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For the Love of Food
by Darya Rose | Aug 9, 2013
For The Love of Food
Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup.
This week your great-grandma’s bad habits make you less healthy, concerned scientists lay the smackdown on the Farm Bill, and Cookie Monster offers mindful eating advice.
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Links of the week
- 11 Trillion Reasons <<Fabulous commentary on a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists about why the government really, seriously needs to stop with the massive junk food subsidies. Bravo, Bittman. Bravo. (New York Times)
- You think the FDA gets to approve all food additives as safe? Not a chance. <<And while we’re talking politics, how do you think food additives are handled by the FDA? Shockingly badly. (Food Politics)
- High Lifetime Costs for Type 2 Diabetes <<The lifetime cost of type 2 diabetes is $85,000 on average. Something to chew on next time you complain about the price of real food. (Also, review story #1). (ScienceDaily)
- How Sleep Loss Adds to Weight Gain <<Readers of Foodist already know that sleep deprivation reduces willpower, and therefore increases your risk of overeating. A new study provides new evidence that sleep deprivation reduces brain activity in areas associated with impulse control (frontal lobes) and also increases desire for high calorie foods, even beyond hunger levels. A doubly whammy. Get those ZZZs guys. (New York Times)
- Obesity among low-income preschoolers drops slightly <<Finally some good news regarding childhood obesity. The trend seems to be reversing. Thank you Michelle Obama, Jamie Oliver, Michael Pollan and everyone else who is working tirelessly make these issues a national priority. (LA Times)
- Walking to Work Cuts Risk of Diabetes and High Blood Pressure <<Gonna go out on a limb here and say that walking anywhere cuts risk of diabetes and high blood pressure, so long as you do it daily. (ScienceDaily)
- The Start to Finish Guide to Saving Time and Money on Food Prep <<Great tips! (Lifehacker)
- Great-Grandmother’s Cigarette Habit Could Be the Cause of Child’s Asthma <<Yet another study shows that unhealthy habits can affect the health of families for multiple generations, even ones that never met each other! This is so disturbing to me. If I get some horrible disease because of something my great-grandma did I’m going to be livid. (ScienceDaily)
- The Pure Magic of Oil-Poached Tomatoes <<‘Tis summer tomato season, and I’ve never tried poaching them. Have you? Thanks Shannon for the tip. (The Kitchn)
- Sesame Street: Me Want It (But Me Wait) <<Mindful eating tips from… Cookie Monster?! I love it! (Seriously though, this is amazing). Thanks Aubrey for the tip. (Sesame Street)
What inspired you this week?
O my goodness! The cookie monster video is the greatest thing I have seen in a long time. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for bringing my attention to the Cookie Monster video. It was on rotation by Zara (my 3 year old) yesterday, but I really paid no attention…. I guess she’s learning…
The Cookie Monster video is cute! My 4 year old like it too!
“11 Trillion Reasons” comment:
Obviously, in a free market you want cheap food but we only see the direct cost of this food. I suspect when we add in indirect costs caused by these foods, healthcare and lost employee productivity being the largest, we don’t do well on our total cost long term compared to other countries. This is like seeing an iceberg where 90% of the cost, the indirect cost, is hidden below the surface. Someone needs to do this research.
I’m surprised Delicious is still being used! :]
Is the link going to a new stack on Delicious? It doesn’t really show any content.
Darya , When can we expect to see Foodist in Audio book format ?
As a scientist can I please have your take on this : Navitas Naturals Acai has long been a cherished food of traditional Amazonian cultures for its health benefits and unique taste. Favored among athletes and health seekers, the deep purple acai berry is a potent source of antioxidants, healthy fats, and essential micronutrients.
Also, You always mention fresh fish in your meals. I thought Tilapia a farm grown fish was a better choice noting the nutritional facts that warrant great health benefits .
I wish we could pick WHICH ancestors we will take after. One of my great-grandmothers lived to be either 106 or 108 (there are conflicting reports) and died because she was walking (see? walking is good for you!) into town and thought she was spry enough to dash over the tracks before the train got there.
She wasn’t.
But I’m thinking that’s still pretty darn spry.
OMG!!!
Darya, thanks for the links. I found much useful information!