Your snack habit may be even more calorie-dense than you think, recent research suggests. A study estimated that snacking contributes to around 20% of an average American’s daily caloric intake, and these snacks often add little nutritional value. The scientists found, though, that people with type 2 diabetes seem to eat fewer snack-related calories. Google’s … Read more
Warren Buffett.REUTERS/Rick Wilking Warren Buffett once joked he would have faced a fast-food Thanksgiving without the 2008 bailouts. “If the government hadn’t acted, I would be eating Thanksgiving dinner at McDonald’s,” he quipped. Buffett often eats McDonald’s for breakfast, and owns one of the restaurant chain’s gold cards. Warren Buffett would have celebrated Thanksgiving with … Read more
Our mouths might help keep our hunger in check. A recent study found evidence in mice that our brains rely on two separate pathways to regulate our sense of fullness and satiety—one originating from the gut and the other from cells in the mouth that let us perceive taste. The findings could help scientists better … Read more
Sean Casey lost 10 pounds (and some body hair) in 30 days.Sean Casey Personal trainer Sean Casey ate nothing but sandwiches for 30 days and lost 10 pounds. There is nothing magical about sandwiches — Casey was just in a calorie deficit. He wanted to show people who want to lose weight don’t need to … Read more
MORWELL, Australia — A woman accused of serving her ex-husband’s parents and an aunt poisonous mushrooms with lunch appeared in an Australian court Friday, charged with three counts of murder and five of attempted murder. Erin Patterson, 49, did not enter pleas or apply to be released on bail when she appeared briefly in a … Read more
IWAKI, Japan — Local fishing communities feared the worst when the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant began discharging treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. Instead of a business calamity, however, consumers from across the nation have supported the region by eating more fish. Besides boosting a fragile industry, the demand has helped mitigate the impact … Read more
In South Sudan, war and semi-permanent flooding have left people to scavenge for food, with long-term consequences for their health November 2, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT A young man unloads a large bag of sorghum at a makeshift port on the exterior of the Bentiu internal displacement camp. The camp sits under the water … Read more
Tara Reid is aware of rumors that she’s suffering from an eating disorder, and she does not appreciate them. The 47-year-old actress and Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test reality star has had people expressing concern about her weight, which she addressed in a recent interview. Read more about Tara Reid’s response… “I have no anorexia … Read more
Doralice Carneiro Sobreira Goes spent a year in the hospital after eating expired pesto from a local farmer’s market Jam Press/@doralice.goes Doralice Carneiro Sobreira Goes A Brazilian woman who ate expired pesto from a farmer’s market ended up in the hospital for a year, fighting a botulism infection that left her temporarily paralyzed. Doralice Carneiro … Read more
The Nationwide Consuming Dysfunction Affiliation has disbanded its long-running, phone helpline. NEDA has fired the small group of human employees that coordinated and ran the helpline, efficient June 1. In lieu, the nonprofit plans to supply individuals searching for assist entry to an AI-powered chatbot named “Tessa” subsequent month, as reported by NPR on Wednesday … Read more