/oss/taxonomy/term/444/all en /oss/article/did-you-know/its-flour-not-eggs-cookie-dough-makes-you-sick <p>Most of us have been told off by a parent or grandparent for sampling raw cookie dough or cake batter. The adult would usually mutter something about raw eggs making you sick, while whisking away the delicious goop. It turns out that the raw flour in doughs can also put tasters at risk for infection, specifically one by E. coli. <a href="http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2017/63752a-eng.php">As Health Canada points out</a>, flour grains can come into contact with bacteria while in the field, and need to be cooked to remove risk of illness.</p> Tue, 29 Aug 2017 15:00:53 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 2613 at /oss /oss/article/science-science-everywhere/cookie-diet <p>There is no tooth fairy. There’s no Easter bunny. There’s not even a Santa Claus. There are no geese that lay golden eggs. There’s no golden fleece. And there are no simple ways to lose weight. But what about the so-called cookie diet that everyone is excited about? Basically, lots of hype, lots of hope and lots of failures. The cookie diet was the brainchild of Dr. Sanford Siegal who back in 1957 had so many overweight patients in his practice that he decided to do something about it. He knew the secret to weight loss, which of course is no secret.</p> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:26:39 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1633 at /oss