To discover what long term effects regular alcohol consumption has on the average make life span, Dutch researchers tracked over 1,300 men (all born between 1900 and 1920) for four decades (1960-2000, or until death) and periodically surveyed them about eating, drinking and smoking habits, weight and medical problems. After compiling all their data, the researchers found that there was a correlation between drinking small amounts of wine and a longer life expectancy in these men. Those who drank about 1/2 glass per day had lower mortality rates than their spirit- and beer-drinking buddies. The average increase in life expectancy was 2 years. The wine-drinkers even lived an average of 3.8 years longer than those who abstained from alcohol completely.
This study did not examine the properties of wine to come up with concrete reasons for the increase in life expectancy, but it is the first study to confirm that the effects previously noted in animal experiments translate to people.
In the US, Valentine's Day celebrations are generally geared towards couples, with a slight bias towards women when it comes to the marketing of chocolates, flowers and other gifts - a bias that is meant to have women encourage men to buy gifts for them. In Japan, things are a little different. The chocolates and other Valentine's Day items are marketed towards women, but they're marketed for them to buy and give to men, rather than the other way around. Barentain Dei calls for gifts to be given to boyfriends and husbands, as well as for giri-choco, or obligation chocolates, to be given to male bosses, coworkers, classmates and friends. About 80% of Japanese women participate in the tradition, spending an average of $20 on their most chocolate important purchase and $6 on each of their other chocolate gifts, averaging $56 per woman for a total of over $400 million countrywide on the holiday. This doesn't include additional gifts or fancy dinners.
If this all seems a bit unfair, as it is more one-sided than the US version of Valentine's, not to worry. On March 14th, the Japanese celebrate "White Day" as in reciprocation for Valentine's Day, where men buy gifts, from chocolates to expensive jewelry, as a sign of affection
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in conjunction with the University of California, Davis, has uncovered a difference in the way that the eating habits of men and women are impacted by body image.
When shown images of "ideal-bodied people" of their own gender, young men and women often changed their eating habits depending on how they perceived their own body in relation to the image shown. If they were insecure about their bodies, some women would eat less after seeing the image, while some men would eat more. The food used in the study was pretzels, which the participants were given free access to during another activity.
The body images that the women saw were taken from magazines like Cosmo, Vogue, Shape and Elle. The men's images came from fitness magazines, including Men's Health, Men's Fitness and Muscle & Fitness. The participants were all of average build.
The question that remains is what effect viewing these images has in the long run and whether it contributes to the development of eating disorders.
I don't normally get my food news from men's mags, but it's not that often that they include chefs amidst the models, either.
Cat Cora is one of the Food Network's Iron Chefs, a latecomer to that show after its first season started to add a bit of gender equality. A talented chef from the South, the 39-year-old specializes in Greek and Mediterranean foods, though she's not above throwing some old fashioned soul food into the mix. She's also not above doing a little grocery shopping at the convenience store, where she picked up some ingredients for FHM's Mini Mart Iron Chef article
With only a few ingredients, she whipped up Jerky Tartar, Ham and Cheese Roulade and Napoleon Krispy Kremes. As much fun as it would be to see Krispy Kremes as the secret ingredient on Iron Chef, none of these recipes would have gotten her a win, so don't expect to be too inspired by the food in the piece and just check it out if you want to check out Cat.
Two British researchers have published a study suggesting that hunger may relate to how men perceive different female body types, BBC News reports. The researchers surveyed 61 male college students coming and going from a university dining hall, first asking them how hungry they were and then asking them to rate a series of photographs of similarly dressed women of varying weights and body types. The half of the group that said they were hungry rated heavier women as more attractive, according to the abstract of the study, which appears in the British Journal of Psychology. The researchers now plan on reversing the study to see how hunger affects female perception of male body types.
A couple of guys up in Seattle had an argument about what the best local burger was. Unable to come to a consensus, they devoted an entire week to scouring the area and sampling burgers. Since 2003, when they started, they have expanded their search area to all of Washington State and added four more friends to their tasting panel. It may not be scientific - not that tasting a burger can really ever be completely objective - but it is thorough. The Seattle PI has a day-by-day account of this year's tasting tour. They started off with the 10-lb. Tsunami Burger at the Corral Drive-In and ate at one classic burger joint on each subsequent day. This year's winner was the Chuck Wagon Drive-In in Mount Vernon, WA. But even though we now know the winner, as with most food related endeavors, getting there is half the fun, so take a minute to peruse the whole story, especially if you're in the Pacific Northwest.
The annual meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists, a group of scientists and researchers who study and develop foods, is taking place right now in Florida. During one of the sessions, a food toxicologist revealed that the number of study participants is skewed towards men. Consequently, the results of such studies may not be as reflective of women, or women's physiology, than they are of men's.
The Society for Women's Health Research found that the biggest reasons for non-participation (16% each) are lack of interest and worry about the risk. Until more women decided to participate in these studies, bringing up the numbers to equal men's participation, women should realize that not every result might apply in the same way to them, as metabolism, menstrual cycles, pregnancy, lactation and menopause all might affect the outcome. Consequently, the results of some studies might need to be taken with a grain of salt, even the ones about salt.
See Dad Cook is based on the premise that most fathers have a fairly limited amount of time and skill in the kitchen, but still want and need to be able to put together a few different meals - breakfast, lunch and dinner - for their families. Brachman included many of the recipes that he enjoys with his two kids, including basics like Blueberry Pancakes, Tuna Salad and Chicken Schnitzel. He also included a lot of tips on getting kids involved with the cooking and on how to stock the pantry to make sure you have most of what is needed to prepare the recipes in the book. The dishes may not be the pinnacle of gourmet cooking, but they are comfort food that the whole family is sure to enjoy.
