Julia Lunetta, accompanied by pianist Neara Russell, illuminated by human spotlight Jim Bredt, and adored by Miss Sweetie Poo, sings “A Perfect Diet Regimen” — a song from “The Atkins Diet Opera“. This short video was filmed at the Central Square Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the Improbable Research Cabaret that was part of the […]
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Was Bond a gourmet?
Ian Fleming’s most famous creation, James Bond, was famously keen on lightly-scrambled eggs, bacon, sausages, orange juice and espresso coffee. He also dabbled with grilled sole, foie gras, crawfish, asparagus with Béarnaise sauce, and caviar. But could he really be thought of as a gourmet? According to Edward Biddulph, tutor and Senior Project Manager at […]
Ice cream versus infertility
In summary, we observed… an inverse association between intake of high-fat dairy foods (especially whole milk and ice cream) and this disease. So says the study “A Prospective Study of Dairy Foods Intake and Anovulatory Infertility,” J.E. Chavarro, J.W. Rich-Edwards, B. Rosner and W.C. Willett, Human Reproduction, vol. 22, no. 5, 2007, pp. 1–8.
Diet Coke Plus: Much more than a Fortified Snack
A snack can also be contraceptive — failure to appreciate this fact may be the unspoken story behind a December 24, 2008 Bloomberg news report: FDA: Diet Coke Plus violates rules Coca-Cola Company’s claims that Diet Coke Plus contains vitamins and minerals violate US regulations, the Food and Drug Administration said in a letter to […]