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For the Love of Food
by Darya Rose | Mar 13, 2015
For The Love of Food
Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup.
This week the sugar industry blocks dental research, high vitamin D linked to death, and Julia Child’s amazing egg poaching technique.
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Links of the week
- The untold story of how the sugar industry shaped key government research about your teeth <<The sugar industry shaped national science policy on dental research? Yep. I wonder what else we don’t know about Big Food tactics. (Washington Post)
- California has about one year of water left. Will you ration now? <<As a CA resident, this is terrifying. Ask not what your state can do for you, but what you can do for your state. (LA Times)
- High levels of vitamin D is suspected of increasing mortality rates <<Too little is bad, too much is bad. Not surprising. Please don’t be psychotic with your vitamins. (ScienceDaily)
- WHAT DOES 250 CALORIES MEAN TO YOU? <<Fascinating psychology here. Shows the power of focusing on specific results rather than abstract numbers. (Dr. Weil)
- World Health Organization: Eat less sugar <<This is a big deal. According to the WHO (and science), the optimal amount of added sugar is <5% of total calories. You are probably eating far more than this. (Food Politics)
- Traffic light food labels strengthen self-control <<I like this because it motivates people at an emotional, intuitive level rather than an intellectual one (which never works). (ScienceDaily)
- Loneliness and social isolation are just as much a threat to longevity as obesity <<How strong is your social network? (ScienceDaily)
- CHANGE YOUR WALK, CHANGE YOUR MOOD? <<Body language has an astounding capacity to change your psychology. Why not harness it? (Dr. Weil)
- Poach an Egg the Julia Child Way: with a Quick Boil Before Poaching <<Kind of brilliant. (Lifehacker)
- TURMERIC CHAI <<This is my favorite kind of treat. Not only do you get to indulge in a little sweetness, you also get to enjoy some quality down time. (The Year in Food)
What inspired you this week?
I love turmeric tea! I usually just steam almond milk and stir in some turmeric, honey and cinnamon. I’ve also been known to add a shot of whiskey on an especially cold night.
Your RSS feed has been screwed up for a few weeks. It always takes me to a 403 page and I have to manually go to the homepage to see any content. Just a head’s up.
Hi Darya,
If you are really concerned about California’s water condition, I believe it would be more empowering of a solution to post this link as well or any other information about how much water it takes to produce 6 oz of meat. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153199672254809&fref=nf
There has been studies and really the amount of water we save say by “turning off the water while brushing our teeth” or “taking shorter showers” is so tiny minuscule compared to how much water we can save by opting for MORE vegetarian meals instead of having meat and meat byproducts (that includes yogurt) I’m not saying we should all go vegan but to have indulge ourselves of meat products daily is indulgent, a luxury, a waste, and not crucial to our health. (1-2 of a meat dish a week is enough)