July 18, 2008
Many grateful patients thank their doctors with a bottle of wine.
The Economist explores scientific research connecting food with cognitive abilities and dishes up a three-course menu for intelligence enhancement.
July 17, 2008
What are Ruth Reichl and Mario Batali reading this summer?
According to a new study, one of the longest and largest to compare low-fat and low-carb diets, low-carb and Mediterranean-style diets helped people lose more weight than a traditional low-fat diet. The low-carb diet also improved cholesterol more than the others.
On the new television series "Hurl!," contestants eat as much as they can in one sitting and then exert themselves in a strenuous physical activity. The one who eats the most and vomits the least is crowned the winner.
July 16, 2008
The French are seriously into burgers, if by serious you mean a mixture of meat, chopped sun-dried tomatoes, cornichons, capers, and parmesan shavings. Ooh la la.
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