Archive for April, 2010

Portion size and The Last Supper

Published on: April 29, 2010 at 1 pm

A new study examined the relationship between year of production and the relative size of food portions depicted in Last Supper paintings over the last 1000 years.

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Mailbag: What about soy?

Published on: April 21, 2010 at 7 pm

Soy products, generally, are meat analogues. Meat analogues resemble actual meat products, like burgers and beef jerky. The nutritional advantage to soy is that it offers protein for vegetarians.

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Coca Cola: Hecho en Mexico

Published on: April 2, 2010 at 7 pm

Aside from high fructose corn syrup, I don’t have any real concerns about American Coca Cola. But for me, HFCS is a big deal. I try, mightily, to avoid HFCS.

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