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| Bonobos Opt To Share Their Food |
| One of our closest primate relatives, the bonobo, has been shown to voluntarily share food, scientists report. This sort of generous behaviour was previously thought by some to be an exclusively human trait. But a team has carried out an experiment that revealed that bonobos were more likely to choose to share their food than opt to dine alone. The research is published in the journal Current Biology. They now hope to uncover why the bonobos seem to prefer to share their food. |
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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| Something Smells Good Up Here |
| President Obama on Wednesday took some time out of his permanently hectic schedule to sample some the local cuisine and hospitality at Savannah, Georgia. On a trip to the Deep South to announce his administration's green initiative, the HOMESTAR programme, Mr. Obama paid a visit to the famous Mrs. Wilkes' Boarding House Restaurant and lunched with some of the regulars there. In a clear indication of the excitement that the impromptu presidential visit generated, a sign outside the restaurant read, “Sorry we are full right now, please form a line and we will seat you” and hoots of excitement and applause could be heard as he was entering. “Something smells good up here” the President declared, doubtless anticipating that he'd be offered some chicken wings soon. |
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| Characters Can Help Eat Healthily |
| From Disney to Tony the Tiger, consumer groups have been campaigning hard to break the links between childhood icons and unhealthy foods. But furry friends and super-heroes are now putting in more of an appearance on healthy products. There is no denying that children are attracted to foods in colourful packages, and colourful characters they recognise or can identify can lead to pestering that would have even the most patient parent cave in. |
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010
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| Extended Harmful Effects of Salt |
| Salt levels similar to those currently consumed in the Western diet may lead to hardening of arteries, independent of blood pressure effects, say new results that “confirm the potentially detrimental effects of a high dietary salt intake”. The study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, deepens our understanding of the detrimental effects of excessive salt consumption, which has led to pressure on the food industry to reformulate foods with lower sodium content. “We hypothesized that if dietary salt restriction improves arterial vascular tone and blood pressure, then the converse should also occur... |
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Saturday, February 20, 2010
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| Ads to Exclude Unhealthy Food |
| The UK government has confirmed plans to allow product placement in television programmes, but foods high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS), and alcohol are excluded.
In November the Department of Culture, Media and Sport launched an 8 week consultation on whether to allow product placement. This raised some eyebrows not only because consultations normally run for 12 weeks, but because the department had already consulted on the same matter in 2008. |
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
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| No More Sexpresso |
| Coffee shops in the Seattle area introduced the world to “bikini baristas” three years ago, hiring attractive young women to serve up steamy espressos and lattes while wearing as little as a G-string and pasties. But cities are now taking a closer look at the "sexpresso" stand craze after police investigations revealed that some baristas were serving coffee with a side of something not even legal at many strip clubs. |
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MSN
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Saturday, February 06, 2010
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| Hearty Sangam 2010 |
| Recently held ‘Hearty Sangam 2010’ exhibition at Lal bagh, was aimed at popularizing different varieties of oranges from all over the country.This event organized by the National Horticulture Board and Directorate of Horticulture, was conducted from 2nd to 5th Jan.
Lal bagh is a famous 270 acres botanical park, situated in the heart of Bangalore, which is the capital of Karnataka and also known as Silicon valley of India. ‘Lal bagh’ created in the year 1763 by Hyder Ali, then the ruler of Deccan plateau, has rare varieties of trees, plants, flowers. It also has a beautiful lake. Glass house is a famous monument situated in the middle of the lal bagh, in which a lot of conferences, meetings and exhibitions are held. |
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