Controversial
Hemp: Power Food or Just for Smoking?
Is the hemp plant the world's answer to our dietary and sustainable resource woes? Its fiber is praised as one of the strongest to make textiles with and its seeds are touted for their oil and complete protein. But, should...
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Concerned About Mercury in Fish and Flu Shots?
For cold and flu season this year, I was thinking about getting a flu shot. But, I stopped to think about the mercury that the flu vaccine contains. This got me thinking: why should I worry about a silly flu...
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3 'Health' Foods That Really Aren't
Image source: digdug You may not spend your days scoffing pizza and cheeseburgers, but there are many foods that sound pretty healthy, even diet-friendly, but when you delve a little deeper, they are quite the opposite. Wonder around your local...
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Lola: The Weight Loss Chocolate
Weight loss chocolate Lola was unveiled at a European chocolate show (wish I'd had an invite to that). The makers Cocoa Bio claim the consumer will "immediately feel a sensation of pleasure and will detect that we have eaten an...
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Will U.S. Government Regulate All Food Sold in Schools?
Flickr: baratunde When I was in high school, I thought the vending machines were so cool. They made me feel like an adult. I could grab some food whenever I wanted. No more waiting for lunch period. Awesome! But today,...
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Turmeric Extract for Weight Loss?
If Johnnie Cochran were alive today, he may have put it this way, "Weight loss in a hurry? Better eat your curry!" A Tufts University study has found that curcumin, a polyphenol found in turmeric, has shown promise as a...
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Study: It's All About The Calories
If you've taken your dieting advice from pop diet book authors in recent years, you'd think that calories are not important or at least of secondary importance when it comes to battling the bulge. The largest dietary trial of its...
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Top 10 Movies That Make You Hungry
With Oscar season done, I thought we could host our very own "Food Movies" Awards right here on Diet Blog. Here are 10 flicks guaranteed to make your tummy rumble....
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The 5 Most Disgusting Foods. Ever.
YouTube: SimotubboThere are some real gross foods out there. And most, you'll find at the local supermarket, like greasy bacon, trans-fat packed cookies with a 10 year shelf-life and chemically engineered diet sodas. But, it could be worse, a lot...
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Vegetarian vs Vegan vs Raw: Which is Best?
When we talk about a "diet", we often mean a weight-loss regime. Many people who are perfectly happy with their weight are on "diets", though, which aren't intended to limit total food intake but to exclude certain types of food....
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12 Shockingly Absurd Food Inventions
When you think of the great inventors and inventions of our time, you might consider Alexander Graham Bell and the cotton gin--at the very least, the PEZ dispenser. I DOUBT you'll think of the spinning ice cream cone or...
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Is Salt Really So Bad For You?
Perhaps April is the month for dispelling health and diet myths. After Mike questioning the mythical daily water requirement, I was interested to read a post on the Guardian's food blog questioning whether salt really is so bad for...
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Chewing Gum for Weight Loss?
Wrigley is doing its level best to convince us that Gum is Good. Can you really lose weight just from chewing gum?...
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Celery and Tomato Flavored Jello
In the 1960s the makers of Jello introduced "JELL-O® Gelatin for Salads". There were 4 flavors: Celery, Italian Salad, Mixed Vegetable and Seasoned Tomato....
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CoffeeSlender: Weight Loss Coffee?
CoffeeSlender is being released in the UK (link). The Norwegian coffee drink has become one of the fastest selling weight loss products in Scandinavia (src)- and even has a number of clinical trials to back up its claims....
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Diet Alcohol Warning: Get Drunk Quickly
If getting drunk the normal way wasn't easy enough, a new study says alcoholic drinks combined with artificial sweeteners make you drunk even quicker. It isn't advice - it's a warning....
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The 30,000 Calorie Sandwich
This is something you won't find at your local fast food joint. A student creates a sandwich (costing $47) that totals almost 30,000 calories....
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Green Tea Kit Kat
We've been told of the health benefits of green tea, and even the benefits from dark chocolate. Spotted in Japan earlier this year was a KitKat - Green Tea flavor. The chocolate bars are a bright green color - but...
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What We Were Eating 100 Years Ago
For the foodies amongst us, there is an incredible collection of menus online. The NY Public Library has a digital collection of American Menus from 1856-1930. It's amazing to see what people were eating over a hundred years ago. Rice...
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