Quick Links and News Roundup

Everything from sushi flash drives to the evolution of dinner.

• History Magazine has a great feature on the evolution of dinner names and times. Dinner at 8 or supper at 5?
• Check out these amazing model houses made of french fries and biscuits. Like a lot of fast food they probably won't start degrading for months.
• If you are sushi-lover you will like these sushi USB flash drives.
• Oklahoma: Watermelon becomes state vegetable
  Oklahoma are trying to legislate watermelon into a vegetable. Anyone feel like a debate on whether watermelon is a fruit or vegetable? Of course the point that Americans are not actually eating a lot of vegetables seems lost on these folks.
• Dairy food linked with Parkinsons
  The link between dairy (predominantly milk) and Parkinsons is seen among men but not women. Even more disturbing is new evidence of the link between pesticide use and Parkinsons.
• Low Sodium diet and heart disease risk
  "Despite its relatively small size as a trial of clinical outcomes, it provides some of the strongest objective evidence to date that lowering sodium intake, even among those without hypertension, reduces the risk of future cardiovascular disease," (note: abstract here)
• Quick guide to celebrity weight loss endorsements
  There's nothing like celebrity pulling power. And if you're an overweight celeb with a career going nowhere, then join up with a program - your endorsements will be a nice little earner. (thanks Lucy)