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Studies
Science
May 26, 2015
Depressing New Study Says Living on a Loud Block Can Make You Gain Weight
Great news for New Yorkers.
By
Clint Rainey
Science
May 21, 2015
Extremely Reassuring New Study Says Coffee Could Help Prevent Erectile
“The best part of waking up … “
By
Clint Rainey
The Chain Gang
Apr. 15, 2015
America’s Restaurant Workers Receive $9 Billion Per Year in Welfare
Each Olive Garden location costs taxpayers $196,970 a year.
By
Clint Rainey
Studies
Mar. 30, 2015
A New Report Suggests Yet Another Excellent Health Benefit of Coffee
Research from the World Cancer Research Fund finds “strong evidence that drinking coffee is linked to a decreased risk of liver cancer.”
By
Clint Rainey
The Chain Gang
Feb. 20, 2015
Turns Out Nobody Actually Cares If Chipotle Is Unhealthy
The company sure doesn’t. And it seems customers don’t really, either.
By
Clint Rainey
Good News
Feb. 9, 2015
Grub Street’s New Favorite Study Says Red Wine Helps Burn Fat
Research shows wine grapes may lower blood sugar and make livers healthier.
By
Clint Rainey
Pizza! Pizza!
Jan. 20, 2015
Study Proves America’s Kids Basically Live on a Pure-Pizza Diet
On any given day, one in five eats the stuff.
By
Clint Rainey
Crumbs
Dec. 22, 2014
Americans Eat 24 Percent Fewer Cookies Than They Did a Decade Ago
Cakes, pies, doughnuts, and all kinds of other pastries, too.
By
Clint Rainey
News
Dec. 15, 2014
A New Study Says Guys Who Eat Spicy Foods Have More Testosterone
Researchers found alpha males are attracted to the hot stuff.
By
Clint Rainey
Studies
Dec. 1, 2014
A New Study Says the Color of Your Mug Can Make Your Coffee Taste Worse
Surprisingly, this isn’t a joke.
By
Clint Rainey
Chin Chin
Nov. 21, 2014
World’s Best Study Says Most Heavy Drinkers Aren’t Alcoholics
Nine in ten overdrinkers just need a good scolding, the CDC says.
By
Clint Rainey
The Chain Gang
Nov. 14, 2014
A New Study Explains Exactly How Fast-Food Chains Target Black Children
It’s all about pushing toys instead of salads, or any food, really.
By
Clint Rainey
Discoveries
June 18, 2014
Meet the Father-Son Team Who Discovered Truvia’s Fatal Effects on Fruit
Possibly the world’s sweetest insecticide.
By
Raven Snook
Studies
Apr. 8, 2014
Are Fossil Fuels Making Our Food Less Nutritious?
Staples like wheat lose protein when they grow in more carbon dioxide.
By
Clint Rainey
Party Politics
Jan. 3, 2014
Right-Leaning Group Tries to Discredit Left by Claiming Liberals Prefer Vodka
Do tea-party people drink oolong or what?
By
Belle Cushing
Superbugs
Dec. 20, 2013
Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs Thrive in Supermarket Chicken
Consumer Reports
says your chicken is sick, and may make you sick, too.
By
Belle Cushing
Receipts
Nov. 27, 2013
Fast-Food Customers Reportedly Respond Well to Nagging Receipts
A study shows that people take calorie-cutting suggestions on receipts seriously.
By
Belle Cushing
Studies
Sept. 16, 2013
Cheering for a Bad Football Team Will Make You Fatter
A study says fatty-food intake spikes in cities after their respective football teams lose.
By
Alan Sytsma
Studies
Aug. 16, 2013
Soda Makes Kids More Violent, Says a New Study
Five-year-olds who drank four sodas a day were twice as likely to get into fights and break stuff.
By
Lauren Elkies Schram
Studies
Jan. 11, 2013
Study: Half the World’s Food Gets Thrown Away
It’s partly because we insist on our produce looking pretty.
By
Jay Barmann
Studies
Oct. 9, 2012
Nursing the Bottle: New Parents Drinking More
Infants aren’t the only ones hitting the bottle.
By
Jenny Miller
Studies
Oct. 4, 2012
A Night Out: Gay People Drink More and Eat Better Than Straights
Unsurprisingly, vodka remains a big hit, too.
By
Jay Barmann
Studies
Aug. 10, 2012
Lonesome, Ladies? Eat up!
Eat with abandon and you, too, could land a guy on the verge of a breakdown.
By
Kara Baskin
Bag Up
Aug. 2, 2012
That Red Bull–and-Vodka Will Lead to Unprotected (Yet Energetic) Sex
Caffeinated cocktails could lead to sex, babies.
By
Kara Baskin
Studies
July 20, 2012
Hitting the Bottle: Study Finds Lots of Women Keep Right on Drinking While
Didn’t science just inform us that this was okay, though?
