“La paila marina es muy delicioso!” Photo courtesy of Arikah.net
This week we’ll just take a small step west from Argentina to check out the cuisine of Chile, spanning about half of the west coast of South America.
History of Chile:
Chile is a very long, thin country wedged between the Pacific Ocean on the west and [...]
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I was sent a link to this article via my Contact Form, so I thought I’d give my thoughts on it: Diet Overkill: 25 Of the Most Ridiculous (and Ineffective) Popular Diets. There are 25 of them, so I’m not going to go through every one, but let’s take a look at what Ms. [...]
Looks like the prevailing wisdom is still wrong: Animal foods linked with reduced risk of breast cancer, while starch found to be associated with enhanced risk - “Women in the high starch group were found to be at a 34 per cent and 85 per cent increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer respectively.” [...]
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Photo courtesy of Snowshoe Mountain
I won’t be here this weekend. I’m gone to Snowshoe, West Virginia for some skiing. In fact, by the time you read this, I’ll be on the slopes (I figured out how to schedule posts). Have a great weekend!
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Let’s look today at two somewhat contradictory articles that are an exercise in showing how the media influences perceptions. First up, we have this article from EurekAlert: Whole grain diets lower risk of chronic disease
In this study (partially funded by General Mills), researchers took adults (ages 20-65) with metabolic syndrome and [...]
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I have an appointment with my chiropractor today. I haven’t been in several months, though I typically try to go ever 3 or 4 weeks. I thought I would explore some of the supposed benefits and criticisms of chiropractic care, along with some personal anecdotal evidence. Disclaimer: My grandfather was my chiropractor [...]
Hat tip to Ross Enamait: See how you do on this food quiz. I know, it’s only looking at fat and calories, not carbs or any other stuff, but nonetheless, it’s an illustrative quiz. It shows that virtually nothing you eat at a restaurant is as good for you as you want to [...]
Last night, I finished The World Without Us by Alan Weisman. This was a very interesting read, basically a thought experiment about what would happen to the world if humans completely disappeared tomorrow leaving everything else here. Cities, bridges, roads, pollution, animals, and plants all stay; only humans go, as if some type [...]
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Here’s something interesting I just saw this morning: Pepsi launches ‘healthy’ option. This drink, called Pepsi Raw, “is said to be made from natural ingredients and contain no artificial preservatives, colours, flavourings or sweeteners.”
The calorie content of a 300ml bottle is 117 compared to 126 for normal Pepsi.
Pepsi Raw has only natural ingredients including [...]
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It didn’t take me long to roll my eyes when I saw this headline: Tasty Low Calorie Foods: Fat Hidden In Fiber May Let You Taste, But Not Digest, Rich Flavors.
“Our goal is to keep the fat in the food, but stop it from being digested by surrounding it with layers of dietary fiber,” says [...]
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