For years, Paula Deen has been using her southern charm to convince us that proper nutrition has no place in the kitchen. Although she preaches moderation, there’s nothing about her butter-, flour-, and sugar-laden cooking that backs this message up. Now it appears that biology has caught up with Paula. She has come out of [...]
So you take a multivitamin every morning because you heard it’s a good thing to do, but you’re not sure if it’s making a difference. You keep taking them, though, because at least they’re not harming you. Not so fast. A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine has concluded that taking vitamin [...]
The jury’s still out on exactly how bad artificial sweeteners are for your overall health. Ignoring any of these adverse effects and focusing solely on weight loss, you would think that a zero- or low-calorie soda would at least have little to no effect on your waistline. Not so. But how on Earth can someone [...]
It should come as no surprise that recent studies at Harvard have targeted french fries and potato chips as fattening foods. The numbers, however, are a bit sobering. A serving of potato chips every day for four years will add over 1.5 pounds to your waistline. Do the same with french fries, and you’ve gained [...]
If you’re counting calories and you’re not not sure how many you are taking in, finding the answer is now as easy as snapping a picture. Using a new iPhone app, Meal Snap, you can now take a picture of the meal in front of you and be told not only what food is in [...]
“The Heart Attack Grill diet is not for everyone. Side effects may include sudden weight gain, repeated increase of wardrobe size, back pain, male breast growth, loss of sexual partners, lung cancer, tooth decay, liver sclerosis, stroke, and an inability to see your penis. In some cases, mild death may occur.” Ho, ho! That is [...]
You’ve been good. You’ve gone to the gym regularly and have been watching what you eat. It’s time to give yourself a little treat. How about indulging in a Cold Stone PB&C shake? It’s what Men’s Health calls “The Worst Beverage in America.” If you choose to inhale one of these, get ready for a [...]
No, not the iPad. Something even more innovative and game-changing. Until now, we’ve been led to believe that a sandwich, by definition, is two slices of bread with some kind of filling in between. How foolish we’ve been! Leave it to KFC to think outside the box and bring us the Double Down, the first [...]
In a bill currently being considered by our competent state legislature: “No owner or operator of a restaurant in this state shall use salt in any form in the preparation of any food for consumption by customers of such restaurant.” Not surprisingly, chefs are up in arms over this heavy-handed and totally unreasonable proposal to [...]
“Like the unique African Baobab tree, which nourishes its community with its leaves and fruit, McDonald’s has branched out to the African-American community nourishing it with valuable programs and opportunities.” This has to be a joke. I’m not African-American, and I’M offended by what is a clearly a marketing strategy to target black people. On [...]