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What's Next? A Ban on Chorizo?
Endless articles in the Spanish press lament the passing of the Mediterranean diet.
04.30.07
- Keywords
- lisa abend,
- health + science,
- spain,
- restaurants
food politics
Omega, Oh My!
My sister, who was visiting me in New York, had only taken one bite of cereal when she put down her spoon and hastily got up from the table.
04.24.07
- Keywords
- john willoughby,
- health + science
food politics
McDonald’s Has a Royal Cow
When Prince Charles recently visited Abu Dhabi, he turned to a nutritionist and said: "Have you thought of banning McDonald's?
04.16.07
- Keywords
- health + science,
- nutrition/diet,
- middle east,
- restaurants,
- william sertl
food politics
Hot-and-Sour Steroids?
A Chinese doping expert warns that some Chinese foods are so loaded with steroids, athletes could test positive for drugs during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
03.28.07
- Keywords
- health + science,
- nutrition/Diet,
- asia,
- china,
- karen coates
food politics
Nutritional Disinformation
Recently, I was handed a cookie to taste. It was bland and
hard-to-chew, but I was intrigued by one thing.
01.16.07
- Keywords
- ian knauer,
- health + science,
- cookie
food politics
In Spain, the Freeze is On
Spanish chefs are in an uproar over the government's decision this month to ban the sale of fresh fish and other seafood in restaurants.
12.18.06
- Keywords
- health + science,
- spain,
- seafood
food politics
Seeing Stars
Hannaford Bros., a New England grocery-store chain, has begun a system for rating the nutritional content of foods in its stores.
11.14.06
- Keywords
- health + science,
- nutrition/Diet,
- labeling,
- produce,
- andrea albin
food + cooking
The U-Bomb
The Mushroom Council sent me an interesting press release that I thought I'd share. It proclaims that mushrooms are the king of umami.
11.09.06
- Keywords
- ingredients,
- health + science,
- vegetable,
- produce,
- maggie ruggiero
food politics
The Science of Shirley Corriher
Scientist Shirley Corriher gave a lecture for the New York Academy of Science, giggling her way through topics like the effects of zinc chloride on chlorophyll.
11.02.06
- Keywords
- health + science,
- vegetable,
- shirley corriher,
- ian knauer
food politics
Hot Seat
Myth: Eating bread or rice will cool a burning mouth. I find it to be the equivalent of placing hot coals on your tongue.
10.24.06
- Keywords
- health + science,
- ingredients,
- vegetable,
- thai,
- lillian chou