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Breasts: two great reasons to avoid trans fats. Trans-fats may hike breast cancer risk (Abstract)- “Writing in the American Journal of Epidemiology, Veronique Chajes from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) reports that high blood levels of trans fatty acids, but not cis fatty acids, was associated with a [...]
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Souvlaki, The Greek Hamburger. Photo courtesy of Debliteck Ltd
We’ve been to Italy; now let’s go to Greece, another supposed bastion of health with its “Mediterranean Diet”. From Athena to Athens and the Parthenon to the Pantheon, let’s explore what the country that brought us Zeus can bring to our table.
History and Geography of [...]
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Welcome to Carnaval! Photo courtesy of Juan J Delos Santos
This week we’ll visit the land of unlimited meat buffets, tiny bikinis, Bossa nova, samba, and Carnaval. Something in that list is sure to entice everyone.
History of Brazil:
Brazil, the fifth largest country in the world in both size and population, comprises nearly half of [...]
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To the Land of the Incas we go. From Lima to Machu Picchu, let’s see what Peru is all about.
History of Peru:
The first indication of human presence in Peru is the Norte Chico civilization, around 11,000 BCE. This civilization is the oldest known complex society in the Americas. [...]
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“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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