Food
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A dash of cumin or dill might help convince teens to load up their plate with vegetables
Mar 17, 2018Researchers got about 100 high school students in rural Pennsylvania to taste a variety of plain vegetables seasoned with just oil and salt and then try the same vegetables flavored with different spice blends. A dash... -
Choosing between low-fat and low-carbohydrate diets for weight loss isn’t helped by taking patients’ genetics or insulin-secretion patterns into account
Mar 1, 2018DIETFITS trial investigators randomized some 600 adults (BMI, 28–40) to 12 months of either low-fat or low-carbohydrate dieting. Researchers assessed the subjects’ genomes for the presence of three single-nucleotide polymorphisms associated with fat and carbohydrate metabolism;... -
KFC forced to close hundreds of its British stores because of a shortage of chicken
Feb 19, 2018The problem arose at the weekend after the chain switched its delivery contract to DHL, forcing the majority of its 900 outlets in Britain to shut. Fast-food chain KFC said on Monday it had been forced... -
Le Méridien Dhaka to pay tribute to winter by throwing a traditional ‘Pitha Festival’
Jan 11, 2018A large variety of Pitha’s such as jamai ador, bodhu boron, puli pitha, bhapa pitha, khirsha pati-shapta pitha etc. will be served at this festival to tantalize the taste buds of food lovers. Le Méridien Dhaka... -
Diet excuses you must never make!
Dec 26, 2017– If you’re among those who blame time for their diet woes, stop right there. While most people lead fast-paced lifestyles, trying to balance jobs, homes and relationships, if you’re serious about losing weight, time should... -
Eating vegetables and fish can make you live 3 years longer
Dec 26, 2017Eating large amounts of vegetables and fish can make you live three years longer, experts say. People on such a diet with low amounts of animal-based products like meat and milk have a 20 percent higher... -
Organic Food Has More Antioxidants, Fewer Pesticides
Dec 26, 2017But a new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition looked at 343 peer-reviewed publications and concluded that statistically there is a significant and meaningful difference in composition between organic and non-organic crops, specifically that... -
Orange Juice – Stops that cough
Dec 26, 2017This can be continued for few days till the patient start feeling better. Later on patient can also be given fruits like grapes, apples, peaches, water melons, pineapples. Plain water, freshly prepared lemon juice is the... -
Sugary drinks linked to obesity
Dec 24, 2017If you are consuming a lot of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), stop doing so. It may make you obese or overweight, a study has confirmed. A new review of the latest evidence on SSBs — that includes... -
Hamburger chain Wendy’s Co laid out plans to trim the use of antibiotics
Dec 16, 2017Wendy‘s, which says it is the world’s third-largest quick-service hamburger chain, plans to increase the amount of beef it purchases from these producers and others that raise cattle in similar ways. Hamburger chain Wendy’s Co laid...