Saying nuts to Nutricate? The apparent success and consumer popularity of municipal laws in New York City, Seattle, Philadelphia and elsewhere that require chain restaurants to post nutritional information on their menus means that (1) more American cities’ elected officials will propose simil...

A proposal by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick to levy a 5 percent surcharge tax on sugar-laden snacks and beverages, pitched by his office as “a critical first step in discouraging the consumption of these empty calories,” has raised again some basic questions about the wisdom and p...

our submitter is santa fe says not everyone at the new mexico department of health was happy when the folks in charge decided to call their own bullshit and replace the candy and sodas in the vending machine with new “healthy” snacks. (there is still a “junk food” vending mac...

Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it. Vogue! We’re heading ever closer to a world of sad this coming Saturday, which is the day we bid ‘farewell’ to our beloved Buff Orpington cockerel, Captain Buttercup. He’s lived with us for such a long time, ever since he was a tiny...

I just said no to a pitch from the "Health and Wellness Center" to join in their "Biggest Loser" competition. N. O. "I'd say 'yes' to a biggest loser of cholesterol numbers competition, or to a biggest gainer of resting heart-rate numbers competition, but focusing on weight is misleading when talkin...

At least not last night. MM wanted to watch (fucking) Aladdin instead. On the plus side, we haven't watched that movie in OVER! A! YEAR! On the minus side, I can still recite the whole thing...which means it hasn't been long enough....

Most young kids’ play is sedentary A study looking a three-, four- and five-year-olds enrolled in community-based preschool programs found that 89 percent of the kids’ physical activity could be described as sedentary activity, while 56 percent of activities were sedentary during outdoor playtim...

Mix some 'Pori' (Sort of Fried Rice) + 'Kadalai' (Fried Ground nuts) in plate and keep it before a person. You can bet that within a few minutes his/her hands will automatically move in the direction of the plate and grab a handful. Eating this mixture is an involuntary action. There is a good chanc...

Men seem to switch off thoughts of food When volunteers didn’t eat for a day and then were asked to suppress thoughts of food, men reported fewer cravings and less feeling of hunger than women did, according to a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. When given brain scans...

William S. Burroughs &Disposable Heroes Of HiphocrisySpare Ass Annie And Other Tales Includes A Special Bonus Track: Pedra Que Rola Não Cria Limo!...