For The Love of Food

Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup.

This week the tastiest food is the healthiest, why some restaurants are eliminating tips, and BPA impacts fertility for three generations (!).

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Links of the week

• How Flavor Drives Nutrition <<Finally the science is catching up with what anyone who shops at the farmers market already knows. This is a fascinating read. (Wall Street Journal)
• The Right Dose of Exercise for a Longer Life <<Some of the most comprehensive information I’ve seen on the ideal amount of exercise. And it’s notably more than I thought. (NY Times)
• Is the Placebo Effect in Your DNA? <<I’m continuously struck by the power of belief to influence your own reality (both physical and mental). I think this field of research is just starting to get interesting. (The Atlantic)
• Microbes help produce serotonin in gut <<This is crazy. Serotonin has a lot of functions, but think for a minute about what it means that a hormone that has so much power to impact your mood is created with the help of bacteria in your digestive system. Amazing. (ScienceDaily)
• Why some restaurants are doing away with tipping <<I love this. I’ve traveled a lot and find it so much easier when cultures eschew tipping. Also some fascinating stuff in here on the psychology of tipping. What are your thoughts? (Washington Post)
• The No. 1 Meal Planning Mistake <<Ironically, it’s too much planning. (Stone Soup)
• Denmark’s Drug-Free Pigs <<Antibiotic resistance is one of the things that terrifies me most in the world. Denmark has a clever (and dead simple) solution. (NY Times)
• Low-dose BPA exposure affects fertility in next three generations of mice <<WHAAAAAAT?!?!?! (ScienceDaily)
• A grateful heart is a healthier heart <<An interesting study that suggests that gratitude is the component of spirituality that offers the greatest health benefit. Such a pleasant thought. (ScienceDaily)
• Cocagne Bean & Artichoke Salad Recipe <<I just want to eat everything Heidi makes, don’t you? (101 Cookbooks)

What inspired you this week?