/oss/taxonomy/term/1950/all en /oss/article/critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition/are-lactation-cookies-just-cookies <p>Wishful thinking can sometimes trump science. With “breast is best” echoing in their heads, and too few hours of sleep, new mothers may latch onto some seductive propositions about boosting their breast milk supply.</p> Fri, 28 Apr 2023 13:46:06 +0000 Cat Wang, B.Sc. 9495 at /oss /oss/article/food-health-news/whole-grains-and-protein-part-complete-breakfast <p>"Eat Your Oatmeal! Study Finds That a Bowl a Day May Keep the Grim Reaper Away,' screams a headline reporting on a study by researchers at Harvard University. Somewhat overly optimistic, given that there is pretty good evidence that the Reaper eventually gets us no matter what we have for breakfast. But according to this study, we may be able to put off his inevitable visit, even without oatmeal. The study did not investigate oatmeal per se, rather it dealt with the consumption of whole grains.</p> Thu, 22 Jan 2015 04:26:59 +0000 Joe Schwarcz 2231 at /oss