High-fat, high-sugar foods rewire brain to want more of them, study says
The reason why we love chocolate bars, crisps and french fries so much has less to do with a lack of willpower and more with our brain actually learning to prefer such high-fat, sugary foods, according to a new study. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Current Food Consumption Habits May Add Nearly 1 Degree of Warming by 2100
Greenhouse gas emissions from the way humans consume food could add nearly 1 degree of warming to the Earth’s climate by 2100, according to a new study.
Continuing the dietary patterns of today will push the planet past the 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) limit of warming sought under the Paris climate agreement to avoid the worst effects of climate change, according to the study published Monday in Nature Climate Change, and will approach the agreement’s limit of 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit).
The modeling study found that the majority of greenhouse gas emissions come from three major...
Source: TIME: Science - March 6, 2023 Category: Science Authors: DREW COSTLEY / AP Tags: Uncategorized climate change Food & Agriculture healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Fight to curb food waste increasingly turns to science - The Associated Press
Fight to curb food waste increasingly turns to science Hate mealy apples and soggy french fries? Science can help. Restaurants, grocers, farmers and food companies are increasingly turning to chemistry and physics to tackle the problem of food waste. Some are testing spray-on peels or chemically…#michiganstateuniversitys #billbirgen #usenvironmentalprotectionagency #usfoodanddrugadministration #belleharvest #refed #brianmorris #hattiebs #epa #belding (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fight to curb food waste increasingly turns to science
Hate mealy apples and soggy french fries? Science can help. Restaurants, grocers, farmers and food companies are increasingly turning to chemistry and physics to tackle the problem of food waste. Some are testing spray-on peels or chemically-enhanced sachets that can slow the ripening process in…#usfoodanddrugadministration #universityofcalifornia #marthairvine #apnationalwriterandvisual #innoscentia #ryplabs #belgium #brianmorris #postharvesttechnologycenter #nashville (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dementia risk may increase if you're eating these foods, study says
Eating ultraprocessed foods such as hot dogs, French fries, sodas, cookies and ice cream could set you on the road to cognitive decline, a new study revealed, but there is a way to overcome the negative impact. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - December 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
These fast food places, restaurants will be open on Thanksgiving 2022
(NEXSTAR) – Looking for a quick bite to eat on Thanksgiving? Whether you’re traveling, burned the turkey, or just hungry for some French fries, here are a few fast food joints and restaurants that will still be open on Thanksgiving. Hours may vary across locations, be sure to call or check online…#thanksgiving #hours #quickbite #check #crackerbarrel #online #chrissteak #dunkin #hoursonline #redlobster (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Voters may care more about the cost of French fries than January 6 panel's compelling evidence
The House select committee investigating the US Capitol insurrection long ago dropped the notion of being a narrowly focused quest for the facts as members use their probe to try to defend... #voters #donaldtrump #insurrection #uscapitol #fries (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Neurons that have food on the brain
A gooey slice of pizza. A pile of crispy French fries. Ice cream dripping down a cone on a hot summer day. When people look at any of these foods, a specialized part of the brain ' s visual cortex lights up, according to a new study by MIT … (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - September 28, 2022 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Deadly Smoke: Feeding Children Kills Cafeteria Staff
Soo Hyoun Lim's classmate doing a campaign inside the Yongsan International School’s cafeteria with the poster.By Soo Hyoun Lim and Hyeonuk HwangSeoul, Sep 28 2022 (IPS) During my summer break this year, I read a news article about five school cafeteria workers who had died of lung cancer. Due to these incidents, a union of cafeteria workers, wearing their aprons and holding their lunch trays, held a protest in front of the President’s office on a scorching summer day. And it made us think about the devastating working conditions for the school lunch employees. Isn’t it so disheartening that we eat our school lunch a...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 28, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Soo Hyoun Lim - Hyeonuk Hwang Tags: Asia-Pacific Education Health TerraViva United Nations Youth Thought Leaders IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Source Type: news
French Fries vs Almonds Every Day for a Month: What Changes? French Fries vs Almonds Every Day for a Month: What Changes?
Researchers compared total amount of fat, weight gain, and glycemic changes between people who ate the same number of calories in french fries or almonds for 30 days.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 15, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
French Fries Vs. Almonds Every Day for a Month: What Changes?
Researchers compared total amount of fat, weight gain, and glycemic changes between people who ate the same number of calories in french fries or almonds for 30 days. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wendy's debuts new French fry recipe so fries won't get soggy
Wendy’s has a tall order in mind for soggy French fries. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 27, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wendy's is upgrading its french fries
(CNN) — Few things in life are worse than a soggy french fry. Wendy’s says it has a solution. The fast food chain is giving its... (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 26, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wendy's is upgrading its french fries
The fry makeover comes to help handle the increase of drive-thru customers during the pandemic. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 26, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Potato nutrients can help reduce sodium retention, may help reduce risk of hypertension
(FoodMinds LLC) New study investigates effect of increased dietary potassium from a whole food -- baked/boiled potatoes and baked French fries -- or a potassium supplement on blood pressure and other cardiovascular disease risk factors compared to a 'typical American' (lower potassium) diet. Results showed including baked/boiled potatoes as part of a typical American diet had the greatest benefit on sodium retention, even more than the supplement, and resulted in greater systolic blood pressure reduction than the control diet. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 21, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
