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When in doubt in the kitchen, who doesn’t turn to the grand oracle of Google? Yeah, I see all of those raised hands back there! Well, the yearly statistics of top 10 2017 Google food searches shows us what’s popular in US kitchens and beyond! To be quite frank, I can’t exactly remember how it […]

Your gut is connected to your brain in mysterious ways. More and more connections between the two are starting to emerge in scientific research. Here’s another conclusion, from the research team at Swansea University in the UK: controlled hunger, like fasting, promotes the growth of new brain cells. So fasting is healthy when it’s not

Most of the state of New York banned restaurants from preparing food with partially hydrogenated oils – rich in damning trans fats. According to a new study, this measure lead to thousands of heart attacks prevented. A research team from University of Southern California’s Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics looked at the number

New research published in the British Journal of Medicine has some good news for those who like to (lightly) party! Drinking alcohol is good for you and your body, as long as it’s done with moderation. With that in mind, thank God it’s Friday, right? Researchers have found that alcohol is good for you, but

A group of researchers from Ohio State University has found a way to use food waste – tomato peels and eggshells – in the car industry. The food waste would be used to fill rubber car tires. The team has conducted plenty of tests on these food waste fillers for car tires. They found that

Eating lychee on an empty stomach can be like ingesting poison in some cases. This sweet and flavorful small fruit has caused the deaths of hundreds of children in India in the past two decades. Lychee, also known as litchi or liechee, is a small tropical fruit from the soapberry family. It’s a summer fruit

Wild salmon caught in Alaska is infected with a parasite, the Japanese tapeworm, says a study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  Researchers identified four species of Pacific salmon infected by the Japanese Broad Tapeworm — a parasite discovered in 1986 that can grow up to 30 feet long in your

The palm oil industry is under pressure in Europe, after authorities listed the edible oil as a cancer risk. Nutella placed itself as a vocal ally of the palm oil industry in the food sector. The Italian company that makes Nutella says that the decision to keep palm oil in its chocolate spread, despite safety

The world’s first avocado restaurant – called The Avocado Show – is set to open in the Netherlands’ capital Amsterdam in February 2017. Every dish will feature avocado as its main, desserts included. Avocado is on everyone’s lips for a few years now, earning its reputation of the best superfood in the world. If you browse the

Mindful eating could be the key to staying slim, according to a new clinical trial published in the journal Obesity. The treatment focuses on personal goals and ‘cues’ to overeating. Lately, mindfulness seems to be the answer to many of life’s challenges. Including staying slim. A new weight loss therapy focuses on mindful eating, personal

Have you been avoiding fatty foods like the plague ever since you started worrying more about your health? According to a report, this was all a… ruse, thanks to another culprit: the sugar industry. Last year, post-doctoral researcher Cristin Kearns revealed confidential documents which showed an uncomfortable truth. In the ‘60s and ‘70s, the sugar

Maybe you’re trying out a carb-free diet, when in fact you might need some of those in your life. Geneticist Dr. Sharon Moalem devised a simple take-at-home test so you can find out exactly how many carbs you need in your diet. Dr. Moalem realized that there are people in the world who can assimilate