Tag: food and beverage
Strange Facts – The Average Person Eats 6 Lbs of Dirt...
You won’t be hard pressed to find different shows on the Discovery Channel or Food Network documenting some of the weird things people eat....
Energy Drinks Could Negatively Impact Heart
That jolt promised by energy drinks may be delivering more than a sense of high alert. There is evidence that the prime energy-boosting ingredients caffeine...
The Price of Eating Healthier? Study Shows It’s Only $1.50 a...
Choosing to eat healthy seems simple, but for many paying higher costs for healthier foods may not always be an affordable option. Researchers from the...
Careful, Your Dietary Supplements May Just Be Wheat in Disguise
Be warned, that bottle of St. John’s wort on the grocery store shelf may be nothing more than wheat or powdered soybean. In a recent...
Study Shows High Blood Sugar May Increase Risk of Dementia
Elevated blood sugar levels could increase a person’s risk of dementia, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Of the over...
Government Shifts The Food Pyramid to “Choose My Plate” Campaign
Most people are familiar with the “food pyramid” as a tool for combining foods for proper nutrition. Recently the federal government shifted the food...