/oss/taxonomy/term/2676/all en /oss/article/health-and-nutrition/food-glorious-food <hr /> <p style="text-align:center"><em>Food, glorious food<br /> We're anxious to try it<br /> Three banquets a day<br /> Our favourite diet</em></p> <p style="text-align:center"><em>Just picture a great big steak<br /> Fried, roasted or stewed<br /> But food<br /> Wonderful food<br /> Marvellous food<br /> Glorious food!</em></p> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 22:29:58 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9031 at /oss /oss/article/health-and-nutrition-you-asked/it-true-pine-nuts-can-cause-lasting-taste-disturbance <p>In 2001, a Belgian physician experienced two episodes of bitter, metallic taste that lasted for several days and noted that both had occurred after he had eaten pine nuts. He mentioned this to a colleague who was intrigued enough to look into the matter further and learned that six similar cases had been recently reported to the Belgian Poison Control Center. This resulted in the publication of a case report in the European Journal of Emergency Medicine, albeit it was hardly an emergency. As stated in the paper, an analysis of the nuts did not reveal any mould or pesticide contamination.</p> Fri, 17 Dec 2021 22:19:38 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 8952 at /oss /oss/article/health/do-we-actually-need-eat-more-calories-when-menstruating <hr /> <p>This article was first published in <a href="https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/do-we-actually-need-to-eat-more-calories-when-menstruating/">The Skeptical Inquirer</a></p> <hr /> <p>Shark week, moon time, the crimson tide, a visit from Auntie Flo: whatever you call it menstruation is the roughly monthly interval during which the uterus sheds its lining. For the uterus owner, it is not generally a super fun time; cramping, bloating, headaches, and fatigue are just a few of the symptoms associated with “that time of the month.”</p> Fri, 07 May 2021 22:25:17 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 8725 at /oss /oss/article/am-i-drunk-hungry-or-both-alcohol-appetite-stimulant <p> </p> <hr /> <p><em>This article was first published in</em><span> </span><a href="https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/am-i-drunk-hungry-or-both-alcohol-as-an-appetite-stimulant/">The Skeptical Inquirer.</a></p> Fri, 25 Dec 2020 17:00:00 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 8535 at /oss /oss/article/health/fasting-blood-tests-are-becoming-less-routine <hr /> <p>This article was first published in <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-fasting-blood-tests-are-becoming-less-routine">The Montreal Gazette.</a></p> <hr /> <p>For many years, people usually did their routine blood tests on an empty stomach. Inevitably, this caused a major congestion in the hospital every morning as people lined up at the blood testing centre in a queue that would spiral around corners and down hallways as people waited, sometimes for hours, to get tested.</p> Fri, 06 Sep 2019 18:45:43 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 7901 at /oss /oss/article/nutrition-videos/right-chemistry-chrono-nutrition-or-eating-clock <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"></div> Mon, 18 Mar 2019 15:36:56 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7651 at /oss /oss/article/food-health/eating-less-and-living-more <p style="text-align:justify"><a href="http://blogs.mcgill.ca/oss/2013/04/29/eating-less-and-living-more/bagette/" rel="attachment wp-att-5117"><img alt="" height="150" src="http://blogs.mcgill.ca/oss/files/2013/04/bagette-150x150.jpg" width="150" /></a>They feast on croissants that ooze butter. They eat creamy cheeses and fat-filled pastries. Breakfast is pain-au-chocolat washed down with espresso. There is no oatmeal in sight. I suspect most of them have never heard of flaxseed. Yet, the French have the lowest death rate from heart disease in the European Union, and when we compare this rate to North America, well, there is no comparison. Our incidence of heart disease is double that of the French. Red wine consumption is the romanticized explanation that has been offered for this so-called “French paradox,” and there may indeed be something to that. Laboratory studies have shown that a compound in wine, called resveratrol, may reduce the risk associated with high cholesterol. But there is probably a better explanation as to why the French are protected. <a href="http://blogs.mcgill.ca/oss/2013/04/29/eating-less-and-living-more">Read more</a></p> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:30:23 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1927 at /oss