A Trust For America's Health report shows that obesity rates increased in 28 states over the past year. More than two-thirds of America have an obesity rate higher than 25 percent. In eight states (all in the South), one in three people are obese. According to the report, no state had an obesity rate higher than 20 percent in 1991. How scary is that?
A Business Insider story is featuring several meals customers can order at McDonald's throughout the world, including a Bacon Potato Pie in Japan and the McLobster in Canada and Maine. If you live in Europe, you can even get a McBeer.
An LA Times article reported that many popular products, including cereal, muffin mix and more that claim to feature blueberries, in reality, do not. In place of blueberries, food manufacturers are using sugar, other flavorings and some food coloring. This news in itself isn't that surprising. What is surprising is that some of these products tout the presence of real blueberries on the packaging. I suppose it's a good thing I make my blueberry muffins from scratch...
According to digitaltrends.com, Kraft knows what you really want to eat. The food giant has teamed up with Intel to create a kiosk that scans your face and makes food recommendations (Kraft products, of course) based on your gender and age. Innovative, or just a silly gimmick?
According to Wired, early Celtic rulers in Germany celebrated with beer flavored with mugwort, carrot seed and henbane. Some say archaeological find could inspire some "extreme brewers" to create a modern version of the ancient drink. Would you try it?
According to Reuters, Starbucks is introducing a new 31 oz. cup for iced beverages, naming the new size "Trenta." While the serving size may seem like a bit much, the company maintains that unsweetened beverages in the new size will be 90 calories or fewer, and sweetened beverages in the size will not contain more than 230 calories.
The I Can Has Cheezburger site has posted a map of the United States featuring the food that it thinks best represents each state. Some are obvious, like Wisconsin and cheese. Others are a bit more surprising. As for me, I'm still trying to figure out what knoeplah is and why North Dakota loves it.
Too tired to cook? In the future, you may be able to print your food. According to Designboom, Cornell University researchers have developed a 3D printer that uses liquid and gel cartridges to print food. They've already printed chocolates, cookies and domes of turkey meat. Here's to a future of dessert, hot off the press!
If you love bananas, you may want to start eating them as much as possible, because bananas are on the verge of disappearing, at least that's what an article in The New Yorker argued. The issue is that banana growers rely on only one variety, and that variety is currently being threatened by a fungus that could wipe out the entire fruit.| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
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According to AFP, six people have been detained, wineries have been shut down and bottles have been pulled after it was discovered that some wine in China contained chemical additives. Reports indicate that some wines were doctored and then falsely marketed as famous brand name wines.
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