Tag: Food
Family meals are good for the grown-ups, too, not just the...
Anne Fishel, Harvard University
For all the parents feeling exhausted by the cooking, cleaning and planning of a million...
Unwanted weight gain or weight loss during the pandemic? Blame your...
Lina Begdache, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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If you have experienced...
What are the origins of Lent?
Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross
In late winter, many Christian denominations observe a 40-day period of...
Anti-nutrients – they’re part of a normal diet and not as...
Jill Joyce, Oklahoma State University
Maybe you’re trying to eat healthier these days, aiming to get enough of the good stuff and limit the less-good...
Whether slow or fast, here’s how your metabolism influences how many...
Terezie Tolar-Peterson, Mississippi State University
It’s a common dieter’s lament: “Ugh, my metabolism is so slow, I’m never going to lose any weight.”
When people talk...
The rise and fall of Tab – after surviving the sweetener...
Jeffrey Miller, Colorado State University
Tab, the Coca-Cola company’s original diet soda brand, is headed to the soda graveyard, joining retired brands such as Like,...
To reduce world hunger, governments need to think beyond making food...
Michael Fakhri, University of Oregon and Ntina Tzouvala, Australian National University
According to a new United Nations report, global rates of hunger and malnutrition are...
Love avocados? Thank the toxodon
Jeffrey Miller, Colorado State University
Given avocado’s popularity today, it’s hard to believe that we came close to not having them in our supermarkets at...
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Parents’ fortunes matter for cognitive development of 11-year-olds
By Lucinda Platt, London School of Economics and Political Science
As they reach the end of primary school, the UK’s children face persistent inequalities in...
