Back in the early 70s, just as I was developing an interest in the chemistry of food, I came across a witty quote by Mark Twain. 鈥淧art of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and...
Is fish really brain food? P.G. Wodehouse certainly thought so. In his wonderful 鈥淛eeves鈥� stories, Bertie Wooster encourages his brainy butler to eat more fish whenever a particularly challenging...
Make no mistake about it: General Mills鈥檚 introduction of Cheerios sporting the label 鈥淣ot made with genetically modified ingredients鈥� is a mere marketing ploy and has nothing to do with health or...
A modest amount of red wine reduces the risk of heart disease, possibly because of the polyphenols it contains. Grape seed extract contains the same polyphenols as found in wine and has therefore...
A couple of years ago the Montreal Gazette had a stunning headline: 鈥淔loss or Die!鈥� it screamed on the front page. Another sensationalized piece of journalism, I thought. Not flossing may make you...
An article that poses the alluring question 鈥淐ancer Treatment in Your Medicine Cabinet?鈥� by Michelle Holmes and Wendy Chen, both Harvard physicians, has been getting a lot of traction. That鈥檚...
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