/oss/taxonomy/term/601/all en /oss/article/food/mini-carrots-max-nonsense <p>Remember Bugs Bunny's classic question, "What's up Doc?"  Well, I'll tell you what's up.  Carrot consumption!  Why?  Because those polyethylene-bagged cute little baby carrots are extremely appealing.  No peeling, no washing, ready to eat.  Office workers are snacking on them, TV viewers are reaching for them, and they’re even showing up in children’s lunchboxes.  That’s just great, since studies about the benefits of carrots just keep rolling in.  Harvard researchers, for example, recently found a strong inverse relationship between diets rich in carrots and the incidence of stroke.  Women</p> Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:58:02 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1718 at /oss