A story that is receiving a lot of coverage in the UK after being picked up by the press. Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have published a paper cautioning against eating too many rice products due to inorganic arsenic levels.
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We’ve blogged about it a few times on this site over the last 3 years (Bugs a la carte, Mealworm nuggets anyone?, Fly reared steak anyone?, Protein, where will you get yours from? Bugs?). The world is facing a protein shortage and insect protein could help fill that gap, either…
If you are a red wine drinker in the states then that’s probably arsenic. Yes, worrying news out this week is that red wine produced in the states probably contains more arsenic than is allowed in drinking water.
….and keep colon cancer at bay. That’s right, those shrivelled dark fruits normally eaten by people wanting help with their bowel movements, seem to do more than just help things to get moving.
If you keep up to date with health food recommendations (and by reading this it suggests that you do) then you should be familiar with the idea that linseed (or flax seed for our friends across the pond) are good for you.
Erh yes, definitely. Reported on the website Boozenews, it seems that a pub in New Zealand have come up with quite possibly the most unappetizing beer I have ever heard of, and I have heard of a few.
It’s a story we have already spoken about but with more research backing up the original findings it is worth another mention.
We are all familiar with the idea of adding something a bit extra to our alcohol: stimulants such as a caffeine for example, to fight the fatigue brought on by the alcohol.
Students and over indulgers rejoice! Scientists from down under may have found a way to avoid that head splitting feeling the morning after the drunken night before.
Disturbing news from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week. Some Mexican farms growing coriander or cilantro (depending on where you are from, but basically we are talking about the leafy part of the plant, not the seed) are littered with human faeces and toilet paper.