About 200,000 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in the US this year. The disease will kill nearly 40,000. Mangos may help lower those numbers.
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Alcohol and Sex Make You Happier Than Kids
A new study found that people rate sex as the top activity that brings them happiness, followed by drinking alcohol or “partying.” Caring for children ranked at number five. According to DNAIndia.com, Carsten [ … ]
Do You Eat Mindlessly?
While researching the milk industry’s attempt to use artificial sweeteners in milk without labeling, I can across some interesting data. In specific, a webcast featuring Dr. Brian Wansink of the Cornell University [ … ]
Would You Exercise 50 Minutes For That Loaded Hot Dog?
Does knowing a hot dog with the works has 404 calories deter you from wolfing it down? How about knowing you’d have to play 50 minutes of tennis to burn those calories?
How Important Is Breakfast?
An email, this time from LuckyBolt a breakfast and lunch delivery service in San Francisco, alerted me to new research that suggests that, as your momma (and LuckyBolt) told you: [ … ]
Is climate change hurting wine production?
A 2010 study from researchers at the Southern Oregon University and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife showed definitively that the climate in wine grape growing regions of the Western United States has been getting warmer.
Do Wine Names Make a Difference?
A new study shows that people reported liking the taste of the wine better if it was associated with a difficult-to-pronounce winery name. They also reported about a $2 increase in willingness to pay.
Study Shows Red Wine Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
A new study supports the growing body of research that suggests that moderate red wine consumption may reduce breast cancer risk.
Consuming Canned Soup Linked to Increased Endocrine-disrupting Substances in Body
This should not be very surprising… A new study shows that consuming canned soup increases the amount of bisphenol-A (BPA) in the body compared to consuming freshly made soup. BPA [ … ]
Apples, Bananas, Pears, Cauliflower, Cucumbers May Reduce Stroke Risk
A newly published 10-year study by Dutch researchers found that people who ate a lot of white-fleshed fruits and vegetables, like apples and pears, had a 52% lower risk of stroke.
Is Yo-yo Dieting Better than Always being Overweight?
A new study suggests that yo-yo dieters may be healthier and live longer than those who stay obese.
Blueberries May Bust Cellulite
Cottage cheese legs. Orange peel skin…pretty much every woman on the face of the planet knows what cellulite is and knows that they don’t want it.
The good news is that my favourite food, blueberries, may be able to help!
Study Suggests that Soy May Help with Radiation Cancer Treatment
Soy products are loaded with isoflavones – a compound whose health benefits are widely disputed. Isoflavones have been hailed for helping alleviate menopause symptoms to reducing cancer risk, but are [ … ]