not Fats To Curb Cholesterol
For decades, folks with high cholesterol have been told by doctors to cut out (as much as possible) Saturated Fats from their diets. But most recent experiments and dietary surveys have strongly disagreed with that classic line. And new survey findings seem to support the latter…Read More →
Fast Food Week: Quick Service Resto And Snacks News!
We’ve got a blend of news bites this week from a variety of Fast Food and Snacks purveyors – from feeding Beef, to adding Pork to slashing Chicken. Not to mention ploughsharing Cauliflower. On the Snacks front: M&Ms blows the lid of its traditional Candy concept…Read More →
KFC, IKEA Launching New Plant-Based Menu Items In N. Amer.
IKEA and KFC are going ahead with the launch of new Plant-Based menu items in the U.S. in spite of the ongoing – resurging – COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a few drops of good news amidst a sea of depressing stories about the social and economic chaos associated with attempts to re-open the economy…Read More →
MDs Avoiding Adopting New Peanut Allergy Guidelines?
2016 studies showed the overwhelming majority of childhood Peanut-based allergies could be avoided by simply introducing Peanut products to kids’ diets early on. New official guidelines were issued in 2017. So why are so may family doctors so reticent about implementing the new guidelines?Read More →
Is Competitive Eating Nearing Ultimate Limits?
We covered the annual July 4 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest a couple of weeks back, and duly reported that winner Joey Chestnut had rammed in a new record of 75 Dogs. But now science suggests there is a theoretical limit to how much food a human being can choke down…Read More →
Totally Nutty Food Stories Defy Even My Imagination!
Maybe the COVID-19 lock down is bringing out the nuttiest of the nutty on social media. I suspect that these totally crazy extreme food stories would have surfaced at some point or other even if the current ‘too much free time on their hands’ situation did not prevail. But you be the judge…Read More →