It is a myth that only women want chocolate - guys like it just as much. Dean & Deluca must have someone working for them who knows this and came up with a cute way to package chocolate up as a suitable Father's Day gift. While most dads are getting ties or yet another set of socket wrenches, you can get your dad some tools that he'll really enjoy: chocolate tools. The "set" includes three wrenches, needle-nose pliers and a couple of nuts and bolts. All are made out of 56% cocoa chocolate, which should be pleasing to the taste buds of both milk and dark chocolate lovers. The tools are also dusted in cocoa powder, which D&D says gives them a "rusty" look, though most chocolate fans would probably just say it makes them look even more delicious.
I have no idea why I'm reading Men's Health. Regardless, the magazine has an article that encourages men to cook these seven dishes from around the world at home, to keep them lighter than the restaurant versions that are always loaded with too much pasta, rice and potatoes. Men's Health says that the "secret isn't tiny, Frenchman-like portions; it's a redistribution of nutrients." Hey, if it makes you look like Mr. Cooking Guy in the photo, I'm all for it!
The recipes are for:
Curried Shrimp Kebabs with Basmati Rice (Indian)
Sausage and Pepper Pasta (Italian)
Steak and Bean Burrito (Mexican)
Pork Fried Rice (Chinese)
Teriyaki Salmon Bowl with Broccoli (Japanese)
Cajun Chicken Fingers with Sweet Potato Fries
Broiled Lamb Chop over Cucumber Tomato Salad (Greek)
The recipes are for one portion though. I'd double it, and make dinner for yourself and your date!
I have always wondered why people have problems saying the drink names at Starbucks. I'm not just speaking
about the sizes, Tall, Grande and Venti, either. I'm talking about words like "latte." I notice men actually
mispronounce the words on purpose. They will plaster a big grin on their face and, sarcastically, say something like
"I'll have a 'grand kap-po-see-no.'" I kid you not - and when you come into a Starbucks every single
morning, you will learn, at some point, the proper pronunciation of the names. How hard is it to
say 'grahn-day,' really.
I generally chalked it up to some sort of testosterone-based insecurity because women almost never do this; the
fear of saying a word incorrectly by chance was so great that these men preferred to grossly mispronounce the words on
purpose. The question is: why be insecure?
Unlike in the US, where men
spend more on Valentine's day than their female counterparts, in Japan it is the women who spend more. The
tradition of giri-choco, meaning "obligatory chocolates", is making
some women bitter. The tradition basically means that women are supposed to give a box of chocolate to most of the men
they know, including teachers and coworkers, in addition to boyfriends or husbands. The tradition began in the
1950's when the Japanese president "admired how American women could express their feelings to men, and thought it
would be good if Japanese women could do the same" and chose to endorse the celebration of Valentine's Day. Surveys
revealed that women are none too happy with this custom, nor are their pocketbooks, since the holiday generates over
$420 million dollars (50 billion yen) in sales. Men are supposed to return the favor by purchasing chocolate for women
next month, on White Day, March 14th, though the same surveys reveal that men are not to keen on that day.
To discover what long term effects regular alcohol consumption has on the average make life span, Dutch researchers tracked over 1,300 men (all born between 1900 and 1920) for four decades (1960-2000, or until death) and periodically surveyed them about eating, drinking and smoking habits, weight and medical problems. After compiling all their data, the researchers found that there was a correlation between drinking small amounts of wine and a longer life expectancy in these men. Those who drank about 1/2 glass per day had lower mortality rates than their spirit- and beer-drinking buddies. The average increase in life expectancy was 2 years. The wine-drinkers even lived an average of 3.8 years longer than those who abstained from alcohol completely.
In the US, Valentine's Day celebrations are generally geared towards couples, with a slight bias towards women when it comes to the marketing of chocolates, flowers and other gifts - a bias that is meant to have women encourage men to buy gifts for them. In Japan, things are a little different. The chocolates and other Valentine's Day items are marketed towards women, but they're marketed for them to buy and give to men, rather than the other way around. 
I don't normally get my food news from men's mags, but it's 
Two British researchers have published a study suggesting that hunger may relate to how men perceive different female body types, 
A couple of guys up in Seattle had an argument about what the best local burger was. Unable to come to a consensus, they devoted an entire week to scouring the area and sampling burgers. Since 2003, when they started, they have expanded their search area to all of Washington State and added four more friends to their tasting panel. It may not be scientific - not that tasting a burger can really ever be completely objective - but it is thorough. The Seattle PI has a day-by-day account of 
The annual meeting of the Institute of Food Technologists, a group of scientists and researchers who study and develop foods, is taking place right now in Florida. During one of the sessions, a food toxicologist revealed that the number of study participants is 
It is a myth that only women want chocolate - guys like it just as much. Dean & Deluca must have someone working for them who knows this and came up with a cute way to package chocolate up as a suitable Father's Day gift. While most dads are getting ties or yet another set of socket wrenches, you can get your dad some tools that he'll really enjoy: 
I have no idea why I'm reading 
I have always wondered why people have problems saying the drink names at Starbucks. I'm not just speaking
about the sizes, Tall, Grande and Venti, either. I'm talking about words like "latte." I notice men actually
mispronounce the words on purpose. They will plaster a big grin on their face and, sarcastically, say something like
"I'll have a 'grand kap-po-see-no.'" I kid you not - and when you come into a Starbucks every single
morning, you will learn, at some point, the proper pronunciation of the names. How hard is it to
say 'grahn-day,' really.
Unlike in the US, where 
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