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Thursday, March 25, 2010
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| A new study by an obesity expert and a religious studies professor has found evidence that meal sizes have increased by almost 70 per cent in the last 1000 years – by analysing paintings of the Last Supper. The final meal shared between Jesus and his 12 apostles, as recounted in the New Testament, has a favourite subject for artists through the ages, with the tables spread with victuals the 13 were supposed to have eaten. Brothers Brian and Craig Wansink, the former a professor and director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab and the latter professor of religious studies at Virginia Wesleyan College, decided to combine their expertise in a piece of research that studied the portion sizes represented by artists. |
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BBC
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
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| Politicians, media and French intellectuals have condemned branches of a fast food restaurant that only serve meat conforming to Islamic dietary laws. The Halal menu is being served at eight out of the burger chain's 362 outlets, but some are argue it is discrimination against non-Muslims. |
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BBC
Monday, March 15, 2010
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| This year's cheese-rolling event in Gloucestershire has been cancelled after concerns about safety because of the number of spectators it attracts. Organisers of the event at Cooper's Hill near Brockworth said 15,000 people attended last year's event - more than three times the site's capacity. Police and the local authority are working with the cheese rolling committee to improve safety and access. It is hoped the event will go ahead on the late May Bank Holiday in 2011. |
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BBC
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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| 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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| 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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Tuesday, March 02, 2010
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| 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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Saturday, February 20, 2010
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| 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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Thursday, February 11, 2010
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| 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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Saturday, February 06, 2010
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| 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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| 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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