By
Alan Sytsma
Food Politics
July 12, 2012
Artisanal Brooklyn’s Next Hurdle: Distribution
A new study from Pratt and the City Council looks at the various distribution models available to small-scale, local food producers.
By
Hugh Merwin
Strange Phenomena
July 10, 2012
On Frank Ocean,
Channel Orange
, and Taste Synesthesia
Turns out people can taste words and see food — and we’re jealous!
By
Alan Sytsma
Sweet News
June 26, 2012
Dr. Oz Pushes for a High-Fructose-Corn-Syrup-Free America
The TV doctor resorts to Reagan-era scare tactics to inform people of the sweeteners.
By
Collin Keefe
Studies
June 20, 2012
Americans’ Big, Fat Appetites Putting the Rest of the World at Risk
The United States, which makes up only 5 percent of Earth’s population, accounts for nearly a third of all the word’s weight.
By
Collin Keefe
Studies
June 13, 2012
Get Less Sleep, Crave More Doughnuts
New studies say sleep-deprived people can’t make healthy food choices.
By
Alan Sytsma
Studies
June 4, 2012
Bedbugs Would Prefer It If You Would Lay Off the Sauce
They’re really not into boozy blood.
By
Jenny Miller
Studies
May 23, 2012
Super Foods: Watermelons Can Save Your Life
A good way to wash down those burgers this summer.
By
Collin Keefe
Studies
May 21, 2012
Study Confirms That Organic-Food Lovers Are Self-Righteous Jerks
But brownies make you nicer.
By
Jenny Miller
Studies
May 11, 2012
Fat People More Likely to Die in Car Crashes Than Skinny People
As if diabetes, heart disease, impotence, and gout weren’t enough to worry about.
By
Collin Keefe
Studies
May 8, 2012
Newsflash: Rachael Ray Wields More Sway Than the World’s Best Chefs
Keller, Achatz, and Redzepi can’t touch Ray-Ray.
By
Collin Keefe
Experiments
May 7, 2012
New Report: Yogurt Gives Mice Big Balls, Lots of Swagger
Just think what it could do for you.
By
Kara Baskin
Studies
Apr. 11, 2012
Yet Another Reason to Drink at Work
Science discovers drinking makes you smarter!
By
Alan Sytsma
Studies
Apr. 5, 2012
Researcher: Food Is More Addictive Than Crack Cocaine
Great, one more reason to go to rehab.
By
Kara Baskin
Studies
Apr. 3, 2012
Study Shows Philly Is Pennsylvania’s Unhealthiest County
Eating bad food is only one piece of the puzzle.
By
Collin Keefe
Mediavore
Mar. 20, 2012
Hershey and CDC Discover the Benefits of Chocolate; Wendy’s Unseats Burger
Plus: Andrew Zimmern wants us all to eat more donkey; and Campbell’s Soup teaches kids how to make kale pizza, all in our morning news roundup.
Studies
Feb. 29, 2012
‘Mars Mission’ Looking for Food Lovers
Two universities want to study food consumption … on the red planet.
By
Alan Sytsma
Studies
Feb. 16, 2012
Study: Restaurants Treat Female Employees Even Worse Than They Treat Dude
As grueling as the work may be, it’s even worse for women.
By
Collin Keefe
Mediavore
Feb. 7, 2012
El Wingador Goes Back Into Retirement; Most Fun Foods Are Bad For Digestion
Plus: Puerto Rico plans to kill iguanas and export their meat; and friends that eat together put on the pounds together, all in our morning news roundup.
Mediavore
Jan. 27, 2012
Politicians Line Up to Blast Corbett Over Food Stamp Assets Tests; Don’t
Plus: USDA’s gardeners’ guide shows warm zones have drifted North; and Burger King’s latest concoction packs more than 1,000 calories, all in our morning news roundup.
Studies
Jan. 25, 2012
Pork: Your New ‘Nasal Tampon’
Maybe it’s a red meat after all.
By
Kara Baskin
Oeno-File
Jan. 12, 2012
We May Soon Have a ‘Sobriety Pill’; EU Grudgingly Accepts White
Also: one red-wine-loving researcher has been found out as a fraud, and more, all in our weekly wine-news roundup.
By
Jay Barmann
Mediavore
Jan. 12, 2012
Research Shows Soda Taxes Can Save Lives; Sushi Makes Men for Fertile
Plus: Quizno’s expands to the Philippines; and Food Lion will close more than 100 stores nationwide, all in our morning news roundup.
Normal People
Dec. 14, 2011
American Refrigerators Overflowing With Eggs, Cheddar, and Soy Sauce
Ugly American or average fridge?
By
Alyssa Shelasky
Booze You Can’t Use
Dec. 12, 2011
New Study: Drinking Sometimes Leads to Ill-Advised Sex-Having
Hint: Stop at five drinks at the holiday open bar.
By
Kara Baskin
Trends
Dec. 7, 2011
The Rich Still Dining Out; the 99 Percent, Not So Much
Fine dining booms while the rest of the restaurant industry suffers.
By
Jay Barmann
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