How Does the Food We Eat Affect Our Emotional Wellbeing? hipporeads Ask Me Anything The link between the types of food and drink you consume and the resulting effect on your body is well documented, and obviously, when looking to become the healthiest version of yourself possible, eating the...
Not a Day for Salads: The Football Food Rules of the Super Bowl Emily Contois, Nursing Clio Arts & Culture, Politics, Sociology Super Bowl LII will soon be upon us, along with its super-sized spread of snacks, an American meal as iconic as Thanksgiving. Matching debates over what to serve on the fourth Thursday in November, food rules...
The Cultural Logic of Calories and Body Types Margot Finn Arts & Culture, Science & Medicine We were promised calorie labels. New York City has required them in chain restaurants since 2008 and California since 2009, but the Affordable Care Act mandated them nationwide. In April 2016, the FDA issued a...
You Can’t Eat with Us! When the Working Class Meet High-End Cooking Shows Sarah Attfield Arts & Culture, Politics & Economics Like many reality TV fans, I get caught up in the drama of competitive shows such as MasterChef Australia and more recently, Adriano Zumbo’s Just Desserts. Audiences are given plenty of time over the course...
“Just Close Your Eyes and Chew!”: Spirulina, Modernization, and the “Lost” Crops of the Past Christian Ruth Science & Medicine This article originally appeared on Nursing Clio. On February 20, 2017, the young nation of South Sudan declared that it was suffering famine in several regions of the country.1 It was the first of several...
From The Kitchen To The Lab: How Sushi Dinners May Lead To New Pain Therapies Vivian Chou Medicine, Science, Science & Medicine A closer look at what happens when we eat wasabi and other spicy foods has unlocked new possibilities for pain management.
How Food Becomes an Heirloom Jennifer Jordan History, Society & Culture In some ways heirlooms become possible (as a concept) only because of the industrialization and standardization of agriculture. They went away, there was a cultural and agricultural break, placing temporal and practical distance between current generations and past foods. In the meantime, gardeners and farmers quietly saved seeds for their own use.
